OKAY!

MegK

so this is my final decision:

going to make my 33 super awesome and then when i get my own place get my dream 75 with Discus community

so now with my 33, instead of getting some "largest that can fit" i want to make it a pretty amazonian community somewhat

so far my new stocking im thinking to add 1 more peppered cory and 2 bronze, maying a total of 6 corys. and i wanted to add a trio of ottos

any other ideas :) me and my mom thought it would be cool to have a shoaling fish that will always stay together, any ideas?

Fat_Fender_40

If you're going with amazonian, try some cardinal tetras or neon tetras. Cardinals have the red stripe all the way down the body, while neons just have it on their bellies. Neons you can get at nearly any pet store, while Cardinals you may have to oder from Pet Solutions or Dr. Foster's.

Hatchet fish are good shoaling fish that stay at the surface of the water, just make sure that you have a lid on that tank.

Falina

A shoal of neons or cardinals like mentioned would be lovely.

To keep with the SA theme you could add a pair of rams or apistos maybe.

MegK

hm neons.. how many would be good? i kind want another shoal in there of something a bit bigger than a neon

i would hav to see about rams or apistos, it depends what i can find at the LFSs

Falina

Penguin tetras?

Depending on what other fish you have you could have 20-25 neons.

MegK

those are neat. how many do u think i could do with a the bottom dwellies and the neons?

Falina

If it were my tank:

6 cories
6 penguin tetras
12 neons
Pair of rmas/apistos

MegK

hmm i like Bolivian rams.

maybe a pair for those, with my corys, ottos and neons and penguins?

edit: actually, i kinda like tiger barbs, but i kno they have a tendency to be evil. how many would be safe with my other fishies?

Falina

They would be sagest with any fast moving fish. The problem I forsee is that the barbs are happiest, and least evil as you say, in larger numbers and you don't have room for a full school of them especially since thy are such active fish. Tiger barbs get bigger than a lot of folk seem to think.

Lupin

IMO, I'd stick with only neons and penguins when mixing mid dwellers with cories and otos. Tiger barbs seem to be risky to me regardless of their number. I'd never mix cories with notorious fin nippers to play it safe and they may as well be outcompeted for food considering tiger barbs know how to really pick everything well.