possible 55 gallon?

[allaboutfish]

well i thought it'd be best not to add small schooler with the red tailed

 

[jetajockey]

I think 12 congos is a bit much for that size tank, especially considering how much other stuff is going to be in there. They get pretty big.

 

[allaboutfish]

can i reduce it to 8?

 

[jetajockey]

i would do 6-8 personally, and probably put another schooler in there as well.

 

[allaboutfish]

hmmmm what would you suggest if i did 6?

 

[jetajockey]

IDK, I like glowlight and fireline danios. Guess it just depends on what color you want. I don't know much about RTS so I can't really give any input with that in mind.

 

[Rosenweiss]

Yeah, I think 6 congos and 6 of another, smaller species (though not small like CPD's, smaller like, idk, flame tetras or something).

 

[allaboutfish]

rosy barbs?tiger barbs?

 

[Rosenweiss]

Cherry barbs would be lovely.

 

[jetajockey]

Totally agree with Rosenweiss =)

Something that maxes around 2" give or take would be perfect. Maybe some killifish or topminnows?

 

[Rosenweiss]

Not rosy or tiger, imo, stick with a peaceful species.

 

[allaboutfish]

i decided cherry barbs wouldnt do very good with the shark.

 

[allaboutfish]

what about boesmans rainbows?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

what about boesmans rainbows?

Oh Boesmans are pretty and like alkaline water. The males are more reddish and light blue while females tend to be orange and grey blue (this is from experience, I don't know if that's exactly how it works in nature). They are active and not to mention peaceful. Five would do fine in your tank, but I think you'll have to choose between the barbs or the rainbows.

 

[severum mama]

So where are the apistos going?

FWIW, if you're going to have success with them and the cories, it's a lot more likely in a 55 than in a 29. I don't know who said that there isn't much of a difference in the footprint of the tanks, but a 30x12 footprint to me is a lot different than a 48x12 footprint. That's not to say it will definitely work out, but with more space for the apistos to claim their territory, at least the cories can stay out of it.

 

[allaboutfish]

well the apistos were going into a 20 gallon long plus i dont think having two territorial fish on the bottom with my corys is a good idea.

how many boesmans rainbows could i do in this tank if i took out the congos?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

That'd be plenty of room for a school of five to six of them.

 

[allaboutfish]

so
6-boesmans rainbowfish
6-julii corys
1-rainbow shark or red tailed shark
1-angelfish

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Sounds solid, except I think the red tail shark might be a little territorial around the cories. Everything else sounds good!

 

[allaboutfish]

im thinking they'll have enough room to where they could out smart him sinch ill plant the tank. plus ill add him last.