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ok let me tell ya my situation... a 29 gallon with a good amount of fish,i got 6 zebra danios, 3 white skirt tetras, 2 sailfin mollies, 1 iridescant shark, and 2 african butterflys. all my fish get along great but now i want something extra to have on the bottom, since my butterflys stay at top mollies and shark are all over the place and danios are middle-top and tetras are middle. i was thinking ghost shrimp would be interesting, or maybe some cories. a combo of the two would be awesome or would that be too much for the bottom. if so which is the ideal selection. also ive heard the ghost shrimp would be more boring then the coryies. whattya say?

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I'd suggest you to think about what you're going to do with the iridescent shark, unless you have a tropical swimming pool ready for it. These fish get about 2-4' long and are active swimmers, and need ample space so that they don't crash into the walls. If you want another middle dwelling catfish to replace it, consider glass catfish or debauwi catfish; debauwi catfish have a similar behavior to iridescent sharks but only get 3" long, while glass catfish tend not to swim very much at all. BTW, both species of suggested catfish are schooling (as is the iridescent shark), so a group is suggested.

I suggest Corydoras catfish for the bottom. A small group would be fine in a 29 gallon. I just got a group of 6 Sterbai Corys for my 125 gallon and I tell you they're all over the place, even though they're supposed to be bottom feeders. They're quite active and definitely lots of fun. I can't believe it took me so long until I got them, because I was definitely missing out.

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if you have good water chemistry and would like to try the beautiful cherry shrimp then try a few ghost shrimp then trade in the ghost (or keep them) and get some cherries.. they are beautiful little shrimps that add a lot of color... a school of corries would alos be nice... all a matter of preference...

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Your mollies will get to be about four inches and require salt (brackish). The Butterflyfish will also get to be about four inches and will prey on your smaller fish (danios). The shark will out grow your tank. You might consider returning the shark, mollies and butterflyfish to your LFS. Up your school of white shirts to at least six, since they are schooling and get a school of at least five cories, if you prefer. Right now the butterflyfish would most likely eat any ghost shrimp (which also need salt).

those are not sompletely true statements. mollies dont NEED salt or brackish they are found all over in some completley freshwater areas. they might like a bit of aquarium salt and i "shouldn't " hurt the o9ther fish. the mollies also might not reach that size dependong on their lineage. but you might want to consider upgrading in the future... also ghost shrimp only need brackish water to procreate... not for living heathfully. and you still might find some shrimp fry arround (they ar e to still have survivng fry)... so try what you want, but you will need a bigger tank in the long run... but a 29g whould sustain most of those fish depending on the tank dimensions.

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