NinjaSmurf
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Posted a while back about trying a pair of Laetacara curviceps in my old thirty, but now have a better thirty I'm working with.
Tank is 36in long and 16in high. So far I have a bn, two guppies and ghost shrimp.
I was thinking something like this:
BN
trio of guppies
Laetacara curviceps pair m/f
at least 6 Corydoras trilineatus
? amount of schooling fish for dithers
I'm really stuck on what dithers to get. I don't really like most tetras or a lot of the rasboras at the lfs, the ones I've actually thought I could deal with would be marble hatchets, South Thailand Dwarf Rasbora, blue or gold tetras, rummynose, red phantoms or neons. Admittedly price is an issue, the south thailands are going to be pricer for me, but they are more the size I want at around an inch. I want to stay under 2 inches. And having never kept any of these types of fish or the curviceps, I'm not sure which ones will be a match for them as dithers. That and I'm hoping for something that will look good in the tank itself, which has white sand, green fake plants and very low light (15w total, which is why I can't have live plants yet). Also would prefer one that will be a little tighter schooling, although I know that has to do with how comfortable they are, I figure with breeding dwarves they might feel a little less comfortable and school tighter?
Sorry for the ramble, I'm just all excited but kinda lost at the same time.
Tank is 36in long and 16in high. So far I have a bn, two guppies and ghost shrimp.
I was thinking something like this:
BN
trio of guppies
Laetacara curviceps pair m/f
at least 6 Corydoras trilineatus
? amount of schooling fish for dithers
I'm really stuck on what dithers to get. I don't really like most tetras or a lot of the rasboras at the lfs, the ones I've actually thought I could deal with would be marble hatchets, South Thailand Dwarf Rasbora, blue or gold tetras, rummynose, red phantoms or neons. Admittedly price is an issue, the south thailands are going to be pricer for me, but they are more the size I want at around an inch. I want to stay under 2 inches. And having never kept any of these types of fish or the curviceps, I'm not sure which ones will be a match for them as dithers. That and I'm hoping for something that will look good in the tank itself, which has white sand, green fake plants and very low light (15w total, which is why I can't have live plants yet). Also would prefer one that will be a little tighter schooling, although I know that has to do with how comfortable they are, I figure with breeding dwarves they might feel a little less comfortable and school tighter?
Sorry for the ramble, I'm just all excited but kinda lost at the same time.