I was going to use a 75 gallon canister filter and sponge filter, also, don't otocinclus and cory cats have a low bioload? my current 29 has 13 kuhli loaches, 3 dojo loaches, 2 smaller plecos, 3 red eyed tetras, 2 albino cherry barbs, 4 peacock gudgeons, and 1 albino red tail shark and they do fine with a 25% water change once every 1-2 weeks
Filter size does not make you need less waterchanges. Only plants or weird anaerobic filters can do that. Look into aquaponics. I have that on my 10, and I only change the water occasionally because some people say you get mineral buildup.
BTW, My 55 has 5 Praecox, 1 guppy, 4 2" Redheads, 2 3" rainbows and I do 20-50% weekly with plenty of plants, and have unreadable nitrates.
ok, I'm not sure if I'll get the tank or not, but if I do I think I'll go for the tetras, otocinclus, corydoras, etc. I do have duckweed and cardinal plants in my 29 gallon right now and also have some pothos in there (I don't know if it is working though, it looks like the plant might be dying)Filter size does not make you need less waterchanges. Only plants or weird anaerobic filters can do that. Look into aquaponics. I have that on my 10, and I only change the water occasionally because some people say you get mineral buildup.
Why not a couple rainbow dace? One of the most colorful fish out there, fairly small and isn't kept by every dick, harry and sally?
in my experience the only fish I couldn't keep was an elephant nose fish, i miss the little guy
