I have a 26 gallon bowfront and the current inhabitants are:
3 - Sparkling Gouramis
3 - Male Endlers
8 - Ember Tetras
I'd like to finish stocking the tank and I'd like some input. I think I would like to increase the school of ember tetras to 12, but I don't want to add any more sparkling gouramis since the three I have get along really well. The guy at my LFS recommended adding Rainbows, either dwarf neon or threadfin, since I have a high pH, 8.3. I do keep softer water fish like angelfish and bolivian rams in one of my other aquariums and found that as long as I drip acclimate, pH hasn't been an issue in the past.
If I go with the rainbows I'm thinking something along the lines of:
3 - Sparkling Gouramis
3 - Endlers
12 - Ember Tetras
5-6 - Rainbow fish - does anyone have any preferences between threadfin and dwarf neon? Would a mix of both work?
6-8 - Pygmy Corydoras - I would prefer Habrosus, but Pygmaeus are easier to source locally and only $0.99 each
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks!
3 - Sparkling Gouramis
3 - Male Endlers
8 - Ember Tetras
I'd like to finish stocking the tank and I'd like some input. I think I would like to increase the school of ember tetras to 12, but I don't want to add any more sparkling gouramis since the three I have get along really well. The guy at my LFS recommended adding Rainbows, either dwarf neon or threadfin, since I have a high pH, 8.3. I do keep softer water fish like angelfish and bolivian rams in one of my other aquariums and found that as long as I drip acclimate, pH hasn't been an issue in the past.
If I go with the rainbows I'm thinking something along the lines of:
3 - Sparkling Gouramis
3 - Endlers
12 - Ember Tetras
5-6 - Rainbow fish - does anyone have any preferences between threadfin and dwarf neon? Would a mix of both work?
6-8 - Pygmy Corydoras - I would prefer Habrosus, but Pygmaeus are easier to source locally and only $0.99 each
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks!