mildlyobsessed
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Oct 2, 2022
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I'm cycling a 55 gallon tall right now, and find myself in possession of a single yo-yo loach, so now my stocking decisions have to work with him. This is what happens when you spend your lunch breaks at the LFS staring at/being charmed by a goofy, lonely drop-off.
I plan on getting him two* other yo-yos when that becomes possible, I rarely see them and haven't ventured into ordering online yet. The LFS owner said that 3 would be fine in a 55 gallon community, that he's only seen them get 4.5" max, and BSing me would require speaking more words than absolutely necessary so I'm quite certain he would never XD
Would a combination of electric blue acara and Bolivian rams (or other suitable dwarf cichlids) work with these guys? What upper-level fish would you recommend to round out the tank? I would like to do some sort of rainbowfish, but realize they would be incompatible with the rams as far as water requirements (From what I've picked up, you can go to the edges of the pH/dKH/GH range with most widely-available fish, but that rams are kind of divas about it unless they've been tank-bred, or am I way off base?).
*I have read that they should be kept in schools of at least 6, or 10, or 15, but I've also seen people saying that 3 works just fine, especially in a community tank, so I'm going to try that to start. If they're miserable, we'll work something else out.
I plan on getting him two* other yo-yos when that becomes possible, I rarely see them and haven't ventured into ordering online yet. The LFS owner said that 3 would be fine in a 55 gallon community, that he's only seen them get 4.5" max, and BSing me would require speaking more words than absolutely necessary so I'm quite certain he would never XD
Would a combination of electric blue acara and Bolivian rams (or other suitable dwarf cichlids) work with these guys? What upper-level fish would you recommend to round out the tank? I would like to do some sort of rainbowfish, but realize they would be incompatible with the rams as far as water requirements (From what I've picked up, you can go to the edges of the pH/dKH/GH range with most widely-available fish, but that rams are kind of divas about it unless they've been tank-bred, or am I way off base?).
*I have read that they should be kept in schools of at least 6, or 10, or 15, but I've also seen people saying that 3 works just fine, especially in a community tank, so I'm going to try that to start. If they're miserable, we'll work something else out.