Stocking a 20 gallon

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Okay well now that I'm finally done, or about 99.8% done with my cycle, I will begin to stock my tank. At first I had a completely different plan but as I acquired a new unexpected tank that stocking is staying to that tank.

Now, I was interested in keeping Microgeophagus ramirezi (GBR), Apistogramma Cacatuoide (Cockatoo), Pelvicachromis pulcher, or Nannacara anomala (Golden Dwarf Cichlid) with a # of Harlequin Rasbora or Silver Tip Tetras, and 3 Panda Cory's.

I don't know if this stock is pushing it and I'm not completely sure on if the non-cichlid fish will work with the cichlids. Any advice?

 

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edit: I believe I might have posted in wrong thread, my mistake.

 

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I keep a pair of Kribs...20 g long is the minimum.

 

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Hm will any of mine work? judging from your tank I believe the rest of my stock will work?

 

[Aspencer]

Hm will any of mine work? judging from your tank I believe the rest of my stock will work?

When breeding, your kribs might not like the corys around the bottom but tetras in the upper part of the tank would be fine.

 

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So just a type of Cichlid and the Tetras/Harlequin Rasboras should be fine?

 

[Aspencer]

So just a type of Cichlid and the Tetras/Harlequin Rasboras should be fine?

Yes. The Tetras/Harlequins also act as dither fish, meaning fish that will make you Kribs confortable...you probably know but...in the wild, when your Kribs don't see other fish swimming around, the get nervous since that is a sign of a predator hanging around...everyone hiding from it...with dither fish, since they are out and swimming around, they figure it is safe for them too to come out.

 

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Yes yes I read about that! Seems since those fish school actively the Kribs would feel comfortable in the aquarium. Right now I have large driftwood and a flower pot semi buried in the sand, this is fine for Kribs?

 

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Yes yes I read about that! Seems since those fish school actively the Kribs would feel comfortable in the aquarium. Right now I have large driftwood and a flower pot semi buried in the sand, this is fine for Kribs?

Perfect except in my case, my male, at the beginning, was chasing the female around so I need a few more hiding places for her to feel safe. No that do not roam together but are much nicer to each other...still waiting for my first batch of fry but they are still young. Each is about 3 inches with the male getting a red belly but my female is still immature I think.

 

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Perfect except in my case, my male, at the beginning, was chasing the female around so I need a few more hiding places for her to feel safe. No that do not roam together but are much nicer to each other...still waiting for my first batch of fry but they are still young. Each is about 3 inches with the male getting a red belly but my female is still immature I think.

Sounds good, I'll try and get some more hiding spots, good luck on the fry!