What would you do if you were in my situation?

[kevin007]

i currently have a 55 gallon tank with these fish:

55 gallon tank

5 clown loach
1 plec
2 elegans cories
8 zebra danios
4 sparkling gouramis
4 angel fish (give 2 back when paired off)

i have a bad case of mts, so now i want another tank it will be a 55 gallon tank.

this is my problem..i dont get any rare cories around here so whenever i get the chance i should get some cories. all i see are: aeneus, pleatus,albino and panda.

i want some better cories for my new tank comming soon, i want it to have 34 medium sized cories.

my plans are:
6 Red Lined Torpedos
6 sterbai cories
6 3 lined NEED
6 Panda
6 pepered
2 Elegans
4 Adolfoi NEED
4 similis (sp..)NEED
1 Pleco (i love them too =)..)

but i will have to get them when i see them or else i dont know when they will come back.

what would you do if you were me?

i was thinking of ADDING THE CORIES TO MY 55 GALLON TANK so i dont have to buy another one..

so if i dont buy anotehr tank can i do this:

5 clown loach
1 pleco (will go away when too big..)
8 zebra danio (can get rid of)
4 sparkling gouramis
4 angels (2 going away)
2 elegans cory
4-6 3 lined cories or julii
4-6 similies
5 peppered cory
4-6 panda cory
4-6 adolfoi
as far as i know cories have very little effect to the bioload and i am trying to push the tank to it's MAXIMUM

 

[Final Dynazty]

yeah go for it.

 

[clutterydrawer]

footprint?

 

[smithrc]

Sounds like WAY too many bottom feeders...

some will not get food and fights may breakout.

 

[David]

One or two cories may not affect the bioload too much, but 20 of them will.

 

[Jimmy927]

it sounds like a great idea go for it.
My tank is at its max i just got 2 albino cory and they love to play with my bristle nose pleco and my red tailed shark they are so freindly towards each other

james