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Stocking 35 gal

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#1 ·
This is what I'm considering stocking my 35 gal tank with. Thoughts?

Lrg albino bushynose pleco
3 albino Cory's
4? African butterfly cichlid
5? Hatchet fish

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#4 ·
The actual number of gallons isn't nearly as important as the dimensions of the tank. For example, if the tank were 3 feet long and 12 inches tall you could keep a whole lot more fish than if the tank were 12 inches long and 3 feet tall.

I think it's best to keep schooling fish in large schools of 10 or more. In my opinion if you have to cut the school size down to a "minimum" in order to keep them, then the tank is too small/the fish are too large.

Hatchetfish for sure you should have at least 8-10, and same with the corys although it's not as important for them as it is for the hatchets, which are a naturally skittish and nervous fish.

I'm not familiar with the cichlids you mentioned but being Africans, red flags immediately go up. I know some Africans like kribensis are good community fish, but the vast majority of them are not.
 
#6 ·
The only 35 gallon I know of is a hexagon style - what are the dimensions of your tank?
 
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#8 ·
That's a good shape - you can definitely keep the larger schools in there. A little fast research indicates that the cichlid is community safe, and that they like to be in a small group. So I would up the Corys and hatchets and see what's what. You might want to add another school for the middle of the tank. You might not :)
 
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