I almost went that route too, with the pearl but the angels they had were small enough and the thought was they grow along with everything. I'm hoping with 5 the aggression will get spread out. Also have 14 neons, large mollie and 10 corys so there is plenty to keep their attention divided. I keep mine at 80.5F.
Here is a minor update to my 55g
I added some Anubias nana to the center and some big Crypt hudoroi to the right corner.
There are some Crypt flamingo that I hope do well. I threw in a bunch of DIY Root Caps plus did a 50% pwc and added liquid ferts.
Water still has a lot of tannins which I don't mind.
I reprogrammed the lights. I'll run high light for 2 hours and only one set of bulbs for 6 hours after.
No algae at all.
Very little stock. Will be adding some in gradually.
Lost some fish from roommate mistake while I was out of town.
Current stock
2 Cory sterbai will be adding more
1 Oto will be adding more
1 Farlowella vittata ( doing well )
2 Neons
1 Horned Nerite
Ramshorns and Pond Snails
I need to add a background !!! Black probably
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With Otos get at least 3 or more. Make sure the tank has live plants and wood. If you wipe down walls leave back wall alone.
At the store look for full stomachs. Look at underside. These are Wild Caught and once they starve they lose their gut flora.
Drip acclimate.
If you don't have a heavily planted tank consider adding a background so they don't feel so exposed at first.
Mine eat Omega One algae wafers, OO color flakes, frozen worms and brine shrimp. Plus zucchini and romaine.
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