Finishing Touches To My Tank

[MermaidMel]

I would like advice on how best to finish off my stocking.
I have a 50 gallon with 4 angelfish, 5 congo tetra, 4 L number plecs all under 3 inches, a couple of loaches.
I would like to add something else to my stocking then I'm done.
My choices are from: 5 White Widow Tetra, 3 more Congo Tetra or Rams (which is the hardiest species??)
What should I do?

 

[saltynay]

I would bring the congo tetra group upto 8.

 

[MermaidMel]

I would bring the congo tetra group upto 8.

I am thinking that too. However, realistically would I have room for my either of my other choices in addition? My external filter's rated for 200-500 litre tanks, my tank is 190 litres so I have the filtraton and the husbandry but not sure if have the room as it's a corner tank

 

[MermaidMel]

I can't believe nobody else has any thoughts on this? You lot usually love a stocking question!

 

[mark1979]

i say rams,rams,rams

no reason though,i just think there ace.

I prefer gold rams to be honest,but i also have german blues.

bolivian rams are "hardier" apparently,but i think they may gett a little bigger,i may be wrong there though

 

[MermaidMel]

Hi Mark, there are some rams in the LFS called just 'rams' they are prettier looking than bolivian but very much like them. Do you know if there is a ram, just called 'ram'?

 

[minxfishy]

Add another couple of congos, then 2 rams, be aware they are sensitive little boogers, but I know you take good care of your tanks so you should be ok. The bolivians dont get IME any larger than the GBR/Gold rams.

 

[MermaidMel]

Add another couple of congos, then 2 rams, be aware they are sensitive little boogers, but I know you take good care of your tanks so you should be ok. The bolivians dont get IME any larger than the GBR/Gold rams.

Hi hun, do you know much about white widows? Are they bad for my angels?

 

[mark1979]

Add another couple of congos, then 2 rams, be aware they are sensitive little boogers, but I know you take good care of your tanks so you should be ok. The bolivians dont get IME any larger than the GBR/Gold rams.

Realy!! a relation has bolivians and they are a fair size bigger than there gbr's,unless thats a 1 off perhaps,and they are both adults.

i was thinking of congo's myself,but i went off them,not because they look bad or anything,but i got told there skitish unless you have a decent amount of them. so i didnt persue them

if you intend of keeping the congo's,like already said you will realy need some more.

then get rams,rams,rams,hehehe

 

[minxfishy]

Well my boliv's never really reached any larger than the GBR's at most I would have thought a cm not much more.

Dont know anything about white widows hun, cant help on that one.

 

[MermaidMel]

I don't find my congos skittish really but I am going to get 3 more (1M/2F) taking the ratio to 3M/5F and I think I will get a trio of rams as I am concerned about white widows traumatising my angels (they are closely related to black phantom tetras I think or black skirt, or are they the same thing?!) so although peaceful could be fin nippers