Fluval 32 Stocking Critique

[MeepReap]

Hey all, after binging fish videos and researching, I came up with this list.

Reasoning behind list:
1. Keep cherry barbs bc they look cool, are hardy and cheap (4 males to 5 females or 3 m to 6f?)
2. Blue endler vs danio for blue color pop and top level ish activity
3. Cory plus amano cleanup. Any fish MUST be amano safe
4 Ram is not necessary but would be nice for cool factor
5.Chill honey gourami for top level

Concerns:
1. Cherry barb aggression and sex ratio
2. Danio or endler stressing gourami
3. Bolivian ram amano safe

[rlederer]

[QUOTE=MeepReap;3577467]Hey all, after binging fish videos and researching, I came up with this list.

Reasoning behind list:
1. Keep cherry barbs bc they look cool, are hardy and cheap (4 males to 5 females or 3 m to 6f?)
2. Blue endler vs danio for blue color pop and top level ish activity
3. Cory plus amano cleanup. Any fish MUST be amano safe
4 Ram is not necessary but would be nice for cool factor
5.Chill honey gourami for top level

Concerns:
1. Cherry barb aggression and sex ratio
2. Danio or endler stressing gourami
3. Bolivian ram amano safe


Cherry barbs are not aggressive, so no problem. It's hard to tell the sexes apart until mature. Don't count on Cories aor amano to do cleanup - they produce as much waste as everyone else and don't clean up anything except some extra food. Don't use a "centerpiece fish" - one single fish of one species is cruel as they like to be in groups. Get two rams or gouramis.