First of all, many thanks in advance. I have been without fish nearly two years now and I am excited to get started again.
It is pretty simple. The tank is 15 gallons (wish I could have bigger!
), but set on end so it is more tall than wide. Looking for some ideas in terms of inhabitants. I don't mind sensitive fish that need more than "beginner" care. I also don't have a preference for a single "show piece" or small grouping of fish. I (and my cat who enjoys watching) do want to see the fish/creatures though. So nothing that hides all the time.
Originally I was thinking about these options:
~Betta, or a couple females (have had success in the past with a trio of females)
~Small group of panda cories (+ show piece fish?)
~breeding pair of German Blue Rams (but I think 15 gallons is too small...???)
~single male GBR + a small group of schooling fish (tetras ... something that would stay out of the GBR's main territory)
~african dwarf frogs paired with suitable fish
~some sort of shrimp + show piece fish
~a smaller variety of pleco (is there such a thing?)
~gourami
What has kept me from moving forward is that everything listed above is something I have done before in one tank or another... If it helps, the tank has black gravel, driftwood and will be planted (2 - 4 wpg of lighting depending on the setting I use). The lighting is retrofitted because I do plan on "going all out" with the plants - my first time, and yes I should have better substrate...
Again, many thanks! It feels good to be planning a fish tank again!
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