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I'm not the biggest fan of PetSmart, but they have Maracyn Plus for fifteen (or so) bucks including shipping.

Cardinals are great. They're a little more colourful than neons, but they're also a little bit bigger, so you'd have to reduce the numbers. Adding in the diamonds, I'd say 5 corys, ten diamonds, and 25 - 30 cardinals. Again, that's probably more than your standard LFS is going to stock, but it'd...

I'm sorry, I meant one school of neons (just green or just regular), but keeping the diamonds and rummynoses. Anyway, if you wanted nothing but the corys and a school of neons, depending on filtration, you could get... a lot of neons. In 55 gallons, I'd say probably 50 to 60 neons. I don't know...

Those are not neon tetras. I'm honestly not entirely sure what they are, but they are not neons. You may want to edit your title to attract more attention.

Regular and Green Neons are about a 50/50 chance of schooling together. Since you have a little bit of extra room, you could just bump up and get eight or so of each, but I think you'd be happier with one solid school. It's more dramatic to see all of one type swirling around the tank together...

Family of fish. What I meant is that "loach" doesn't indicate a single particular fish, but a group of species. Kuhli loaches are a far cry from clown loaches.

Well, first, loaches are a family of fish, and you'd need to know what type you're getting. Same with corys. Second, the angels would be highly territorial. The gouramis would also be territorial while mating, and both would want the surface of the tank almost exclusively. I understand the...

Do you want plecos for sure, or just algae eating fish?

:blink: The idea of a catfish living in a dog is kind of gross. :blink: Angels will definitely learn to come up for food and petting. My personal "dream" (more like "current obsession for my next tank") fish is a black ghost knife fish, and all reports are that they learn to respond to humans.

Grew up in Dale City, VA Live in Portland, OR :lol: Northern Virginia is more of a cichlid tank, and I'm a crusty bottom-dweller needing a community environment.

I second both of these, if you're going the live plant route, but it looked like it was all artificial in the pic.

In a bigger grocery store, it should be near the foil, cling wrap, and whatnot. If not there, Sur la Table (Pentagon Row ;) ) would have it. Might as well get some food grade twine while you're at it.

Honestly, I'd say adding a background would be the biggest aesthetic bonus you cold give that tank. Just having a solid colour for those rocks and shells to pop against would be a huge help.

I recommended cheesecloth because it's generally sturdier and would give you more uses than the medical gauze.

Cheesecloth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia You could try medical gauze too.

Well, an update on the tank: We did get a pair of honey gouramis. Our male (Miel) wasn't very interestingly coloured when we picked him up at the LFS, and he was initially kind of shy and hid, but the day after being introduced his colours perked right up. Within days he had built a bubble nest...

I'd be careful introducing washers to the tank. They're typically coated in petroleum based oil and it might leach into the food/water. I wouldn't use any metals that aren't intended for food preparation or service. Maybe just tie it to some cheesecloth wrapped around some substrate and sink...

DO NOT USE WINDEX (or any other standard cleaners). This is obvious to some people, but it's super important. There's a line of products called Doctors Foster and Smith that makes great products for cleaning aquariums. Also, do some research on "cycling" your tank, and you can avoid your issue...

And this is why I laugh (bitterly) when I see any product that advertises that it is "universal" or "fits any faucet"

I'll take all of that under consideration. Thank you again.

Thanks Charlie. We do know that we're near our bioload limit with our tank size, but we "over filter" and stay very on top of water changes. We also do regular water quality checks with our LFS (which is The Wet Spot in Portland, OR and I've seen mentioned on many forums around the Internet as...

First thing I read about the GW was that it ate tetras and minnows. Probably not a good idea. Stock: 2 electric blue rams 6 glass catfish 8 cardinal tetras 8 white cloud mountain minnows 4 dwarf spotted corys 5 otos 3 mystery snails

Badis- Sounds like the gouramis without the aggression problems. Possibly the best bet yet. :) Marble headstander -Stays in the lower end. :( Rosy barb - Other party not interested. "Too goldfishy" Pair of keyhole cichlid - Given Charlie's concerns about other cichlids, I didn't research these.

Thanks, again. Paradise gourami - same issues as honey gourami, with added issue of tank size (some sources recommend twenty while others recommend thirty five). Possibility if I hear good things. Dwarf powder blue gourami - not particularly interested. Kind of gaudy. Endler's livebearers -...

With your apple snail, I'd say avoid the assassin. Assassins can become a hassle themselves, since they also breed. Besides that, the other snails can actually be beneficial since they borrow and till the substrate. If they become too numerous, it seems that you already know what to do with them.