Gettin New Fish

[Ripcord]

OKay In My New tank I have 3 Albino Corys, 1 Panda Cory and A Common PLeco. Now I need to now if this is possible. I would Like To get 3 more Corys and 3 Clown Loaches. It's a 30 Gallon planted tank. The Pleco is moving into a bigger tank. So it will just be the 4 Corys.

1) Is This Possible, Will the Loaches go well with the Corys?

2) What else would go well with this tank?

3) What Kind of small PLeco should I get?

4) Any Oddballs I could Add that would go well with the corys and Loaches?

PLease help I have no I dea what I wanna do with this tank. Thanks In Advance for the help I'm sure you will provide.

 

[Nexstar]

Not knowing what you meant by what else will go well with these fish I am assuming you are not limited to Cories. Of course other cories will do well. Julii, Stuargranti, a school of pigmy cats is really cool. For non Cories Harlequins (excellent) rummy nose, Blue ram pair. I like odd numbers and the Harlequins are in my tank mostly mid level but explore everywhere over time. The Rummy nose more lower. Two small schools of these would be neat. Say 7 of one and 5 of the other.
Just introduce them a week apart. You might scratch the rams ( I personally like them and they are beatiful) and if some river rock or wood is in the tank a pair of Krbis might work nicely They also are very attractive and will probably spawn if conditions are kept good. They can become bossy in that condition however as they are good parents.
I sometimes keep a pair of live bearers in a community tank taking no special care in seperating the female when deivering. Letting the vegitation provide the natural cover they would in nature and often have several survive. In these times I cover the intake with nylon stocking rubber banded over it to prevent their being pulled into the filter.
Bear in mind that the rams will be low like the cories.
A gold nugget plece would be nice.
Also not knowing how is landscaped and filtered don't know what load you can handle but at present you can handle a good bit more. Cardinals, red minors, I tend to stay away from the barbs as they often nip other fishes fins unless kept in sufficeint numbers to avod it due to their interacting with in their own group.
Otos also. They like to be in a small group 3 or more.
If you have snails I believe Khuli loaches will cure that problem.

Many choices. Perhaps a trio of Flame Gouramis or Homey Gouramis would be nice addition.

Let me know what you decide.

Thanks
Bob

 

[Teelie]

Clowns need a 75 gallon aquarium at a adult size but they're slow growers so you could keep them in there maybe 3-5 years though probably not more.

 

[Ripcord]

What about other kinds of Loaches. Will all loaches go well with the other fish in the tank. What about the oddballs.

 

[EX-AmP]

30 is too small for a pleco

 

[Teelie]

What about other kinds of Loaches. Will all loaches go well with the other fish in the tank. What about the oddballs.

1) Is This Possible, Will the Loaches go well with the Corys?

Dojo, aka Weather Loaches can, Khuli Loaches and Skunks I think.

2) What else would go well with this tank?

Lots of fish though nothing's coming to mind at the moment.

3) What Kind of small PLeco should I get?

Bristlenose is the smallest and cheapest you'll find that won't out grow a 30 gallon.

4) Any Oddballs I could Add that would go well with the corys and Loaches?

Not too familar on the "Oddball" bunch though you could go with Shrimp, African Dwarf Frogs or Snails.