Stock Ok For My Tank?

[KCB]

These are the fish I was told would be fine in my 46L Fluval Edge but I just want to make sure the gender combinations won't be a problem!

Here's my intended stock:
6x male Endlers
6x female Black Phantom Tetras
5x female (or male?) Pygmy cory's

The male Endlers won't be aggressive towards each other will they? Seeing as there won't be any females to compete for. And which is better; a group of all male cory's or all female? Or does it not matter?

I want their genders all the same for each species as I don't have the room for fry!

 

[Tuxyu3]

I think you will find it close to impossible to obtain all female black phantoms and corys.

 

[thereverendturtle]

Yes, the endlers will be fine. If you want one sex of phantoms, get males, more colorful. Honestly though, if you get male and females of the tetras and cories, you won't have to worry about fry. The other fish will eat the eggs and any fry that might develop.

 

[KrystaK]

46l is what 12 or so Gal?
I'd say that stocking is acceptable
As far as gender is concerned, with Corys it isn't important, and its very difficult to sex them at the pet store. If they breed, in my experience the eggs are very fragile and unless you try and save them chances are they will be eaten or not hatch.
I don't have any experience with that species of tetra but I'd follow the advice others give on here

 

[Blitz]

Sorry, but I'd have to say no. I'd only get 3 endlers and 6 of the tetras. It's just over the top with all the endlers and cories. Just my opinion though.

 

[KCB]

Yes, the endlers will be fine. If you want one sex of phantoms, get males, more colorful. Honestly though, if you get male and females of the tetras and cories, you won't have to worry about fry. The other fish will eat the eggs and any fry that might develop.

My only problem with that is I already have a female tetra . I wanted to put her in a shoal.

I didn't think it'd be fair to allow them to reproduce and then watch as all their fry are eaten. If the genders are fine with each other then I'll do my best to get all female tetras and cory's, but I guess it's not the end of the world if a male or 2 gets in.

Thank you for your help guys!

 

[Torred1771]

I think you will find it close to impossible to obtain all female black phantoms and corys.

Not true. My local fish shop mostly stocks females and a few males. All three! Corys are hard to sex.

Yes, the endlers will be fine. If you want one sex of phantoms, get males, more colorful. Honestly though, if you get male and females of the tetras and cories, you won't have to worry about fry. The other fish will eat the eggs and any fry that might develop.

Also not true. Female phantoms tend to have red lower fins and can get brighter in color. I have 8 females and 2 males in my tank and the males put on quite a show in front of all the females. Males tend to get bigger top fins, but definitly not more colorful.

 

[Tuxyu3]

Yes, the endlers will be fine. If you want one sex of phantoms, get males, more colorful. Honestly though, if you get male and females of the tetras and cories, you won't have to worry about fry. The other fish will eat the eggs and any fry that might develop.

My only problem with that is I already have a female tetra . I wanted to put her in a shoal.

I didn't think it'd be fair to allow them to reproduce and then watch as all their fry are eaten. If the genders are fine with each other then I'll do my best to get all female tetras and cory's, but I guess it's not the end of the world if a male or 2 gets in.

Thank you for your help guys!

Tetras have no parental behaviour and probably don't even recognise the fry as their own so i don't think it would be upsetting for them or anything like that.

And in my earlier post i wasn't inferring that females are hard to obtain, just that it they would be hard to identify in the shop and avoid males getting mixed in.