What do i do now???

[Liliano]

Which of the above do you think would be the best. I am still undecided and hoping you guys and gals can help me.

Lil

 

[digital_run]

Keep a community.....there alot of fun

 

[tstenback]

add some cories for the bottom and entertainment value.

 

[clutterydrawer]

Yes! Panda cories are sweet.

 

[Liliano]

I an undecided on bottom feeders at the moment, I am quite tempted to get some little cleaner schrimp which my LFS has in stock at the moment.

I will have a look for some profiles on panda corys though and see what I think? What are the specifics do they need to be kept in groups and how big do they get?

 

[clutterydrawer]

I an undecided on bottom feeders at the moment, I am quite tempted to get some little cleaner schrimp which my LFS has in stock at the moment.

I will have a look for some profiles on panda corys though and see what I think? What are the specifics do they need to be kept in groups and how big do they get?

They reach around 4cm and need to be kept in a shoal of four to six, obviously as many as possible without overstocking the tank. Care is similar to most other cories except I don't think they're as hardy as, say, the bronze or peppered ones. Feed them sinking wafers (they can't survive just by scavenging!) and they need a substrate of either sand or fine, smooth gravel to avoid damaging their barbels. possibly the cutest fish ever.

 

[Liliano]

Well - the poll is now offically closed (anyone know how I make it null?)

I ended up going for some lovely little platies (3 of them) got a great male with some excellent markings - pictures to come soon (guy at the LFS spent about 5 minutes trying to catch this one for me - he he).

I will be running a mini-competition (when I get a decent pic) asking the forum members to come up with a good name for him. Watch this space .....

Also I saw the panda corys (they were VERY cute) and I enquired but my LFS wouldn't sell them to me (hurrah for a decent LFS) he asked me about my gravel and I told him I had medium sized gravel and as it wasn't fine enough he said that i couldn't have them as it would damage their whiskers. He offered me an alternative which was a loach (can't remember its name but it stays small) but there was only 1 left in the tank so he wouldn't sell me that either as they are not typically loners. So we decided on dwaft otocinclus, so I have bought 2 of these. They started hoovering up as soon as I put them in.

Within about 5 minutes - they ALL came out of hiding and got to know each other. My platies are absolute nutters - I have quite a strong flow from my filter and they spend most of their time trying to swim against it. I have a mickey mouse platy that keeps shoaling with my rainbows it is most amusing to watch.

Thats all from me
Lil

 

[a1wonder]

corries I wouldn't dream of having a tank without them