Little Sa Biotype

[jayjay]

i've made up my mind what i finally want to do with my 15g.

i would like to set-up my own SA biotype but on a small scale.

i'm thinking some cories but not sure on them, tetra of some sort (or pencil fish as someone reccommended to me) and a pair of dwarf chiclids or rams maybe.

any input? i think it would be overstocked? so i might drop the cories.

i can use the 1inch per g as these are small fish right?

say 5 cories 2inch each = 10inches
6 tetra 2 inches each = 12inches
2 dwarf chiclids 3inches each = 6 inches
= 28inches in a 24inch tank?

i could possibly go for a smaller species of chiclid ones that only grow 2inches so it woul still be 26inches all together.

i'll set the tank up with bog wood and real plants and a sand substrate.

cheers for any help

 

[clareriley]

what about Cichlid shell dwellers? I think it would be ok to stock as you have listed as the corys are on the bottom and the rest are middle. but thats just me.

 

[jayjay]

shell dweller would have the tank to themselves need completly different set-up to what i have, wouldnt be able to have that many of them only 4 max 1m 3f probably and shells around me are about £3 each and you can only get big shells. i was thinking about them but decided against it. plus if i had a species tank i would really want to breed them which i don't have the room for.

 

[jayjay]

if i go with this method

Surface area (length x width) divided by 10 (e.g. A 48”x12” tank = 576/10= 56.7 inches.)

i could keep 28inches of fish and this method is reccommened for tanks along with 1inch per g and other rules.

any thoughts?