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USAFDave13

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Sorry I've put up so many posts of late. So I have my 45 and stand. Below is the setup I've selected for it. It will be semi-planted. And below that the stocking I am working with and tweaking. Any feedback would be amazing. I'm not sure about the Ram as a centerpiece. Looking to avoid breeding/live bearers and aggression. Thank you!

Finnex Planted+ 24/7 light
Fluval 200W E series heater
Versa-top
2x Aquaclear 50
Fluval Q1 Airpump
Airstones
Planting Substrate
W/ all supporting parts

Stocking-

8 x Cory
8 x Rummynose Tetra
8 x Cardinal Tetra
1 x German Blue Ram
2 x Otocinclus

Other considerations: Discus, Dwarf Gourami, Rasboras,Killifish, Loaches
 
Ok, going up to 6 Oto's and switching out the Ram for a Dwarf Gourami (read they are hardier for novices) puts me at 93% stocking according to adadvisor.
 
Ok, going up to 6 Oto's and switching out the Ram for a Dwarf Gourami (read they are hardier for novices) puts me at 93% stocking according to adadvisor.
You know, Rams can be frustrating... many are simply not healthy. I have lost all of mine... and when the Oto lives you know something is weird. Otos can be like a canary in a coal mine.
 
So any issues if I swap the ram for the dwarf gourami? I didn't read any but you all probably have first hand experience.
 
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