3'x1' stocking "Peaceful Tank" help
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My LFS has a Pink tail Chalceus, so I think I'm going to get it along with some congo tetras, and maybe some cory cats.
First I'm going to plant the aquarium though.
First I'm going to plant the aquarium though.
How about a group of colorful plecos like L046 or L134 on the bottom and a mix of rummynose and cardinal tetras for the upper levels?
shenzhenluohan;2792674; said:How about a group of colorful plecos like L046 or L134 on the bottom and a mix of rummynose and cardinal tetras for the upper levels?
Thanks for the suggestions.
The L134 have very nice color.
Screw goldfish
What i would do for sure is start with a sand bottom with a few medium size rocks (2''-3'') lying around then a nice piece of driftwood in the middle and plant the tank nicely
Stocking would be a few dwarf cichlids Go with Apistos, Rams or a few of the many small Acharas all with lots of color and personality Rams do tend to be more shy and layed back though
For movement Go with a nice shoal of Colorful tetras and/or barbs theres a tetra or barb to suit everyones taste i like Congo tetras, red line barbs a pearl gourami or two wouldn't look bad ether
Finish it all of with a nice group of loaches or you could add a little catfish or two mabye or a pleco if you like
What i would do for sure is start with a sand bottom with a few medium size rocks (2''-3'') lying around then a nice piece of driftwood in the middle and plant the tank nicely
Stocking would be a few dwarf cichlids Go with Apistos, Rams or a few of the many small Acharas all with lots of color and personality Rams do tend to be more shy and layed back though
For movement Go with a nice shoal of Colorful tetras and/or barbs theres a tetra or barb to suit everyones taste i like Congo tetras, red line barbs a pearl gourami or two wouldn't look bad ether
Finish it all of with a nice group of loaches or you could add a little catfish or two mabye or a pleco if you like
Those are great fish but get semi large around 8''-10'' so they might out grow that tank and they are predatory so don't keep them with congo tetras unless there adults even then a large Chalceus 7''+ could take down a congo tetra if it got hungry enough Large corys might be safe as they stay on the bottom and the Chalceus on the top but still its riskyAttackFish;2791265; said:My LFS has a Pink tail Chalceus, so I think I'm going to get it along with some congo tetras, and maybe some cory cats.
First I'm going to plant the aquarium though.
killerfish;2793986; said:Those are great fish but get semi large around 8''-10'' so they might out grow that tank and they are predatory so don't keep them with congo tetras unless there adults even then a large Chalceus 7''+ could take down a congo tetra if it got hungry enough Large corys might be safe as they stay on the bottom and the Chalceus on the top but still its risky
I know the Chalceus would get bigger, but I thought I would try it out.
At the LFS its kept in a tank with silver dollars, plecos, loaches, cories, and a mix of other things.
Like you said, it could be risky.
The tank already has a gravel substrate with medium river rocks covering it.
I'm going to get some java fern for ground cover, and then try and plant some java moss on a piece of driftwood. I already have some elodea floating in the top of the tank as I have excess from my turtles set-up and it grows quick and easy.
I'd like a group of clown loaches, but wouldn't they get too large?
I know it would take a while for them to grow large, but it could happen.
