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hembo666 Big Fish Posts: 350 Kudos: 288 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Apr-2005	can you please look over this stocking list for my 70g and see if there are any potential proiblems. i may have to remove the 2 cockatoo cichlids as they are starting to become aggresive at feeding times. Already in the tank. 5 Zebra danio 5 Gold danio 7 Peppered cory 2 Panda cory 3 bandit cory 1 Neon dwarf gourami (female) 2 Cockatoo dwarf cichlid 2 bristlenose catfish 4 High fin serpae tetra 10 flame tetra possible additions 1 rtbs 2 Neon dwarf gourami (pair) 2 Blue ram (pair) 2 panda cory any thoughts appreciated Last edited by hembo666 at 01-Jun-2005 05:33 Last edited by hembo666 at 01-Jun-2005 05:33
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	It looks good to me, but i might not add the RTB, they can be aggressive.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Trillian Hobbyist Posts: 68 Kudos: 166 Votes: 42 Registered: 14-Dec-2003	[font color="#800080"]My concern is the small schools of the panda and bandit corys. Different species of corys will tolerate eachother, however that is not the same as schooling together. If you're looking to add these I'd consider either being able to get an entire (small) school of 6+ at once or consider other options. [hr width='40%']"Buttons are NOT Toys!"[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
hembo666 Big Fish Posts: 350 Kudos: 288 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Apr-2005	we bought the 2 pandas and 3 bandits within a few days of each other, both were supposed to be pandas bu on further research they obviously arnt although they do school together, that is why we are looking to add 2 more pandas. also this would level up the numbers (bandit and panda) with the peppers
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i wouldn't go with the rtbs or the cories, but the rams and gouarmie sounds good, also a clown loach school would look nice.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
hembo666 Big Fish Posts: 350 Kudos: 288 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Apr-2005	surely i dont have room ror a school of clown loach, i thought i was pushing it a bit for stocking as it is
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	well...i think ur stocking is fine except for as was mentioned...why not get a small schooling cories (6+) instead of different varieties. and indeed, add more tiger barbs(5 more or so) to avoid nipping the tankmates.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
hembo666 Big Fish Posts: 350 Kudos: 288 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Apr-2005	??? we dont have any tiger barbs
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
_wendy_ Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 164 Votes: 64 Registered: 18-Mar-2005	surely getting 2 more pandas would balance things up? the bandits and cories are identical apart from the black stripe down the backs of the bandits, they all school together.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	Like wendy said, bandits and pandas are so closely related, and similar looking, that I doubt it makes any difference. Fish school by markings, not scientific names, and I doubt they will mind the subtle differences in markings.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
_wendy_ Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 164 Votes: 64 Registered: 18-Mar-2005	thank you. so getting 2 more pandas/bandits would be a good thing? we have 7 peppers that school together then the 5 pandas/bandits that school together
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
_wendy_ Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 164 Votes: 64 Registered: 18-Mar-2005	well, went to lfs today. they havent got any pandas/bandits at moment. we ended up buying 7 pentazona barbs.asked for 5, but he put 7 in by mistake lol. bargain! we moved the 4 serpae tetras to the bottom tank as they had started to get nippy. these are the first fish back in the tank after we lost the others to big whitespot outbreak, so will be keeping a close eye. seen a couple of rock shrimp that we are considering to go with the serpaes in the bottom tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Hasi Hobbyist Posts: 53 Kudos: 29 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-May-2005	You can get the RTBS, they can be aggressive but not with the fish you have and they are not as bad as people make them out to be. A 70g has got plenty of room for territory and swimming space, have lots of plants and hiding places so you can minimise aggression. I have a RTBS in my 70g and it is an awesome centrepiece fish especially when it gets older and its colours REALLY deepen. No aggression issues except the odd short chase but no attacks/nips or chase downs
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
hembo666 Big Fish Posts: 350 Kudos: 288 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Apr-2005	our main concern with the btrs was if it would be agressive towards the cories it is currently very submissive to another rtbs in dads 70g (bad advise from his lfs, 2 rtbs in a 70g) and we are looking to move it to ours if we can
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
_wendy_ Enthusiast Posts: 174 Kudos: 164 Votes: 64 Registered: 18-Mar-2005	we also added 2 more panda corys today. they have eaten already and mixed with the other corys. seem happy and settled
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51


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