Stocking Help

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Top level swimmer: Chalceus macrolepidotus

Some website list this fish as aggresive and should be kept singly. I see them in adventure aquarium in NJ they are pretty peaceful with some larger eartheaters. Will a group of 4 to 5 work in my tank?

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[fish_n_vw]

Sorry for the late reply, I would say bleeding heart tetras, or something else that has that same taller body. I hear a lot of the sleek looking tetras become food pretty easily for adult angels. For corys, I am currently raising out a group of corydoras plateaus. They are common, grow to a larger size (3") and are really active. I have 12 of them in one of my growout tanks, and they are a lot of fun. Good luck.

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[fish_n_vw]

Also, someone suggested pikes. I think you would be really happy with a few pairs of some of the dwarf pikes in there. There's three diffrent species of dwarf pikes, all stay pretty small, but to large for your geos or angles to eat. Would also make a nice addition without adding a bunch of bioload. That would be really nice to have a 12-24 of the tetras, and corys. And a 4-6 dwarf pikes mixed in with that group. And, they would all be S. America. It would make for a really nice tank, and you are making me want to set one up. Let's see some pics.

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[aldiaz33]

Some website list this fish as aggresive and should be kept singly. I see them in adventure aquarium in NJ they are pretty peaceful with some larger eartheaters. Will a group of 4 to 5 work in my tank?

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I think they are only aggressive to their own kind. I have never kept more than one, but they were never aggressive towards their tankmates (small angels, rummynose tetra and small barbs).

My LFS has 3 of them in a 40G tall display and they beat the snot out of each other. They are pretty territorial with their own kind.

Chalceus are not active swimmers at all....they typically just hover in one spot, so if you are looking for an active shooling fish they may not be the best option. If you are looking for a more active schooling fish, I'd recommend Rasbora Tornieri. I have 12 of them and they are the perfect upper level active swimmer. I think they max out at about 8", but 6" is the average.