20g Compatibility

[hockeyplayr6@yahoo.com]

i would like to get the fallowing in my 20g tank but wanna make sure they would be ok with eachother and it wouldnt be over crowded

-a school of cardinal tetras (i heard there more durable than neon ones)

-a school of glowlight tetras, black neon tetras, tiger barbs or harleqiun rasboras (i cant decide which one and suggestions)

-a pair of german blue rams (one male and one female)


i want to add these over a course of time with the rams last but the most durable little ones first, i also need to know in what numbers i should get for each school. like i said i only want one of the second three i just cant decide which so any suggestions one which would be best would really help. i would also like to get some kinda bottom feeder if i have room so any suggestions on that and anything else would be much appriciated. thank you

 

[Corleone]

Tiger barbs are tough as nails. They do need to be kept in good sized groups, more importantly than the other schooling fish you mention, as they become nippy in small groups (and even in bigger groups may not leave long finned fish alone).

From the ones you list, I'd take the rasboras and one of the tetra species. Two different tetra species will tend to occupy the same level of the tank, but rasboras (or danios - I highly recommend pearl danios to everybody) will tend towards the top level of the tank, so you'll have activity more distributed in the tank. A group of corydoras should be ok for a bottom shoaling fish, provided there's enough real estate that the rams will have their territory.

 

[hockeyplayr6@yahoo.com]

so you think the cardinal tetras with the rasboras and rams will be ok together and i will look into the corydanos mentioned for the bottom. how many for each school (i want the fish to be as happy as possible without overcrowding the tank) ive looked for pearl danios but cant find them anywhere around where i live =/

 

[Corleone]

5-6 of each, which would make neons and harlequins ideal for your tank, as they're quite small fish, and tend to fall below the inch-per-gallon rule in terms of bioload.

 

[hockeyplayr6@yahoo.com]

would the cardinal tetras or harleqiun rasbaras be better to add first, i want the most hardy fish in there first just incase an amonia spike occurs or something happens