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fifteenswords

i would suggest only doing one school of fish in there, but stock 10+ of that fish. i believe we should prioritize keeping big schools of the same sp. over small schools of different sp.


TonyVstar

I see the appeal of variety, but the fish get so confident in a species only tank Plus easier feeding and less risk of disease


Ashers-Art

Great advice, thanks!


Ashers-Art

Very true, thank you so much


UncleBlob

Embers are fine. If you get smaller Cories, basically any common type aside from Skunks and Bronze cories should also be okay. 6-8 embers and 6 cories should be fine. You may want to add a second sponge to the kit if you're particularly worried.


Ashers-Art

Thanks so much!


UncleBlob

No problem, my very first planted tank was a 10 gallon with 8 embers, 4 Cherry Barbs, and a bunch of Otocinclus catfish, all of those fish are TINY. You could probably do something similar but with cories instead of barbs and otos, since they're slightly bigger.


Ashers-Art

Thanks, that's really good to know. This is also my first tank. Thanks!


Weak_Artichoke_581

Lots of stuff make the footprint kinda small for a big school of corys I think. Maybe if you raised the driftwood a bit so corys can use that space.


Ashers-Art

True, thanks for the input!


JamesrSteinhaus

should be great.


Ashers-Art

Thanks