Hello everyone, I'm a new face here. I am a new and excited aquarist and have recently began restocking my 26 gallon tank after I had to break it down from a bad algae bloom that wouldn't allow for less-hardy fish to survive in it.
The tank itself is the Aquaneon 26g Bowfront tank (it came from a deluxe starting pack at Petsmart) Its dimensions are 24"Lx15"Wx21"H, so it is clearly better suited for slower fish that will stack on various levels. (I learned this the hard way by adding Zebra Danios which would zip across the tank. While they were fun, I had to remove them for the sake of future stocking). The filter came with the pack, and is Quiet Flow 20 power filter. I can keep up with water changes and gravel filters on a weekly basis.
The tank has regular gravel on the bottom, and is well filled with fake plants. It also has four caves. One very large one (near few plants), one medium sized one (near most of the plants), and two small ones (a stack of barrels and then a small sunken ship). I balanced the tank so that the larger cave isn't "better" than the smaller one because the smaller one has more plant cover.
Currently I have 6 Glolight tetras (Hemigrammus erythrozonus), which cycled the tank (with the removed Danios) and are a well established school. I have recently added 3 Albino Corys (corydoras aeneus), and 2 male Fire-red Dwarf Gouramis (Colisa lalia).
I don't believe this tank is overstocked yet(though I could easily be wrong), and I was wondering for any suggestions as to what I should/could add to the tank. I would like some fish that are either larger and colorful or are small schoolers with lots of color, but wont nip at any of my other fish-- namely the corys and the gouramies. I was also wondering if another tank cleaner was necessary, such as a bristlenose pleco or a school of Otos (though I struggle to keep Otos alive for long).
For larger tankmates I was thinking either platies or rainbow fish. For smaller ones I was thinking about rasboras or a similar species. I was also considering a single rainbow. While I know they are not recommended for beginners, I find them extremely attractive fish and would love to have one within my tank. However, it is not a requirement. What I am mainly looking is for fish to fill the levels of my tank. The middle seems to be crowded while the top is rather empty. I am open to any suggestions for fish, though price is an object here, and would like them below the $7 mark. Thank you for any advice you have to give and I look forward to hearing suggestions.
The tank itself is the Aquaneon 26g Bowfront tank (it came from a deluxe starting pack at Petsmart) Its dimensions are 24"Lx15"Wx21"H, so it is clearly better suited for slower fish that will stack on various levels. (I learned this the hard way by adding Zebra Danios which would zip across the tank. While they were fun, I had to remove them for the sake of future stocking). The filter came with the pack, and is Quiet Flow 20 power filter. I can keep up with water changes and gravel filters on a weekly basis.
The tank has regular gravel on the bottom, and is well filled with fake plants. It also has four caves. One very large one (near few plants), one medium sized one (near most of the plants), and two small ones (a stack of barrels and then a small sunken ship). I balanced the tank so that the larger cave isn't "better" than the smaller one because the smaller one has more plant cover.
Currently I have 6 Glolight tetras (Hemigrammus erythrozonus), which cycled the tank (with the removed Danios) and are a well established school. I have recently added 3 Albino Corys (corydoras aeneus), and 2 male Fire-red Dwarf Gouramis (Colisa lalia).
I don't believe this tank is overstocked yet(though I could easily be wrong), and I was wondering for any suggestions as to what I should/could add to the tank. I would like some fish that are either larger and colorful or are small schoolers with lots of color, but wont nip at any of my other fish-- namely the corys and the gouramies. I was also wondering if another tank cleaner was necessary, such as a bristlenose pleco or a school of Otos (though I struggle to keep Otos alive for long).
For larger tankmates I was thinking either platies or rainbow fish. For smaller ones I was thinking about rasboras or a similar species. I was also considering a single rainbow. While I know they are not recommended for beginners, I find them extremely attractive fish and would love to have one within my tank. However, it is not a requirement. What I am mainly looking is for fish to fill the levels of my tank. The middle seems to be crowded while the top is rather empty. I am open to any suggestions for fish, though price is an object here, and would like them below the $7 mark. Thank you for any advice you have to give and I look forward to hearing suggestions.
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