What fish to buy???

Question

I have a 20 galllon set up with two albino cory cayfish I want to introduce 1 or more different species any ideas Thanks for your help

Answer 1

so theres been answers like this..pleco, oscar, blue tangs and clownfish.
plecos get over 2 feet. would not fit in a 20 and keeping one in anything less than a 55 is inhumane.
oscars get to about 14 inches. same as plec, no less than 55.
blue tangs and clownfish are saltwater...


did you mean cory catfish? cory's are peaceful fish that like to be kept in groups of 3 or more. they stay small. you could try 2 schools of tetras. you could have any kind of smaller tetra. 6 of each. neons are more common but are usually a bit harder to keep healthy. cardinals look almost the same and are a tad bit more hardy. that would give some great color. for the second school you could have black neons for a little clash of color. just make sure they dont get too big for the tank. choose the smaller varieties.

take a look at aquahobby.com and look under characins. click "show all characins" and check out the tetras.


or one larger school of danios. 8 pearl danios are beautiful and would add a nice, iridescent color to the tank.

Answer 2

I always see MM advocate killi's and since I looked them up, I'm trying to find a way I can put some of them in, and not have them become a colorful lunch for the Arowana lol. Killi's I think would be an option here, as are Mollies, Platties, Danios, Zebra's, Neons, other cories, and tetra's. I think you could get a nice set up of Mollies, Platties, and Swords to be honest. With some extra filtration, good maintenence, you could probably push your bio load a little bit beyond what it should be, and have a group of three or four small schools.

Would really look nice togeather with a flourence bulb with a pastel background, but thats just me. Would really accent the colors if you varied up the mollies and platties, and those neons if you added those, WOW! Another combo might be two of those species with a dwarf Gourami, MM has advocated that as the center piece fish and that would work as well here.

JV

Answer 3

How about a small group of Yo-yo Loaches? These guys are amzingly active, much like Clown Loaches (except Yo-yos only get about 4 inches long). They will play and swim and chase and hid and swim and chase some more. From what I have seen, this chasing is purely playful and no nipping occurs. They are very peaceful, swim in all levels of the tank, and will assist your Corrys in cleaning. You should keep 3+ in a 20 gallon and you would still easily have room for more fish. I don't reccomend using the "one inch of fish per gallon of water" rule because there are too many variables like surface area, stocking range, cleaning schedule, filter type, fish type, and many more. Just use common sense and you will know when your aquarim is full. Some Dwarf Gouramis might also be nice!

P.S.: I decided not to say anything about the idiots suggesting you get Oscars, Plecos, and some choice saltwater fish, some other people already chewed them out... thanks MM!

Nosoop4u

Answer 4

If I were you I would first get 2 more albino cory catfish. Then you need to decide what fish you like the most. You could go for some tetras as MM suggested. You could go for two species rasboras in small shoals of 5 or 6. You could go for gouramis and get 4 dwarf gouramis or a pair of pearl gouramis. I personally like rasboras and I have a mix of 4 Hengel's Rasboras and 8 Harlequin Rasboras in my 20 gal.

Answer 5

Not a pleco, not an Oscar... good grief

If you just want one nice looking fish for the tank I would suggest an angle.

If you want a number of fish that will do well in the tank I would go for tetras. Get groups of 5-6 per species and get 2-3 species. They will go well with your current fish and with each other. On top of that they are generally fairly cheap and are quite colorful.

MM

Answer 6

Corys are tropical community fish, so it'd be best to mix them with other peaceful fish. Any type of molly, platy, guppy or danio would probably be good. Just be careful not to get more than two males of the same species, they get territorial.

Answer 7

Not oscars, not plecos, and definitely not tangs or clownfish. A school of 5-6 tetras will add color and movement to your tank, just as magicman said. If you don't want tetras, then a school of 5 zebra danios would be a good choice. But it really depends on which type of fish you like and if they are compatible.

~ZTM

Answer 8

I wouldn't because I heard that they dont like other fish. I would reccomend getting a normal cory catfish instead of albino.

Answer 9

Cherry Barbs are cool fish!!

Answer 10

Mollys are good.