Exodon Shoal Set Up

[Lobster.Lounge]

Hello everyone, i am new to the forum and was just looking for any advice or warnings with my new freshwater tank. currently i have a 55 gal tank 4'. i plan on having 20-25 exodons as well as trying to have 3 corys and potentially a crayfish. theres plenty of cover and a few caves on the ground for the corys and crayfish. any advice would be great. thank you in advance.

 

[Verminator89]

Hi and Welcome to the forum!

First off. The Crayfish will eat your corys. Especially seeing as they are both bottom dwellers. Have you experience with crayfish previously or is it an "i want" scenario. I had a blue crayfish/lobster and it ate adult breeding sunset platy's and a bristlenose plec. They are predatory and i would advise resconcidering your stocking for such a creature. I have not heard of exodons?

 

[simonas]

I believe Exodons make a fantastic set up looking like minitaure red belly piranhas. would love to see this

would cost you a fair bit though in fish

 

[Carlovel1]

Hi and Welcome to the forum!

First off. The Crayfish will eat your corys. Especially seeing as they are both bottom dwellers. Have you experience with crayfish previously or is it an "i want" scenario. I had a blue crayfish/lobster and it ate adult breeding sunset platy's and a bristlenose plec. They are predatory and i would advise resconcidering your stocking for such a creature. I have not heard of exodons?

Exedons is a short name for the Buck Tooth Tetra, a very aggressive species of Tetra. It eats fish and it has been reported it eats the scales of fish. And its got a powerful set of jaws, look:

 

[karin]

Something tells me that 3 corys would not survive those jaws. What is with the eye? Creepy.

 

[Rynofasho]

Ya, that would have to be a species only tank unfortunately by the looks of those guys.

 

[Lobster.Lounge]

Hi and Welcome to the forum!

First off. The Crayfish will eat your corys. Especially seeing as they are both bottom dwellers. Have you experience with crayfish previously or is it an "i want" scenario. I had a blue crayfish/lobster and it ate adult breeding sunset platy's and a bristlenose plec. They are predatory and i would advise resconcidering your stocking for such a creature. I have not heard of exodons?

it is definitly an i want type deal. ive got a sweet set up in my basement and have a bar sign that says lobster lounge, so its my bar withing my basement. haha so i thought a cray fish would be cool as a mascot. not a big deal ill stick with the corys. theyll do a good job. i figure the exodons will leave them alone seeing that theyre well fed. the corys can hide. i hope atleast, its worth trying the corys are only 4 bucks or something. ive also been cycling for a week and a half now so i was wondering when i could put the corys in. id like to make sure theyre in well before the exodons so that they can find theyre hiding spots. but is it ok to put them in mid cycle?

 

[Carlovel1]

Yeah, the Corys will not make it with the Bucktooths. You may have to use a shoal of aggressive bottom dwellers. What about a group of 8 Shunk Loaches or 8 Red Tailed Botia?

 

[Lobster.Lounge]

Yeah, the Corys will not make it with the Bucktooths. You may have to use a shoal of aggressive bottom dwellers. What about a group of 8 Shunk Loaches or 8 Red Tailed Botia?

the main reason i wanted to go with the cory was for its size. it stays quite small so i figured it would be best. is it necessary to get so many loaches? i liike the loach but they get bigger than corys dont they? seems a bit crowed to have 8?

 

[Lobster.Lounge]

as well, what if i were to simply do crayfish, ive heard theyre a great clean up crew, and nothings gonna mess with those pincers! what do ya think? 3 maybe?

 

[Lobster.Lounge]

So ive finalized the deal with the lfs. once my aquarium finishes its cycle, i will be getting 25 exodons for $150, and 7 sterbai cory 50$. not too bad a deal i figure seeing as the exodons are $10 ea on the sign, and corys are $10 ea as well. hopefully the link works. its a picture of my tank set up. Feedback is always great!

http/www.redbubble.com/people/enottbeck/art/6639776-1-my-fish-tank

 

[Lobster.Lounge]

ok, so i cant get any real answer from the net. and you guys on here are pretty good! i know its risky to have corys in my exodon tank, but i really do want a clean up crew. so ive got a few questions about crayfish:

- how effective are they at cleaning.
- how many can i keep? (3?)
- should i be worried about losing exodons to the crayfish.

im torn now. i need some expert advice!

 

[guppy love]

ok, so i cant get any real answer from the net. and you guys on here are pretty good! i know its risky to have corys in my exodon tank, but i really do want a clean up crew. so ive got a few questions about crayfish:

- how effective are they at cleaning.
- how many can i keep? (3?)
- should i be worried about losing exodons to the crayfish.

im torn now. i need some expert advice!

You've already had advice!
Crayfish will eat fish all day long.(number to keep - 1 on it's own)
Exodons will bully/injure/kill corys.
Decide what you want, get 3 tanks I don't care, but putting the corys in a stressful dangerous situation and hope they can hide, and trying it anyway because corys are only a few bucks is a terribly cruel attitude.

 

[Lobster.Lounge]

You've already had advice!
Crayfish will eat fish all day long.(number to keep - 1 on it's own)
Exodons will bully/injure/kill corys.
Decide what you want, get 3 tanks I don't care, but putting the corys in a stressful dangerous situation and hope they can hide, and trying it anyway because corys are only a few bucks is a terribly cruel attitude.

i wasnt aware that there was an advice limit. i must have missed that. ill take advice from the experts. and read up. corys have been very successfully kept in aquarium with exodon shoals. take a breather pal.

 

[guppy love]

No limits, but you had your questions answered already in this very thread but I guess they weren't the answers you wanted to hear.