FishLover66
Fish Crazy
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Hi all. I'm hoping you can help me. I know what type of fish I want, but it's the AMOUNT of fish I'm having trouble deciding on. At the moment, I have 4 marble hatchets, 5 neons, 4 otos, and 3 Sterbai cories. With the exception of the otos, I started each group with 6 and they gruops dwindled down due to one illness or another. My tank is a Marineland 27 Cube (20"w X 20"h X 18"d) meansured on the outside of the tank, so the inside is slightly smaller. It's a planted tank with soft, acid water (usually around 6.6 to 6.8) and white sand substrate, but I'm going to be swaping that out for brown PFS, because EVERYTHING shows up on it and my tank constantly looks dirty, which drives me crazy.
Anyway, I think I'm fine with the number of otos I have, since I only usually see three sticking together at a time (and I certainly don't need more algae eaters in the tank), but it's the other schooling fish I'm concerned with. I know they would feel more comfortable and be happier with a larger group, but I also don't want to overstock.
I definitely want a Bolivian ram, but I think I would be pushing it, stocking wise, if I get a pair, but am wondering if I just get one if it will be happy. I know they have their own territories and would squabble with others that get too close, so I assume they would be fine alone, and maybe even be more peaceful that way. This is the way I'm leaning, but I've never had a BR before either.
If I do get a pair, than I don't think I would be able to increase the size of the schooling fish at all, but if I get just one, than I might be able to get a way with adding one or two of each type of fish to their group.
Any suggestions?
Anyway, I think I'm fine with the number of otos I have, since I only usually see three sticking together at a time (and I certainly don't need more algae eaters in the tank), but it's the other schooling fish I'm concerned with. I know they would feel more comfortable and be happier with a larger group, but I also don't want to overstock.
I definitely want a Bolivian ram, but I think I would be pushing it, stocking wise, if I get a pair, but am wondering if I just get one if it will be happy. I know they have their own territories and would squabble with others that get too close, so I assume they would be fine alone, and maybe even be more peaceful that way. This is the way I'm leaning, but I've never had a BR before either.
If I do get a pair, than I don't think I would be able to increase the size of the schooling fish at all, but if I get just one, than I might be able to get a way with adding one or two of each type of fish to their group.
Any suggestions?
