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[Coloradokid13]

So I have my 20 high tank all water stuff is good

1 Dwarf Flame gourami
2 Male platys
4 peppered Cory's
But I've had cardinal tetras but I can't keep them alive but then when I get a good school of them they all get ick none of my other fish get it and I'm giving up with the tetras. So I'm looking for another idea to fill the tank any suggestion helps





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[bud29]

maybe try a small school (6 or so) of some harlequin or espei rasbora.......

 

[Coloradokid13]

Thanks for the suggestion ill like into it

 

[Coloradokid13]

What's the difference between the two they seem very similar

 

[Coloradokid13]

Could I do a school of marbled hatchetfish

 

[bud29]

I would personally recommend against the marbled hatchets.

I think the difference between harlequin and espei rasbora is that the espeis get slightly larger and are colored differently.

 

[Coloradokid13]

Ok thanks can I ask why about the hatchetfish

 

[Samzter]

Ok thanks can I ask why about the hatchetfish

Need a school and I personally think there isn't enough space for them in a 10g.

 

[Coloradokid13]

The rasboras need schools and its a 20g

 

[Samzter]

The rasboras need schools and its a 20g

Oh sorry, thought it was a 10g. Anyway it's a tall so there isn't much surface room to swim across. A 20 long would be okay because there is lots more room for them to swim but in a 20 high the surface area is too little. The reason we said yes to the Rasboras was because they are middle range of the tank.

 

[Fishy Smell]

Black winged hatchets are great, and are small. They are supposedly delicate but i've not lost any to illness or disease. I lost some to a predatory Badis that took some out one by one so you would just have to be careful what you put with them.

 

[Coloradokid13]

What about a school of 5 or 6 penguin or Von rio tetras