04-11-2009, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by eileen  Your current choices 1 Angelfish "6 = 6 inches
8 Serpae tetras "2 = 16 inches
6 Corys= "2-3" = 12 inches
You have about 34" of fish in your tank with this selection if your Corys only grow to 2" max. Some get to be 3" or 3 1/2 depending on type. You need to research what type you want to get. I like going by the 1" per gallon rule . You have about 10" worth of fish if you go by this rule. Understocking is better then overstocking that's why I like this rule. You can put 5 more 2" fish in the tank I have Gold dust mollies in mine they are a bright yellow color but they are only male They are( livebearers) so I do not want any females. Any pairs of livebearers or trios will make excess babies but the Angelfish will eat the babies so you can go that way also once the Angel gets big enough to eat the baby fry. |
The inch per gallon rule rarely ever works. It is just a selling tool that pet stores like to use. You couldn't fit two 12" oscars(only 24" total) in your tank(not even one for that matter), but on the same token you could put 60-70 tetras in your tank and be just fine. Tetras look great in large groups, so I would add 4-6 more serpaes and add another group(6-10) of a different type(rummynose, neon, cardinal, x-ray). You will have 52" of fish and still possibly be understocked with only standard(5x HOB) filtration. If you had double HOBs or a canister filter rated for larger tanks, you would have no problem adding more cories and possibly another group of tetras provided there would still be room in the water column.
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