peacful fish

[NickT]

im looking fo another type of fish to add to a 55G so far my list is as follows

7 x guppys
10 x neon tetras
3 x ottos
2 x dwarf gorami
4-8 x endlers (maybe)
1 x apple snail (maybe)
1x dwarf rainbow gorami (maybe)

i was thinking about going with somthing that likes to school, and has nice color. also one who wont nibble on my plants too much.

i like small fish too so if anything comes too mind let me know. ive thought about swords or mollies but theyre going to wait till after christmas.... also if you see any problems with my list let me know so i can do somthing about it. i wold also like to get advice about the fish with maybe next to them..... those are ones that i might change my mind about if you can think of any alternatives.

TXH everyone and i hope to get some sugestions soon

 

[Aquamick]

i was thinking about going with somthing that likes to school, and has nice color. also one who wont nibble on my plants too much.

That matches virtually every Corydoras species. They look best in a large group, and only reach 7cm or so for the largest species. Some have great colour, my favourite (in colour) being Corydoras Loretoensis. These have sky-blue flanks and barbels. Corys shouldn't eat plants, and relish bloodworm, algae wafers and catfish pellets. If yopu want a group that is very active during the day, try Corydoras Paleatus, the peppered cory. Very common in dealer's tanks.


HTH

 

[gwlee7]

I just got 6 little baby peppers last Saturday. They are between 3/4 and 1 1/4 inches long. The first thing they did when introduced to my tank was to head to the bottom, line up in a line, and "sniff" out the entire perimeter of my aquarium. Then, they criss-crossed the bottom of the tank just like a little pack of blood hounds. They haven't really stoppped working yet.


I would highly reccommend them as they are very active and extremely fun to watch.

 

[Ben]

yeh corys would be the best probably
maybe a school of harliquen(?) rasbora would look nice with your neons

 

[Inchworm]

Hi djdotnet

It would be a shame to have all that lovely bottom space and no cory cats to liven it up.

Corys are schooling fish and need to be kept in groups of 3 or more. Six or more is better, and you have plenty of room for them. They are usually quite active and fun to watch too.

The colors of corys are more subtle than some of the fish, but even the bronze and albino C. aeneus has beautiful colors, when the light is right. If you have ever considered spawning an egg laying fish, these are good ones to start with.

Here's a link to an article with lots of pictures of corys. While there might only be a few kinds available at your lfs, at any given time, this will give you some idea of the possibilities:

http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/calli...ra/g_thumbs.htm

 

[BobK]

Cories are awesome. I've always had them and I've been looking for some Panda Cories. For some reason they're not as common as some of the other varieties. When you do find them in the US they're usually 2-3 times the price. I found some for $8 a piece but their tank wasn't so clean so I decided against it. The other varieties are usually from $2-4. All the cories I've ever had seem to be "color blind" as they don't mind schooling with different varieties.

 

[bunjiweb]

I'd deffinatly reccomend getting corys aswell. Get a nice big group of them aswell, most species dont grow huge, so you can be safe assured that they wont outgrow your tank, and currently, you dont have anything on the bottom except the occasional oto, so you have no need to worry.

I would reccomend getting 6+ (depending on species).

Also you might want to think about getting a couple more otos, they do great in groups and really show off their personality when they have lots of friends

Ben

 

[NickT]

corys it is! everyone agreed on them so i guess im lookin into the pepperd or panda cory. i also saw a coolie loach lastnight and thought about one of those too (kindof an oddball)but i need to do a bit more reasearch on them. thank you all for the advice and ill get pics up soon. i tryed to lastnight but noteced one of my guppies had babys and i got sucked into watching the fry wander around aimlessly.

 

[White Whale]

Panda cories!!!! So playful an active!

 

[candy]

if u dont want something to eat ur plants dont get an apple snail... i have no plants left cause they like to eat them.

mystery snails dont eat plants and still clean the tank for u...

just letting u know befor u find u have no plants.