![]() We’re talking about a highly designed piece of art that most likely uses high lighting, carbon dioxide (CO 2) injection, carpeting plants, and careful placement of hardscape. Unlike the previous example, this aquarium focuses on growing an underwater garden with live plants as the main feature and fish as the side decorations. Honey gouramis are very docile and have a bright yellow coloration that pops in any aquarium. Since they like to stick together in schools of the same species, we suggest choosing smaller species, such as four to six panda corydoras or six to eight pygmy corydoras. Another peaceful bottom dweller would be corydoras catfish. These tetras tend to school in the middle of the tank, so if you’re looking to fill in the lowest layer of the tank, Malaysian trumpet snails and nerite snails are excellent algae eaters and scavengers. Conversely, the yellow-orange honey gourami would look beautiful swimming amongst a group of neon tetras. For example, don’t put the powder blue gourami with blue and red neon tetras, but consider adding orange ember tetras instead. Surround the gourami with six to eight schooling nano fish that have a different color. ![]() This brightly colored centerpiece fish has lots of personality and swims all over the aquarium, so it’s sure to stand out in the aquarium. In this case, our showcase fish is going to be a gourami that’s less than 3 inches (8 cm) long, such as a powder blue dwarf gourami (females are usually more peaceful than males) or honey gourami. The “Centerpiece Fish” AquariumĪ centerpiece fish refers to that one aquarium fish that really draws everyone’s attention because it’s usually the biggest animal compared to the other community tank mates. ![]() If you’re not sure what kind of fish to get or how to design the tank, get inspired by 7 of our favorite aquarium setup ideas. ![]() ![]() A 10-gallon fish tank is one of the most common “starter” aquarium sizes because it’s small enough for an apartment, a kid’s bedroom, or even your kitchen counter. ![]()
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