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I have a 15 long that i just recently put in 5 cardinals, and 3 corys. Is there anything else that i can put in there, or am I at my limit??? I would like maybe one other species of fish... do I have a choice? Thanks!

72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up
75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)

cards and corys need to be in groups of 6. Cories school visually, so they all need to be the same kind.
That said, and not knowing what kind of cory you have- id add one more card, one more cory of the same type, and call it done.
Depending on your tank maintance schedule,filtration, ect- you may be able to add more corys, or a female betta- but i wouldnt do much more than that.

What kind of corys did you get? Different species reach different sizes. After adding another cardinal and 3 more corys, I would suggest maybe a couple guppies? It really depends on the size of your corys. If they get 1.5"-2" with adequate filtration, water changes, etc that should be fine. Also, snails add hardly anything to the bioload, so a couple mysterys would be ok.

Well I for sure have 2 Bronze corys, (Aeneus) and one that I am trying to id right now... (b/f gave me his, he got pirhanas, and well cant have corys ne more!) So I am working on that....no snails for me... ewwww they are icky to me! ]] with that said... i have a whisper 20 running on it... which is quite adequate i think....I was thinking maybe some Blue rams.. since they stay considerably small.... yes no???

72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up
75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)

i wouldnt put rams in- you wouldnt have enough room.
take the odd cory back, and get 2 more bronze, one more card. if you still want to add something- go with a trio of male guppies, one betta, some shrimp. the bronze cories i believe get 2.5- 3 inches. so that doesnt leave room for much else.

You might be able to get away with one blue ram or one dwarf gourami after upping the count on those cardinals and cories. Probably the best suggestion would be to add three more cories and maybe three more cardinals and call it done...

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I was thinking of a flame dwarf gourami... They do stay small, unlike other gourami's. Now, with my corys, I cant "take them back" They were my boyfriends, i didnt purchase them new. And I figured the new cory is a bronze, just a bit older than the rest... 3 will be fine in a tank.. its a small school of corys... but they are happy, been done several times in my past before. Now with the cardinals...I will probably up their school maybe to 8 and no more.... i just want one center fish that is visual.. and small....so i figured a dwarf gourami... males are ok alone, aren't they? Anyway, thanks for the ideas, and keep them coming.:%)

72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up
75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)

yes male gouramis are fine alone, so are the females.
I have found flame dwarfs to be not very hardy in my experience, regular dwarfs being much much more hardy. I think the corys will be fine just 3 if you feel that way, the cards at 8 would be great for them.
You could also try perhaps a molly of some type, there are plenty of fancy ones.
I think a blue ram would be fine in there, and in the same suggestion, a bolivian ram would also do ok.
A paradise fish could be done probably, or a betta.
Good luck with your choice!


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cories do not need to be kept in groups of six, you could put maybe a couple gourami's or some other type of peaceful fish. in my 20 i had 3 tetras and single cory a gourami and a red tailed bclak shark... although i wouldnt reccomend the shark. you could even put a betta in there if you so chose

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For a centerpiece you could get a dwarf gourami or betta...depending on your filtration and what you end up doing with your cardinal school you could get a paradise fish or blue gourami.

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