zparticle
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The best way to stock is go look at fish you like come back and list them then we will help stock it
That's actually what I did in this thread. I'm just excited that I will probably getting some fish soon.
The best way to stock is go look at fish you like come back and list them then we will help stock it
Alright I think this is what I have decided on:
4 - Panda Cories
6 - Glofish
6 - Harlequin Rasboras
20 - Red Cherry Shrimp
Then after everything gets settled two German Blue Rams.
Now, go ahead and tear apart my plan.
zparticle said:Okay well here is what I ended up getting:
2 Panda Cories
3 Orange laser Cories
6 Harlequin Rasbora
6 Neon Tetra
10 Ghost shrimp
They all seem to be having a ball. The HR are zooming all over the place hanging in a tight school. The GS are basically just hiding in every nook and cranny. The NT seem to really like the bubble stream coming from the sponge filter. They are swimming in a school and occasionally breaking up and then coming back together. The OLC are hang tight together occasionally joined by the PC.
Just been watching them all zoom around. Those cories are really fast when they decide to go get something off the water surface, like lightning.
The fish place was out of glofish so I got the tetras instead and the
I was going to get Julli Cories but the only tank of them they had, had two dead ones and the others didn't look good. I pointed it out and the guy said "you don't anything from this tank, that is bad" So went with the others.
I know you all think this is overstocked but some of these will get moved to the 55g tank when it is ready. For now they seem happy as can be.
The only probs I see with that is that orange lasers will get much too big for a 20 but if you plan on moving them out to a 55 before they hit full size, then that's just fine. Also the panda's really do best in a group 6. Even in a group of 4 they aren't quite themselves. I would get more if you canOkay well here is what I ended up getting:
2 Panda Cories
3 Orange laser Cories
6 Harlequin Rasbora
6 Neon Tetra
10 Ghost shrimp
They all seem to be having a ball. The HR are zooming all over the place hanging in a tight school. The GS are basically just hiding in every nook and cranny. The NT seem to really like the bubble stream coming from the sponge filter. They are swimming in a school and occasionally breaking up and then coming back together. The OLC are hang tight together occasionally joined by the PC.
Just been watching them all zoom around. Those cories are really fast when they decide to go get something off the water surface, like lightning.
The fish place was out of glofish so I got the tetras instead and the
I was going to get Julli Cories but the only tank of them they had, had two dead ones and the others didn't look good. I pointed it out and the guy said "you don't anything from this tank, that is bad" So went with the others.
I know you all think this is overstocked but some of these will get moved to the 55g tank when it is ready. For now they seem happy as can be.
He fishless cycled so all fish can go in IMO
Also, I just realized, you added all those at once? Wow..that's alot. Make sure you are testing your parameters daily..you might end up in a mini cycle. Adding 18 fish all at once to a 20 gal tank is a recipe for disaster unless it has a very strong bio-filter built up already.
I keep cories on a smooth natural looking gravel that's fine. I've found most gravel is OK...but there are some too jagged and sharp.Number one how did you do the link thing number two is that gravel bc that is a no no with corys