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 Feb 18 2008, 05:11 PM
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So I have a 20 gallon high aquarium and I am thinking of doing a single German blue ram as a centerpiece with a small school of black phantom tetras and something for the bottom of course
 What do you think I should stock it with? I want some naturally colorful fish with activity at all levels...
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Feb 18 2008, 05:15 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes  Group: Members Posts: 4612 Joined: 26-January 08 From: Perth, WA Member No.: 38786 |
blue rams will hang out on the bottom and don't get very big, about 2inches.
Get a pair of them and have a cave with the entrance facing the front. Then the fish can breed and you can see the eggs and fry being cared for by the adults. That makes a nice centre piece, mum, dad & babies. |
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Feb 18 2008, 05:26 PM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 5 Joined: 18-February 08 Member No.: 39485 |
Oh I'd rather have a community tank than a pair of rams though...
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Feb 19 2008, 03:16 AM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 4612 Joined: 26-January 08 From: Perth, WA Member No.: 38786 |
you can still have a community tank with a pair of rams. Have a school of black phantoms, a pr of rams, a group of pygmy corys and a couple of small algae eating catfish.
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Feb 19 2008, 05:01 AM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 5 Joined: 18-February 08 Member No.: 39485 |
Ok is this stocking good?
~1 Female German Blue Ram ~7 Black Phantom Tetras ~1 Bristlenose Pleco OR 3-4 Peppered Corydoras Or 3-4 Dwarf Corydoras ~3 Pencilfish |
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Feb 19 2008, 05:17 AM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 4612 Joined: 26-January 08 From: Perth, WA Member No.: 38786 |
everything but the bristlenose sounds good. B/nose aren't big fish but they make a lot of mess.
dwarf corys would be a better choice than peppered but peppered would be alright as long as you keep and eye on water quality. |
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Feb 19 2008, 05:33 AM
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 Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 48 Joined: 14-February 08 From: Long Island, New York Member No.: 39367 |
Get rummy noses, and a betta! and the ram of course. cuple of corys.
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Feb 20 2008, 09:04 PM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 5 Joined: 18-February 08 Member No.: 39485 |
Ok how about this?
~1 German Blue Ram ~7-8 Black Phantom Tetras (I have 3 currently but they are the only fish in the tank) ~3-4 khuli loaches ~5 pencilfish or 3 male guppies (could I reduce the pencilfish numbers? I don't want to overstock my tank...) QUOTE (KeTeL1 @ Feb 19 2008, 05:33 AM)  Get rummy noses, and a betta! and the ram of course. cuple of corys. I already got the phantoms though...and rummy noses aren't very hardy  And I dunno about the betta's long fins, won't the phantoms tear him apart?
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