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I have a pretty new 20 gallon tank (24"x12"x16") currently stocked with 4 Zebra Danios and 4 Peppered Corys. All is good so far, and the water chemistry seems to be stablizing after adding the Corys. I'm looking for one more very small (2-3, probably) group of fish to add in the next week or so...

Hello all. I'm bringing this thread back to the top to ask another fish compatibility question. First, an update: I now have four Peppered Cory inhabiting the bottom of my 20g tank, to go with the four Zebra Danios (who seem to be everywhere at once!). All seems very well so far. So I'm...

What a revelation! I just got a liquid test kit and my numbers are - ahem - quite different: ammonia = 1.0; nitrite = 0.25; nitrate = 7.5. So while I had accurate nitrite readings on the strip, I was getting way-low ammonia readings and way-high nitrates. What stinks is that I now do not have...

You know what's funny/sad about that? The LFS is the one that recommended the strips because that's what they use! Being the newbie that I am, I would have bought the liquid kit if they'd advised that. Okay, note to self: ask more questions on the forum, less at LFS. I guess I might go back...

I do/did know that my tank wasn't finished cycling when I added the Danios. I just kind of thought I'd see some kind of significant movement in levels in the last week. FWIW, I'm using test strips of a brand I can't recall (I'm at work right now). I'm feeding once/day, and no more than they...

I have a new 20g tank that I'm trying to finish cycling. I started with no fish, added a bit of food and the the water got cloudy (I didn't test at the time, but assume the ammonia was way up like it should have been). I added some water from an established tank, and the very next day the water...

Funkycat, thanks for your input on the Dwarf Cory. That sounds like my best bet in this size tank. And cryslea, no Angels - got it! I definitely don't want to push tank parameters here. LolaLouie, I appreciate your noting that Rams tend to stay at the bottom - that is probably not ideal for...

Thanks for your input, LolaLouie. You are right, I would want at least one male DG. Basically I'm thinking of something to be a "centerpiece" fish to go with my schools (shoals?) of Danio and Cory. As alternatives, would a pair (or one or three) of Angelfish or Ram Chiclids be safer bets?

I am starting a new 20g tank, and I'm essentially new to this hobby. I'm trying to go with fairly hardy fish that don't require a ton of specialized care and can all get along well together. I have 4 Zebra Danios in there now, and am waiting to add the next two species to the tank (which I...