Want to add some more friends.. Bottom dwellers...

[cjldad]

Wanting to add some buddies..

Current friends in my 75gallon...
7 Schwartzi Cory's
12 Bloodfin Tetra
9 Black Neon Tetra
2 Blue Gourami
2 Veil Angels
3 Oto Cats
Sand substrate if it matters/or anyone cares..

Looking for something else for the bottom.. I think the "sharks" are a too aggressive for what I have in there..

Thanks for thoughts and your input...

 

[cjldad]

Been looking myself..
Liking Kuhli Loaches so far..

 

[Etunes]

If the red tail shark has room he should be fine, but you can get a really bad 1 every once in a while. Depends on each one. I would add more cories. Personally i think i would shoot for some glass cats or yoyo loaches next. Up too you though.

 

[BigJim]

Khulis are fun. Get at least six. They're more comfortable in groups and less likely to hide. A bamboo shrimp is another option.

 

[cjldad]

Yeah, I have looked at bamboo shrimp before.. Just never had good luck with shrimp.. Mainly ghost shrimp.. I know they are bred to heck and back and I'm sure the ones I'm getting were bred for feeders anyhow..

The bamboo shrimp I see are about $10 a pop..

I'm probably going this evening to see what's available around me.....

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

I would add more corys, you can go with the julii's or zebras, you can go with a bunch of dwarf corys maybe some peppered. Thats the great thing about them..theres a whole lot of them out there!!

 

[cabezon]

loaches definitely. Panda loaches. yoyos will hide. I love my Yoyo and he is now my oldest fish. But he only comes out when there is food.

 

[spikestrip]

sharks and loaches are good my sharks haven't been aggressive so far eels and bichirs are fun too as long as they can't find a way out

 

[sniper]

mayb some bala sharks

 

[CA_BroncoFan]

Bala sharks get HUGE and for the most part are not bottom dwellers. How big is your tank anyways?

 

[BigJim]

I believe he's talking about the 75g in his "My Tanks" link. +1 on the bala sharks getting way too big. They're on my list of "Fish the LFS Shouldn't Stock" right after pacu and irridescent sharks.

 

[sniper]

mines seem to always b at the bottom or middle but yea they do get big

 

[cjldad]

Just to update.. I got 3 bamboo shrimp.. They are pretty neat.. Don't see them much during the day though.. Maybe they are just shy still.

Going this evening to look at some kuhli's.. What's a good number of them???

 

[Andrewz00]

+1 for balas getting too big!

im curretnly in the same mode, looking for bottom dwellers... im considering a hillstream.... i think they are pretty cool looking...

yoyo loaches are always fun, if they stay out, most ive seen hide a lot...


i currently have 1 bamboo ($14.99) shrimp and 2 Amano shrimp ($3/ea)... very entertaining. the Amano are much more active, swimming around the tank and very mobile. the bamboo kind of just hangs out with his "fans" out catching stuff...

 

[Etunes]

Just give the bamboo time, they stay out all the time when they get acclimated.