Hey all,
I'm not exactly new to fish keeping, but I've been out of the hobby for many years, and would like to get some help setting up a tank. I'm only in a small apartment right now, so it couldn't be anything too big. Honestly, it's mostly the weight I'm worried about. I'm thinking about a 20 gallon might be suitable.
One setup I always wanted to try is the classic South American river. I like to work around the theme of three species: a primary schooling fish, a bottom feeder, and a centerpiece.
Ideally the centerpiece would be a small group of discus, but I know I can't get anything big enough for them, so I was thinking maybe some blue rams? I want the primary school to be something bold and colorful, and I was thinking cardinal tetra would really suit the theme. For a bottom feeder, I'm thinking some corydoras would be perfect, but I'm not sure what type yet. My concern here is mainly temperature.
I'm also planning on adding some plants, and maybe a driftwood centerpiece of sorts, but I have no experience with planted tanks and would like to get some thoughts.
Anyway, I was hoping you guys could shoot some suggestions my way, and maybe tell me a bit about similar setups you may have done.
Hope to hear from you!
I'm not exactly new to fish keeping, but I've been out of the hobby for many years, and would like to get some help setting up a tank. I'm only in a small apartment right now, so it couldn't be anything too big. Honestly, it's mostly the weight I'm worried about. I'm thinking about a 20 gallon might be suitable.
One setup I always wanted to try is the classic South American river. I like to work around the theme of three species: a primary schooling fish, a bottom feeder, and a centerpiece.
Ideally the centerpiece would be a small group of discus, but I know I can't get anything big enough for them, so I was thinking maybe some blue rams? I want the primary school to be something bold and colorful, and I was thinking cardinal tetra would really suit the theme. For a bottom feeder, I'm thinking some corydoras would be perfect, but I'm not sure what type yet. My concern here is mainly temperature.
I'm also planning on adding some plants, and maybe a driftwood centerpiece of sorts, but I have no experience with planted tanks and would like to get some thoughts.
Anyway, I was hoping you guys could shoot some suggestions my way, and maybe tell me a bit about similar setups you may have done.
Hope to hear from you!