33g stocking

[Nicole29]

Current inhabitants:

-6 Rainbow praecox
-4 spotted corys
-1 male Betta (housed here while others are in his 10g)
-1 pleco (will be returning for a couple of otos since I found out he will outgrow the tank)

I have 3 zebra loaches and 2 Bolivian Rams being quarantined right now in my 10g. I realize my bottom strata will be pretty stocked, I hadn't planned on getting loaches but a snail overpopulation changed my mind.

My question is can the corys/loaches/rams all coexist, or should i move my corys to my 10g with my Betta?

Also, can I add anything else to my current stocking scheme??

(My tank is 36"long, with an aqua clear 300 filter and live plants)

 

[Zagz]

All your bottom feeders should get along fine. Have you considered any dwarf gourami's (when the betta is out again)? You could do a small school of tetras, there are many different kinds that look nice.

 

[Nicole29]

would I be able to get 2 Dwarf Gouramis and say 8 cardinals, or would that be pushing my limits too much?

 

[rich311k]

It may be pushing it. 2 dwarf gouramis are a bad mix in a small tank, unless one is a female, which are very hard to find. You could get one dwarf and call yourself stocked.

 

[Nicole29]

well i think i'm going to move my corys and betta to my 10g so my stocking will look like this?

33g
-6 Rainbow praecox
-3 zebra loaches
-2 otos
-2 Bolivian Rams

-1 DG or 8 cardinals (or any other suggestions)

10g
-male Betta
-4 spotted corys

suggestions, comments????????

 

[JustOneMore20]

I'd get an ID on the cories, other than "spotted". Could they be 3-line cories...otherwise known as Corydoras trilineatus? Like this one?
Or maybe a Corydoras sodalis, like this one:

Or maybe a Leopard cory, like this?

Some spotted cories only get about 2 inches, while the sodalis cories get around 3 inches, and pretty big around. I don't think I'd put any of the 3 above in a 10g. Its just too small. The cories, loaches and rams will get along fine.

 

[Nicole29]

here is my cory

 

[RoK]

That would be a "peppered" cory (Corydoras paleatus).

well i think i'm going to move my corys and betta to my 10g so my stocking will look like this?

33g
-6 Rainbow praecox
-3 zebra loaches
-2 otos
-2 Bolivian Rams

-1 DG or 8 cardinals (or any other suggestions)

10g
-male Betta
-4 spotted corys

suggestions, comments????????

The cories might feel a little cramped in the 10g.

A single dwarf gourami or the cardinal tetras should work just fine.

 

[Nicole29]

so should i just keep the corys in the 33 then??

if so, does that eliminate the possibility of getting a gourami or cardinals???

 

[JustOneMore20]

I'd definitely keep the cories in the 33g. Peppered cories are one of the larger types (~3in), so they be cramped in a 10g.

I think even with the cories you'll have room for the cardinals. I'd go with 6-8. Do 40-50% water changes weekly and you should be fine.

Cute cory you got there!

 

[Nicole29]

so does this look ok then? is the 33 overstocked?:

33g
-6 Rainbow praecox
-3 zebra loaches
-4 peppered corys
-2 otos
-2 Bolivian Rams
-6-8 Cardinal tetras


10g
-male Betta

are there any changes you guys suggest? Is there anything that I may be able to put in with my Betta in the 10g?

 

[rich311k]

You could get some smaller Corys for the 10 gallon. he will ignore them.

Your 33 is pretty full. I would not add anything else.

 

[Nicole29]

wondering if this combo would work, if it doesn't I'll just use my original

-1 Angel
-6 Rainbow praecox
-2 zebra loaches
-4 peppered corys
-2 Bolivian Rams

10g
-Betta
-6 Cards (I'm assuming of course with the Angel I would have no more room in my 33g for them)

Thanks for the help

 

[Nicole29]

I'm thinking about changing my tank to a south american blackwater stream, would this stocking work:

-10 cardinal tetras
-6 peppered corys
-2 Bolivian Rams
-1 BN pleco

are those numbers alright? I figured an angel wouldn't be the best choice to add, but if I could I would like to. Thanks for all the advice so far.

 

[RoK]

Sounds fine to me.

 

[Nicole29]

Should I add an angel or say a group of 6 marbled hatchets??
Do I need to change my stocking numbers if I add these??

Thanks