brendainnj
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi, I am close to finishing stocking a 46g bowfront. Currently have:
3 Yoyo loaches
6 loxozonomous cory cats
1 dwarf guarami
I need a school for the middle of the tank...really not interested in tetras as I'd like something we've never had before. I'm looking at either gold or odessa barbs, 6 or 7 of them. I really like the odessas, but they are easily double the price. One curious note...when I put the odessas into AqAdvisor, the load is MUCH less than with the gold barbs.... Do the golds put out that much more waste? Also, could I do half gold/half odessa? I've heard barbs are not too picky about their species.
A concern is with fin nipping my DG.
I'm open to other suggestions as well, they just need to be affordable & available! My temp is currently 77 (for the cories, who would probably prefer it cooler, but the LFS told me they'd be "fine" w/normal tank temps.)
3 Yoyo loaches
6 loxozonomous cory cats
1 dwarf guarami
I need a school for the middle of the tank...really not interested in tetras as I'd like something we've never had before. I'm looking at either gold or odessa barbs, 6 or 7 of them. I really like the odessas, but they are easily double the price. One curious note...when I put the odessas into AqAdvisor, the load is MUCH less than with the gold barbs.... Do the golds put out that much more waste? Also, could I do half gold/half odessa? I've heard barbs are not too picky about their species.
A concern is with fin nipping my DG.
I'm open to other suggestions as well, they just need to be affordable & available! My temp is currently 77 (for the cories, who would probably prefer it cooler, but the LFS told me they'd be "fine" w/normal tank temps.)