Question by bakura1980: Which tanks should my fish live in?
Hello. Right now I have a 5 and a 10 gallon tank. i would like to keep my male and two female killifish (A.australe) in the 5 gallon and get some celestial pearl danios for the 10 gallon. Or would it be better the other way? Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.
All my tanks are well planted. I do have a bristlenose pleco in the 10 gallon though. Is that going to be a problem for the CPDs?

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Answer by BENJAMIN T
I think a 08 gallon or 10-12 gallon would be helpful for you.

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7 Responses to “Which tanks should my fish live in?”

1. Gary C says:

   February 10, 2011 at 12:26 am

   I’d say put the killies in the 10 and the celestial pearl danios in the 5, because the latter are very tiny.

   I applaud you for choosing fish the right size for your tanks. Lots and lots of people would try to keep 5 oscars in the 10-gallon tank, or 6 goldfish in the 5-gallon. These are disasters waiting to happen.

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2. Animal_mad_jake says:

   February 10, 2011 at 1:18 am

   Yes, the 5gal would be better for the killies:).

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3. TetraLinz says:

   February 10, 2011 at 2:12 am

   The celestial pearls will be ideal for the 10gal, but I think you should get another tank altogether for the killis … Possibly a 10-20gal. Wouldn’t really have any fish in less than a 10gal, to be honest.

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4. Dannyo says:

   February 10, 2011 at 2:56 am

   I think that it’s perfectly ok, because killies are often recommended for small aquariums like that. The number of celestial danios in a ten gallon would be 10-12, i’d do seven or eight celestial danios with three or four oto catfish for the algae

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5. ßØ®ëđ says:

   February 10, 2011 at 3:49 am

   Battle Tank.

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6. Tink says:

   February 10, 2011 at 4:25 am

   The killis will be fine in the five gallon.
   And your CPD’s will be all “laaaaa” and happy in the 10, especially if its planted.

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7. impactsangle says:

   February 10, 2011 at 5:07 am

   well depends their size like i got a black piranah and at first i had him in a 40 gallon cuzz they get big but he got nervouse in there so hes in my 10 gallon now till he gets bigger hes alot more comfertable to depends on size

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