Is This A Good Setup...... Fpr A 36g Coner Tank

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i was looking to get these fisg for the tank....
1parrot
2corydoras
2angel fish
mysilver dollor
1shark looking fish.. i dont know the name... thats it for now
 
i think maybe a tiny bit overstocked as parrots need 55gal for two so 1 plus 2 angel fish etc may be a bit too much but im no expert.



luke
 
i think maybe a tiny bit overstocked as parrots need 55gal for two so 1 plus 2 angel fish etc may be a bit too much but im no expert.



luke
ya im thinking a parrot fish is no good then... even tho i love them so much.
 
Ok - i know nowt about parrots as they aint my thing.

Angels: Now they ARE....

36G should be ok for them for a pair but how tall is it - angels NEED height in a tank, a min of 18 inches, theyd be happier with 2ft.

If you dont have that height, dont get angels. They will never look as amazing as they can without the height, they will just look poor and cramped.

Angels either need to be pairs, ie pairs they choose themselves, or groups of at least 5/6. Again you dont have room to grow 5/6 to maturity, you either buy a pair who ARE a pair and thats not cheap (wouldnt part with my breeding pair for less than £40 and they arent especially stunning as Angels go), or you buy juveniles and hope they pair up fast and return the others.

If you JUST get two angels you could be ok or they could hate one another and when they DO they can do some serious damage to one another, and of course stress each other and the other tank inhabitants out to the point of illness and death.

Corydoras - you need more than two. Get 5. They are not happy alone or even in pairs they need to be in a group.

silver dollars again i think these need to be in groups, and suspect although may be wrong that you dont have room for a group.

Sharky things - no idea if you dont know what it is. They all tend to be aggressive to some degree or another - how this affects their tank mates depends on the size of the tank and how YOU set it up. A bare tank will be bad, a tank set up taking care to provide plenty of hiding places, break fishes line of sight to one another etc will be much better.

A lot of sharky things grow quite big, frinstance, Bala Sharks - and these also need to be in groups.

Em
 
yer i agree with Canis-Equus great post. i would definantly take the shark and parrot off up to you on the angels. good luck getiing a good pair :good:

luke
 
yes the tank it at least 18 inches.. it should be good in height... i already have the silver dollor.. its in my 10g tank and its all by itself... it was alway by its self.. and it does good... with the others.... i want to get maybee like 3 becasue it will save space.. i have a nice setup with hiding spots.. its cool.

I like to start my fish out when there babies .. i dont buy big fish i buy them at all babbies...


so i may get.
2 angel fish
3 corydoras
1 shark thingy.... my cousin has his in 10gallon and he has only one and all of his did good...


DO YOU GUYS NOW ANY OTHER COOL PREETY FISH..

If you know what kind of shark it is tell me ill give you detail...


Its is silver with black fins and black tailfins
..
 
you should really keep corys at 5 min. and by the sounds of it its a bala shark they grow pretty huge :hyper:

is this it?? if it is its a bala shark :good:
 
Sounds like a bala shark - no your tank is not big enough even for one and these are i believe a shoaling fish.

Min 4 x 2 x 2 tank which is around 120g.

Dwarf rainbows are pretty cool looking, or one of the smaller spiney eels if you have a sand substrate and the tank isnt TOO bright (and has a secure lid?)

Em
 
you should really keep corys at 5 min. and by the sounds of it its a bala shark they grow pretty huge :hyper:

is this it?? if it is its a bala shark :good:
omfg forgt that theere huge.... ya that was it .. ill drop him to... i dont need him..

i like to corydoras i get them and the angel fish..
 
Personally wouldn't keep cories with parrots - I know with their pointy bits they should technically be ok, but they could become a tasty snack to a persistent parrot.

Brochis (like cories but bigger) would be more suited, but tbh, I'd leave the parrot and get the angels if the tank's tall enough.

I'd say:

2 angels (buy 4 babies and wait for them to pair off, then rehome the other two or return them to the LFS)
5 cories (as DA said, all the same kind)
10 emperor tetras, or similar sized (columbian tetras, black neons - bigger end of medium)

Then that should do it - in a corner tank you see more of your fish anyway, so you dont need to overstock it for it to be interesting ;)
 
Kribs?

Well If you get the angels and corys I wouldnt.
HJowever you could keep a few on their own.

J4MES
 

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