LoachLover!
Fish Fanatic
I have a Fluval Roma 200 which I have had set up for the past year and a bit with a good amount of success, but then I got a couple of dodgy fish from my LFS so my tank is looking very empty.
For filtration I have: An APS 1400EF external and a Fluval U4 Internal, so no shortage on filtration there.
I have a sand substrate
I do monthly filter cleans on each at separate times to allow filter to recover
I do weekly 40-50% PWCs.
The aquarium is planted.
I currently have:
9 x Bleeding Heart Tetras
1x Angelfish (Juvenile at present)
3 x Three Lined corydoras (I have lost some runty ones over the past year)
3 x Zebra Loaches
4 or 5 x Kuhli Loaches (Can't remember or see exactly how many I have!!)
3 x Bristlenose plecos (Juveniles - I am only keeping a pair, but am waiting for a male and female to be confirmed!)
2 x Ottos (These are 2 left and they're literally indestructible and have survived everything!!)
In the main area of the tank, it looks very empty. I do not however, just want loads of bleeding hearts and nothing else as they don't use the whole tank and just the bottom half. I need some more shoaling fish.
I am torn between 3 possible combinations. Either cardinals and rummies, rummies and hatchets or cardinals and hatchets
I would plan to have 8 or 9 of each shoal, so 3 shoals of 8 or 9
Which would be your favourite combination?? What should I choose out of the above 3?? Which combination would compliment each other best??
(I will be expanding the shoals of bottom feeders to make them up to 6 each)
Look forward to hearing what you think!
For filtration I have: An APS 1400EF external and a Fluval U4 Internal, so no shortage on filtration there.
I have a sand substrate
I do monthly filter cleans on each at separate times to allow filter to recover
I do weekly 40-50% PWCs.
The aquarium is planted.
I currently have:
9 x Bleeding Heart Tetras
1x Angelfish (Juvenile at present)
3 x Three Lined corydoras (I have lost some runty ones over the past year)
3 x Zebra Loaches
4 or 5 x Kuhli Loaches (Can't remember or see exactly how many I have!!)
3 x Bristlenose plecos (Juveniles - I am only keeping a pair, but am waiting for a male and female to be confirmed!)
2 x Ottos (These are 2 left and they're literally indestructible and have survived everything!!)
In the main area of the tank, it looks very empty. I do not however, just want loads of bleeding hearts and nothing else as they don't use the whole tank and just the bottom half. I need some more shoaling fish.
I am torn between 3 possible combinations. Either cardinals and rummies, rummies and hatchets or cardinals and hatchets
I would plan to have 8 or 9 of each shoal, so 3 shoals of 8 or 9
Which would be your favourite combination?? What should I choose out of the above 3?? Which combination would compliment each other best??
(I will be expanding the shoals of bottom feeders to make them up to 6 each)
Look forward to hearing what you think!
