Stocking my 36 gallon

[misterpenguin4]

I am wondering what else I should stock my 36 gallon with. I have 2 female kribs and I am getting a pair of german blue rams. Im not sure what else I should get. Here is a pic of the tank:

 

[misterpenguin4]

Also forgot to say I have a petricola catfish too.

 

[Zimmanski]

You pretty much have a blank slate to work with so check out a website like liveaquaria.com and search their fish and see what you like then post back in this thread and we can try to figure out the best fit and numbers for your tank. Also I think you may have issues having a pair of kribs and a pair of rams in that tank especially when their spawning, but I could be wrong.

 

[misterpenguin4]

Well the kribs are 2 females so they wont get too aggressive and the rams wont get aggressive either when they spawn.

 

[misterpenguin4]

I just looked on liveaquaria and I think a couple bumble bee gobies or glass catfish would be cool. Also could I keep a angel fish in here? I use conditioned tap water.

 

[Dallascowboys16]

Yeah I use conditioned water out of my garden hose and I keep angels so you will definitely be fine. Ph is something that the fish can adapt to as long as the water quality in the tank is good.

 

[Zimmanski]

Bumblebee gobies are brackish water fish so probably wouldn't work well, they're also pretty territorially aggressive. An angel would work though, I love mine

 

[misterpenguin4]

Well there is a bumble bee goby that does well in freshwater and how about glass catfish?

 

[Mlani]

Oops never mind ..

 

[bettaowner]

Neon tetras or guppies would be nice.

 

[misterpenguin4]

I dont think small defenseless fish like tetras would do well with kribs or rams. Also does anyone know where I can get some bumblebee gobys? I want 4. I saw some on aquabid but they were a bit pricey.

 

[Zimmanski]

Well there is a bumble bee goby that does well in freshwater and how about glass catfish?

True, there is a species that tolerates freshwater but really should have some salinity. Here's an article I found that may be helpful if you do decide to get one. http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/McKane_Bumblebee_Gobies.html

 

[misterpenguin4]

Do you think the kribs, GBR, or the bumblebee goby would bother amano shrimp?

 

[Zimmanski]

Do you think the kribs, GBR, or the bumblebee goby would bother amano shrimp?

They all might, but probably wont, except the goby. Its an ambush predator and is very territorally aggressive

 

[misterpenguin4]

Would a betta work in here?

 

[Zimmanski]

Would a betta work in here?

Could also be a problem with shrimp but its about 50/50. Bettas can also be iffy in community setups and shouldn't be with any nippy or aggressive fish due to their flowing fins

 

[Case]

id be careful with the gobys. most petstores carry both golden banded gobys and bumblebees and sell them as the same fish, and they are very hard to tell apart if you dont know what youre looking for. both species are brackish, one just does better in fresh than the other. they are also very hard to feed in a community tank because they are ambush predators and they tend to miss all the food eaten by other more fast eating fish.