DarylF2
Aquarium Advice Activist
My Eclipse Six tank is doing really, really well. The plants are growing well (a little too well in the case of my Wisteria, which needs trimming), and the fish appear to be happy and healthy. The tank has been fully cycled since June 16, 2006.
The fish consist of 2 Neon Tetras (which I bought to cycle the tank before learning here about fishless cycles), 3 Otocinclus catfish, and 1 (Bronze) Corydoras catfish. I expected 1 or 2 of the Otos to die since they are such delicate little guys, but all three are doing superbly (it probably helped that I let my tank get a lot of green algae growing before getting the Otos); I may need to catch one and move it into another tank. The Neons are fun, friendly, and very energetic; I intend to get a couple more soon.
The issue is the single little Corydoras. I brought him over from my 38-gallon tank which has a large, triving colony of Corydoras (I started with 1 female and 2 males, and now have 18-24!). He seems healthy and is eating and growing well, but I know they like to live in groups. As a result, I'm thinking of moving him to my 20L tank, along with several of his family members from the 38-gallon tank.
But what can I replace him with? I need a non-aggressive, small (1"-2", but 1" preferably...) bottom feeder/cleaner that won't damage plants... A Kuhli loach is an attractive option, but I assume they'd prefer to live in a Kuhli loach group as well. I'm thinking of some sort of shrimp, but am unsure of what varieties to consider...
Suggestions?
The fish consist of 2 Neon Tetras (which I bought to cycle the tank before learning here about fishless cycles), 3 Otocinclus catfish, and 1 (Bronze) Corydoras catfish. I expected 1 or 2 of the Otos to die since they are such delicate little guys, but all three are doing superbly (it probably helped that I let my tank get a lot of green algae growing before getting the Otos); I may need to catch one and move it into another tank. The Neons are fun, friendly, and very energetic; I intend to get a couple more soon.
The issue is the single little Corydoras. I brought him over from my 38-gallon tank which has a large, triving colony of Corydoras (I started with 1 female and 2 males, and now have 18-24!). He seems healthy and is eating and growing well, but I know they like to live in groups. As a result, I'm thinking of moving him to my 20L tank, along with several of his family members from the 38-gallon tank.
But what can I replace him with? I need a non-aggressive, small (1"-2", but 1" preferably...) bottom feeder/cleaner that won't damage plants... A Kuhli loach is an attractive option, but I assume they'd prefer to live in a Kuhli loach group as well. I'm thinking of some sort of shrimp, but am unsure of what varieties to consider...
Suggestions?