anexperiment
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Hi everyone!
I’m finishing up stocking a 14g cube tank that is very heavily planted (floating plants included) with stable parameters. Filter capacity is for a 20gal. currently have 7 CPDs and 3 Stone Catfish. I don’t think I have the space for two schools of rainbows, but I’m really torn between the threadfins and the Gertrude’s. Obviously a full school is preferable, but my question is could I do a trio of threadfins and a trio of Gertrude’s or should I just stick to 6/7 threadfins? How much of an impact would doing two trios instead have on stress levels and coloration? Are they similar enough that they would possibly loosely school? Could I fit more than a trio of each? Both are difficult to find in my area so that’s not really a factor cause I’ll probably have to ask one of my LFS to special order them for me regardless.
Thank you in advance!!
I’m finishing up stocking a 14g cube tank that is very heavily planted (floating plants included) with stable parameters. Filter capacity is for a 20gal. currently have 7 CPDs and 3 Stone Catfish. I don’t think I have the space for two schools of rainbows, but I’m really torn between the threadfins and the Gertrude’s. Obviously a full school is preferable, but my question is could I do a trio of threadfins and a trio of Gertrude’s or should I just stick to 6/7 threadfins? How much of an impact would doing two trios instead have on stress levels and coloration? Are they similar enough that they would possibly loosely school? Could I fit more than a trio of each? Both are difficult to find in my area so that’s not really a factor cause I’ll probably have to ask one of my LFS to special order them for me regardless.
Thank you in advance!!