Going Back To A Community Tank Need Help

[ajbettle]

id say 2 kribs (1m/1f) a shoal of cardinals and a BN plec and your shoal of congos this way uv got blue and red from cards, lovely colours from kribs and black with spots on from ur plec and your congos with a tint of yellow, all active and pretty fish + ull be garenteed to find some fish that u have to take home anyway!!!

 

[jayjay]

do you want lot's of small colourful fish with bright colours or larger fish that are abit more aggressive so limit your options but still have nice colours.

 

[demonmagus]

I would much rather have cories then kribs

 

[rixy]

set me up 2 different tanks then guys.

tank 1

8 congos
6 kribs
etc etc


tank 2

8 congos
6-8 sterbai corys
etc etc

you give me hypothetical tanks guys,what fish,how many of each etc.this is getting very interesting plus giving me options i havent thought about.

 

[jayjay]

8 congo's
6 kribs
15 danios?

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8 congos
8 sterbai corys
10 cardinals
4 blue rams
guppies/ swordtails / platies?
danios

lot's of options

 

[rixy]

option 2 sounds the best jayjay.

8 congos
8 sterbai corys
4 rams
10 cardinals

would this be fully stocked or could i add a bit more???

 

[jayjay]

i'd say it's the better option aswel, you could possibly get away with a few honey gourami?

 

[rixy]

its my last tank change jayjay.i get bored really easy and have spent zillions on fish.i really want a stunning tank full of fish that are active,colourful and all fit in well together.if you have any other ideas,put them up lol.

 

[jayjay]

pearl gourami, harlequin rasbora's, shrimp, loaches?

 

[rixy]

what would be a good algae eater???i have a fair bit of algae starting on my plants.i've kept ottos before and they were really good in my last community tank.any other ideaswhat kind of loaches

 

[jayjay]

shrimp and lot's of them, BN plec, ottos, SAE.

dwarf chain loaches, yo yo loaches, orange finned, there are a large choice avaliable.

 

[rixy]

what are the bristle nose plecs like at algae eatinghave you ever owned any i've kept japonica shrimps before,they just merge in with the plants and i never saw them again.you can get bamboo shrimp though,these get a lot bigger.will have to see if i can find any bamboo shrimps.

 

[jayjay]

BN plecs are great for eating algae.

 

[rixy]

thanks for all your help jayjay will speak soon(in the next couple of days)tank should be well on its way by then.once again,thanks for all your time and help

 

[jayjay]

keep us updated with what you get.