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I normally understock my tanks a little bit, so I would add another cory or two instead of the harlies, but I understand your thinking (I believe). You could set up a stock of 6 harlies in that tank without much problem as long as you keep up with your maintenance. That would be a fully stocked tank, and you would want to stock it slowly to make sure you don't spike your ammonia, but 6 harlies would okay...

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I think that sounds fine. Remember that if you get 2 male dwarf gouramis they will fight - usually this goes off ok without any damage. If you can, try to get a male and a female (females are solid silvery pink), that way they will be sure to get along.


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Thank again for the advice all! the updated and virtually completed community is now:
2 angelfish
2 dwarf gourami
6 corydoras
1 red tailed balck shark
3 ottos
Is this ok?

Angels have often be kept with neons and cardinals if they are started small and raised with them. Also for something slightly bigger black neons will work as well as many other tetras. Dwarf gouramis prefer company so either 2 or 3 is fine but it's hit or miss whether they get along in the tank.

Thanks! Im not a real fan of harlequin rasboras, so I was thinking about dwarf gourmamis. How many could I get? 2? 3?

You COULD use Black Rubies, but I would recommend against it because of the RTS. In my experience, RTS have a tendency to be a little meaner to other Cyprinids than anything else. With the rasboras, which are Cyprinids, you can have a larger school, thus allowing them to feel a little safer and preventing a specific one from being singled out. With the Black Rubies, there's a greater chance of one being singled out amongst the group...

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Ok! Thanks! How many black ruby barbs could I have instead of the 6 harlequins? 3? 4? 5? Would the black ruby barbs nip the angelfishes fins?

Not really. You're going to have 2 angels (which will eventually become rather large) in that area, so even the 6 harlies are pushing it a little bit...

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Ok! Thanks for all your help! I think I actually might get the 6 harlequin rasboras, because it might add a little more activity in the surface/middle water regions! Could I have more than 6, because im only gonna get 6 corydoras?

I wouldn't get a betta (Siamese Fighting Fish) because they have a tendency to not like other fish that have big, impressive finnage like themselves, such as an angelfish...

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Again thanks! Im probably not gonna get the Harlequin Rasboras, cause I prefer under-stocked tanks! Plus, it will give the angelfish more space, so they might not be as agressive. Again, that's the reason I am going to get 6 corydoras, to give the red tailed black shark more space so he isnt as agressive. The now updated and virtually complete community is now:
2 angelfish
6 corydoras (can have 8 if desired)
1 red tailed black shark
3 ottos
and 6 Harlequin Rasboras if desired
One more question, could i have 1 siamese fighting fish instead of 6 Harlequin Rasboras? Thanks for all your help!


Last edited by flopsy at 22-Apr-2005 19:03

Could I have angelfish with a red tailed black shark, or would the angelfish’s fins get nipped? If the angelfish’s fins would not get nipped, would this community be ok:
2 angelfish
1 bristlenose pleco
1 red tailed black shark.
Could I have any more angels in this community, if so how many? Also, could I have a flying fox? If I can not have angelfish with a red tailed black shark, is this community ok:
1 flying fox
1 bristlenose pleco
3-4 corydoras
2 angelfish
Again, if I get this community, could I have any more angelfish?

Thanks for all your advice again! Im not gonna get 8 corydoras, because I want the red tailed black shark to have more space. So the community is now updated, and is:
2 angelfish
6 corydoras
3 ottos
1 red tailed black shark
Is this ok? How many Harlequin Rasboras could I have?

Minimum cories: 6
RTS preference: He wouldn't bother either the ottos or the BN, so he'll have no real preference...
RTS chasing: He won't chase bottom-feeders in my experience, he's more of a mid-bottom level fish...
Ottos cleaning abilities: They'll clean up just as much if not more algae than 1 BN
Small schoolers: Angels will eat some small schoolers (neon tetras, small cardinal tetras), so for schoolers, I would go with Harlequin Rasboras...BUT...that tank will be pretty stocked if it's got 2 angels, an RTS, 8 cories (better # than 6), and 3 ottos...

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Again Thanks for the advice! Before I posted this message, I had already formulated a community, is it ok:
10 tiger barbs
8 corydoras
1 red tailed black shark
1 bristlenose pleco or 3 ottos
The other community had been updated, and is now:
2 angelfish
1 bristlenose pleco or 3 ottos
1 red tailed black shark
8 corydoras
What would be the minimum amount of corydoras I could have, that you would recommend? 5? 6? Also, what do you think the red tailed black shark would prefer? bristlenose pleco or ottos? Though, wouldn't the red tailed black shark be mean to the corydoras and the ottos? Would 3 ottos clean algae as good as 1 bristlenos pleco? Could you recommend any small schooling fish to go with the angelfish? maybe some kind of tetra or barb? Thankyou

Let's see...

In the community with the RTS, you could have about 8 cories. I wouldn't get any ottos simply because the bristlenose will chomp down all the algae in there, so you're going to end up having the bristlenose and ottos competing the whole time. Instead, I would remove the bristlenose (b/c I'm not a fan of them, no real reason except I think they're ugly...) and put in 3 ottos and 8 cories...

In the community without the RTS, I would up my cory count to 8 and either remove the bristlenose or ottos again (see above explanation )...

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Thanks for the advice! In the community with the 2 angelfish, 1 red tailed black shark and 1 bristlenose pleco, could I also have some ottos and/or some corydoras? In the other community, I have decided to replace the flying fox with 3 ottos and get more corydoras. The other community reads like this so far:
2 angelfish
3 ottos
1 bristlenose pleco
5 corydoras
I was wondering if I could have any more corydoras, cause I really like corydoras! Also could I have anymore surface/middle water region fish?

If you want activity I'd go with the larger group of cories and leave out the flying fox

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Thanks again for the advice! Could I have that many corydoras in the community with 1 flying fox, 1 bristlenose pleco and 2 angels?