Endlers M8s

[tomo9]

hi everyone i'm starting a new 15g tank for endlers so what would be a good tank m8 for them could you do a list with as many as possible plz

 

[kniesh]

A small group of cories should be great for the bottom of the tank. I'm actually looking to set up my 18"x8"x8" for endlers and I'm almost certainly gonna have 5/6 cories in there they are great tank mates for any small fish.

 

[catxx]

or some otocinclus
anything who's mouths aren't big enough to swallow them!
and in a few months it'll be so full of endlers you won't be thinking about tankmates anyway!

 

[Arfie]

Mine are in with apple snails and bristlenose plecs and a sad lonely cory waiting for some new mates.

Arfie

 

[tomo9]

thanks 4 all the info guys keep it coming

 

[tomo9]

could anyone tell me how much bristlenose plecs cost.and what type of corys i should have i was thinking bronze just for a start

 

[helterskelter]

Thier 100's of corys and they all would be fine. the better the colour the more money they are. Bronze and fine and cheep, Pande's are much better cost a little more.

Bristlenose's are cheep, normal one's are £3 each small albio's are from £5 small


Helter

 

[tomo9]

thanks for the info was going to get some panda but because i've never kept these fish i thought i better stick to the basics.by the way what is the minimun size tank for th bristlenose plec

 

[14gtr14]

pandas are "basics", they are awesome fish and are hardy! when helter said that they cost a little more he meant a pound or two more.

Any cories are fine, schwartziis are cheap and lovely too, so are peppered cories.

greg

 

[catxx]

i've heard pandas are the least hardy of the regularly found corys. peppers and bronzes are hardier. the albinos are usually bronzes or peppers in albino form.

never buy a plec under 1" though, they're super fragile when they're tiny. and even though they're small in plec standards, i've still seen full grown bristlys looking pretty beefy! and get to 5"-6", wouldn't put them in anything less than a 20g personally, and remember, they POOP like mad! as do all plecy types, including otos. so optimum filtration is a must. i love plecs though, just don't have a tank big enough for anything other than otos (which aren't plecs, just have the similar sucky mouths and diet).