New Tank On The Way

[ronanphilip]

new tank ordered. 48 * 12 * 15 (140 litres i think) and Eheim 2213 external filter. will be transferring over some stock from old thank

2 bronze corrys
2 peppered corys
1 siamese algae eater
3 guppys

intend to add
4 bronze corrys
4 peppered corys
pair of bristle nose plecs
school of neon tetras
maby some rams

the boss wants to put in two angels but im not sure. i know they get to about 6" long but how high from top fin to bottom fin. is 15" tank high enough. also they might be partial to a few tetras for lunch. also dont know if thy will look good with the other fish in there.

any advice or comments welcome.

thanks
ronan

 

[Inchworm]

Hi ronanphilip :0

How big is your existing tank?

Since corys are schooling fish and do best in larger numbers, I would suggest keeping them in one tank instead of dividing them between the two. Corydoras are peaceful community fish that will do better with the guppies, small plecos and tetras (if space allows) than with the rams or angels.

 

[rdd1952]

The angels would probably be fine in a 15" tank (most people say you need at least an 18" deep tank) for quite a while as they don't grow extremely fast however neons are their natural prey in the wild so, once they were big enough to get the neons in their mouth, they would eat them.

 

[ronanphilip]

Hi ronanphilip :0

How big is your existing tank?

Since corys are schooling fish and do best in larger numbers, I would suggest keeping them in one tank instead of dividing them between the two. Corydoras are peaceful community fish that will do better with the guppies, small plecos and tetras (if space allows) than with the rams or angels.

old tank is a 70l but will not be in use once the new tank arrives. hopeing to have 6 of each type of corry in new tank which i think is ok. i was under the impression that rams are fairly peaceful and should be ok?

The angels would probably be fine in a 15" tank (most people say you need at least an 18" deep tank) for quite a while as they don't grow extremely fast however neons are their natural prey in the wild so, once they were big enough to get the neons in their mouth, they would eat them.

any suitable alternatives to angles for this tank?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi ronanphilip

Rams are cichlids and not fish for peaceful community tanks. They nip cory's fins and stress them out too much. This is apt to result in a shortened life span for the corys.

 

[ronanphilip]

Hi ronanphilip

Rams are cichlids and not fish for peaceful community tanks. They nip cory's fins and stress them out too much. This is apt to result in a shortened life span for the corys.

any ideas as to what we could add. stocking ideas so far.

6 peppered cory
6 bronze cory
1 siamese algae eater
3 guppys
pair of bristle nose plecs
school of neon tetras

 

[rdd1952]

If you're looking for a larger fish to take the place of the angel but that is also peaceful, I can't think of many at the moment. I think some of the gouramis may work though. As far as the stock you have so far, I think you have a good mix and could possibly just expand the numbers of the guppies and/or neons to make a colorful tank. I would probably stick with all male guppies though just to prevent a population explosion.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi ronanphilip

Gouramis might be an excellent choice and if you can get females, so much the better. Males tend to chase the females and other males, which can be a problem, but they don't usually bother the corys. Females can often be quite pleasant. Here's a picture with three female Three Spot Gouramis (Trichogaster trichopterus) in an otherwise all cory tank:

 

[ronanphilip]

gouramis may be a good idea all right. in my opinion angles would prob look too big in that tank anyway. just have to convince the girlfriend now. have looked at a few other things swell. how would this sound.

6 peppered cory
6 bronze cory
1 siamese algae eater
6 guppys
pair of bristle nose plecs
2 female pearl gourami
6 hatchet fish
school of neon tetras

 

[TribeOfShroom]

Hi ronanphilip

Rams are cichlids and not fish for peaceful community tanks. They nip cory's fins and stress them out too much. This is apt to result in a shortened life span for the corys.

Obviously it's another case of being down to the individual fish, but I thought Bolivian Rams were very peaceful (unless breeding) I keep 4 in my 125L with no problems at all. Even the corys don't get picked on. Although this could be down to how much cover I have in the tank.

 

[rdd1952]

Obviously it's another case of being down to the individual fish, but I thought Bolivian Rams were very peaceful (unless breeding) I keep 4 in my 125L with no problems at all. Even the corys don't get picked on. Although this could be down to how much cover I have in the tank.

I'm certainly not an expert on rams but did read quite a bit about GBRs when I was stocking my 75 gallon as I wanted them with corys. What I gathered from my reading was that they will usually coexist fine except when the rams spawn and become very territorial and aggressive. Once again, no personal experience with them though.

 

[ronanphilip]

thanks folks

prob wont bother with the rams. what about what i have suggester in last post. maby a bit too much?