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Hey guys here is the specs for my tank
20 gal
5 black neons
4 zebra danios
2 swordtails
1 pleco
I want to add some bottom feeders
but corys only do weel in groups of like 6
I want to put in a yoyo loach
any ideas /options?
thanks

Even Loaches need to be in schools. Maybe some of the smaller type of Corydoras, but i think you'll be really stocked.
Is the Pleco a common one?.


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PANDA CORY PANDA CORY...sorry lol i luv them the are awesome.. a group of 4..

Well, as mentioned, most bottom feeders do best in schools... I'd look at your current stocking first... The black neons should be in a slightly larger school. The danios wouldn't mind a larger school, either, and that would cut down on any nipping of other fish, as they'd concentrate on their own kind then.

As for the pleco, unless it's a bristlenose or another smaller pleco, that's really going to outgrow your tank. Commons can be 18" or so long when full grown!

I don't know that I'd keep swordies in a twenty... thay can be 4-5 inches without the tail. *shrugs*

If you're anywhere near Chicago ... you can have the three black neons I have.

As to the Panda cory post... the smaller the cory, the more they like company. Trust me... four is the bare minimum for panda cories. I'd HIGHLY suggest a group of 6-8 as a good target for panda cories and I think that'd overstock you. I have pandas and have seen a huge improvement from three to four in a group, and know that the more they have, the happier they are. I keep getting as many pandas as I can, because lately the stock has been very delicate... I've had a total of eight pandas and only have four left... and it hasn't even been a year yet!

Last edited by Kitten at 13-May-2005 15:44

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Swap the Pleco for some Otocinclus (which stay nice and small) and you should have room for a decent clutch of Pandas. Believe me, if you get Pandas, your life will never be the same ... mine are a non stop comedy stand up team


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