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kankushok Hobbyist Posts: 50 Kudos: 51 Votes: 12 Registered: 18-Jun-2005	I have a moderately planted(5 swords, 3 pygmy swords, a couple apogeneton and 3 dwarf lillies.) 55 gallon with the following currently in the tank: 1 platy 1 angelfish, small 5 bloodfins (six as soon as I replace the one that died this morning) 6 aeneus corydoras 1 false SAE, false flying fox, or whatever they're called I was thinking a school of emperors or pristella, a trio of cockatoo's or a pair of rams, and a BN or other small loridaridae. Any suggestions?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	What you have listed sounds good to me. I would choose the Rams, and have a large school of the emperors. Also you could get some Congo tetras or Sepra.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Add some Rams & a school of Tetra's. Both Pristella & Emperor Tetra are nice. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	A good size school of emperor tetras or black tetras would be nice, and I would up the school of corries to 10, trust me the more the merrier with corries and in the long run you'll thank me Otherwise it sounds pretty good heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
kankushok Hobbyist Posts: 50 Kudos: 51 Votes: 12 Registered: 18-Jun-2005	With the addition of a couple more cories, they have become so much more active. Before I seldom saw them, but now they are everywhere. Yup, more is definitely better. I went to the lfs today, and got another bloodfin to replace the one that died. They said my water was fine, and my pH was about 6.7. Funny, my test kit reads 7.5-8.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
ericm Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 448 Votes: 47 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	I agree with houston on the black or emperor tetras. They would look nice. You could also try a school of lemon or diamond tetras. Both look very nice.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	A 55 gallon is not really big enough for 10 Emperor Tetras, eventually they'd just tear each other up. It would be best maybe just get a pair or trio of them. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
kankushok Hobbyist Posts: 50 Kudos: 51 Votes: 12 Registered: 18-Jun-2005	Ok, before getting any fish, I have a problem. The new bloodfins look healthy, but one died a day after we got them, and another just died this morning.(the next day) The lfs tested our water and said everything was fine and our nitrates were unusually low. Can you people think of anything that is causing the bloodfins to die? Also,the replacement one is crazy. It chases all the other bloodfins and shoves them against the glass and run alongside them. It's also about half the size of the others,
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57


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