mazie51109
Aquarium Advice Activist
A few months ago, my grandmother bought a 56 gallon column tank. I set it up for her over the course of two months, but she had a major ich outbreak after bringing home some 80 cent cardinal tetras that she got at a sale (I wasn't there to pre-approve these fish- she bought them because of their cheap price and didn't even look for signs of disease). Anyway, she lost all but 7 of her fish in the outbreak over the course of a month. She is now on vacation and allowed me to set up her tank again for a fresh start. I have what remains of her community fish, but I honestly hate tanks with a bunch of tetras, livebearers, danios, and gouramis just thrown in together. I like tanks with large shoals of tetras and one focal fish. So I've been thinking- what should I stock her tank with that would make her happy?
My two major ideas are the following:
2x kissing gourami- she had these when she was little and loved them
12x long fin black skirt tetras- she loves these because they are hardy and look somewhat like angelfish
12x long fin gold skirt tetras- I think some variety in the tetras would be nice, but not so much that it's distracting .
6x mystery snails- she loves the little buggers
6x panda cories- she loves cories but doesn't understand that they do better in schools- these are my favorite type of cories
1x blue gourami- I have a two year old blue gourami in a 20 gal and he needs a tank upgrade. bonus, she loves him!
40x male guppies- she loves guppies. the only problems with this are that I feel like she may end up brining home 1 or 2 females and they'll be harassed to death. I also think that male guppies may make the tank look cluttered if their colors vary too much.
12x mystery snails
6x panda cories
If you have other stocking ideas, feel free to mention them in the comments. otherwise, please answer in the poll above!
My two major ideas are the following:
2x kissing gourami- she had these when she was little and loved them
12x long fin black skirt tetras- she loves these because they are hardy and look somewhat like angelfish
12x long fin gold skirt tetras- I think some variety in the tetras would be nice, but not so much that it's distracting .
6x mystery snails- she loves the little buggers
6x panda cories- she loves cories but doesn't understand that they do better in schools- these are my favorite type of cories
1x blue gourami- I have a two year old blue gourami in a 20 gal and he needs a tank upgrade. bonus, she loves him!
40x male guppies- she loves guppies. the only problems with this are that I feel like she may end up brining home 1 or 2 females and they'll be harassed to death. I also think that male guppies may make the tank look cluttered if their colors vary too much.
12x mystery snails
6x panda cories
If you have other stocking ideas, feel free to mention them in the comments. otherwise, please answer in the poll above!