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Hello!

Here's what I have:

10 gallon
Medium planted
20-40 HOB Whisper
DIY CO2

Fish:
1 male betta
pair of m/f Golden Wonder Killies (A. Lineatus)
2 Chinese Hillstream Loach (aka Borneo Suckers)
3 panda cory

I'm giving my LFS the female killifish, and I wanted to get a pair of otos. She's being sexed up all the time, and I feel sorry for her.

You need more pandas...get atleast 2 more.

*Kristin*

So, are you saying I'm not overstocked? Another thing I was thinking of, was giving both killies to the LFS, and getting 5 neons and amano shrimp.

I think your a little overstocked. The corys would like to have more company of their own but with a 10 gallon 3 is pretty much max, maybe one more. I would trade in both killies and betta, and just go with 6-7 neons.

I agree and disagree with some of the replies.

Depending on your filtration you are not over stocked but just too close for my liking. My Betta tank could be considered over stocked but no Co2 I have a good air stone stream, and a filter suitable for at leats a 15-20gal tank. Also I do a 30% water change weekly and clean the filter weekly.

Now for the cories they would be better in a minium of 6+ as a school as they seem to prefer their own company.

I am not sure about the CHLs re size and waste produced by them. If they are for the purpose of algae eaters small ottos would be a beter choice.
Neons not worth the effort Cardinal tetras are far better looking and certainly hardier.

If you are looking for good bottom cleaners Khuli loaches.

This should give you some thing to think about.

Remember with a small tank think twice then think again then act "once" and you should never have any problems with the stock in the tank.

Keith

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