Restocking. Thoughts?

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GodFan

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I have a 20 gallon tall that I am restocking soon. I want to base the whole tank around the scarlett badis (my favourite fish). This is what I was thinking though I would love some suggestions because most of my fish are red and Im not sure if all would be compatable. Here is what I am thinking.

2x scarlett badis male
4x scarlett badis female
2x Indostomus paradoxus (crocidile toothpick)
6x celestial pearl danio or goldringed danio
6x Boraras sp. or Boraras brigittae
otto
And pygmy cories or black kuhli loaches and red cherry shrimp

Is everything compatable? I reall like the gold ringed danio. So it would come before the boraras. Thanks and God bless!
 
GodFan said:
I have a 20 gallon tall that I am restocking soon. I want to base the whole tank around the scarlett badis (my favourite fish). This is what I was thinking though I would love some suggestions because most of my fish are red and Im not sure if all would be compatable. Here is what I am thinking.

2x scarlett badis male
4x scarlett badis female
2x Indostomus paradoxus (crocidile toothpick)
6x celestial pearl danio or goldringed danio
6x Boraras sp. or Boraras brigittae
otto
And pygmy cories or black kuhli loaches and red cherry shrimp

Is everything compatable? I reall like the gold ringed danio. So it would come before the boraras. Thanks and God bless!

Just 1 Otto or am I reading this wrong? If so I'd get like 4-5 of them, probably 4. And personally I'd get the cories over the khulis but maybe not. I'm not sure about the other fish at the bottom(gold ring danio). But besides those above mentioned things I think it's good!
 
Just 1 Otto or am I reading this wrong? If so I'd get like 4-5 of them, probably 4. And personally I'd get the cories over the khulis but maybe not. I'm not sure about the other fish at the bottom(gold ring danio). But besides those above mentioned things I think it's good!

So everything looks compatable? Oh and I did say only 1 otto because I had more at one time and they appeared to starve but I forgot about algae tablets. Would 3 be ok? And would I be way overstocked?
 
GodFan said:
So everything looks compatable? Oh and I did say only 1 otto because I had more at one time and they appeared to starve but I forgot about algae tablets. Would 3 be ok? And would I be way overstocked?

I'd get 3 and wait a while to put them in. Also if you get cories either put the tablets in or as I do currently put some extra food in there:). I think you'd be fine considering everything that your getting is super small! But I think that'd be a good tank!
 
I'd get 3 and wait a while to put them in. Also if you get cories either put the tablets in or as I do currently put some extra food in there:). I think you'd be fine considering everything that your getting is super small! But I think that'd be a good tank!

Thanks! I wanted to go pretty much nano so I could get thre scarlet badis :)
 
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