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Fishyandrew45 Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 98 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Jul-2004	Current Occupants: 10 neon tetras 4 corys 1 ram what other fish do you guys think I should put in? any ideas, (i mean any) are welcome. Stocking List would be helpful too! thanks alot- andrew
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Well, first of all, I'd bump the cory school up to at LEAST 6, but rather 8, since you have the room. But this may also depend on what type of cories. What type of ram do you have? What's the filtration on the tank? And lastly, what are you interested in? Best advice I have is go to your LFS, browse the FW section, and right down anything you're interested in. Then bring it back here, and we can make some suggestions. HTH -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Fishyandrew45 Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 98 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Jul-2004	Ok so I have 1 penguin 330 filter and the ram is a Bolivian Ram. I tried to get him a friend but he just nipped at her all day long. He seems like an extra aggressive one. Okay so the first thing I should do is get some more corys. Question: Does it matter if I get a different kind of cory then the ones I have. Will they still school?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	10 neon tetras 12 rummies 10 corys 1 ram 2 upside downs 1 headstander 8 hatchets 1 royal whiptail give that a try no try and get the same type of cory if you really wanted another type you could ave 6-8 of each ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Schooling is based on color and pattern so no, different types of corys won't exactly school together, but they also won't be aggressive towards each other. The become much more active and amusing in larger schools, I'd second the idea of working on increasing the cory school to 8+ . ^_^ [link=H2g2]http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/upgrade.html" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] 2005 Don't Leave Home Without it[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Fishyandrew45 Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 98 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Jul-2004	Ok so same type of corys. I like that stocking list, sounds cool
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Maybe something like pearl gouramis? Good tank size for them, they have good color, and would put some fish in the top portion of your tank. Maybe a large school of neons and something different like a school of rasboras or rainbowfish. Definitely go with at least six cories. You could add a BN plec to deal with algae. ~~~~ [/font] Last edited by Theresa_M at 30-Nov-2004 17:06 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	I'd say get a small angel or two, small enough so they aren't able to eat the tetras, this way they will grow up knowing that they aren't food. I have a school of cardinals with my adult angels and the angels always leave the tetras alone because they've been with them for a long time. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Fishyandrew45 Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 98 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Jul-2004	Angels sound cool. A pair of angels would definitely look cool. I was looking at some other fish and saw a gold nugget pleco. L155 or something. Would one of those work in my tank? just curious andrew
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I think you're talking about L177, as the L155 pleco is not a gold nugget. No, they reach over a foot in length, so they're a little too large for your tank. For a pleco, have you considered some kind of bristlenose? And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Fishyandrew45 Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 98 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Jul-2004	Bristlenoses look cool but my lfs never has them in stock. Could I order one online? is this safe? just curious,, Andrew
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58


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