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Graphite Fingerling Posts: 45 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jul-2004	Hey I got a 55gallon and looking to add some more fish.. Heres what I got right now.. 1 Common Pleco 2 Dwarf Gourmis 3 Danios (Im getting rid of these guys) 1 Elephant snail Im thinking about adding 6 cories, What do you guys think?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Adding some cories would be a great idea! They clean up leftover food, are fun to watch, and don't take up a lot of room. Instead of six, how about eight or ten? You seem to have plenty of room in your tank, and more is always better. 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 11:53
Graphite Fingerling Posts: 45 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jul-2004	Well I dont want to add to much so I can have a big community tank but I dont think that would be a problem since they just stay at the bottom and dont really get in other fish way.. I gotta make a big order from walmart or something because they usually have only 8 of the same cories then the next week they got a whole different type. Or I will check my LFS and see if I can order some from there.. Will probably be cheaper and more reilable too. Last edited by Graphite at 26-Sep-2004 18:03
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	To be honest, I wouldn't order fish from there. My experience with W.M. is that they don't know what they're doing, and are only in it to make money. Their fish tend to be diseased, or dead. I would check out a lfs, and see what they have. There are some really good-looking cories that aren't sold in W.M., such as pandas. I bought my polystictus cories from a lfs. 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 11:53
Graphite Fingerling Posts: 45 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jul-2004	My brother has panda cories. They look really nice.. I was looking at the peppered or juila cories[sp].
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
tetrafan31313 Enthusiast Posts: 216 Kudos: 218 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Aug-2004	hey u should get african cichlids or a SAE if i was u iwoul d take out all those fish and make it too a carvinore tank so i cant make u i would get 3 electric blues and about 2 yellow labs and a couple of shell dewlers i dont know if u need a pleco if u gettin a pleco if u want to get a rhino or a britsle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	The cories you're looking at probably aren't julii, as they are not really sold in the U.S. They're probably c. trilineatus, but they are still a good choice. You'll be happy with cories. 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 11:53
aj Hobbyist Posts: 107 Kudos: 18 Votes: 0 Registered: 08-Jan-2001	Well I too would go for a few Cory's but buy them in Two's or three's. However for mid swimmers i would definately buy 5 Rummy Nose Tetras they look absolutely fantastic. And for the Talking point fish go with a Black Ghost Knife fish. Easy to keep and feed just make sure there are little long tubularish hidey hole fors it. Fish are Fun not Food!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	For some all around schooling action, I'd go with a large school of colorful tets, cardinals, neons, rummies, etc. Stunning when placed in large numbers.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	corys are great, getting a school of those is a good idea and as said before, how about a big fat school of tetras? I've heard rummynose tetras make really nice tight schools i have cardinals and they are nice, too
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
fishboy8206 Enthusiast Posts: 227 Kudos: 354 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Jan-2004	yeah i would go with a loach or cory of some kind.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
royal cichlid Banned Posts: 39 Kudos: 84 Votes: 4 Registered: 02-Jul-2004	get one or two new world cichlids, or start an asian river biotope
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
aj Hobbyist Posts: 107 Kudos: 18 Votes: 0 Registered: 08-Jan-2001	Well if you want a "I've been every where man" fish for your tank that is hardy, colourful and easy to feed and maintain then go for the Blue Ram. Great little fish with a beautiful array of colours depending on the light. In fact some people say they are more colourful in natural sunlight than when the artificail aquarium lights are on. If not the blue ram how about a red tail shark? Very nice fish, has been kown to be a bit aggressive to its own kind and similar fish in size but not certainly not towards cory's. Loves plants too. Fish are Fun not Food!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53


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