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Fish Crazy
I think I've just about completed my 30 gallon tank. However, I'm getting this feeling that I still want to add more fish to the tank. Now I know why so many of you have multiple tanks! My current fish are in my sig.
My origninal plan for the tank was to have two pairs of dwarf cichlids, a school of 6-8 tetras, 3 otos, 6 corys and a bristlenose. Then I found out about cockatoos and got a little sidetracked from my original plan. Unfortunately, I haven't had much luck with them and lost 2 males and one female. I then was given a pair of agassizis by my lfs to make up for my lost fish. That's how I've ended up with a pair of agassizis and one cockatoo.
The other thing that sidetracked me from my original plan was the SAE. I saw these in the lfs and slept on it for a couple of days, then decided to buy one. I liked how active they were and my tank does have a fair amount of algae that needs to be controlled (I'm adjusting light, ferts, etc., too). This was a double sidetrack because I was sticking with South American fish.
There are still fish I'm interested in keeping but I'm afraid I might already be stocked. The tank still looks kind of empty but I have to remember that the SAE is only about 2 inches and the apistos are also still young.
Anyway here's some scenarios in order of increasing outrageousness:
1 male cockatoo
1 pair cockatoos (this would add an additional female to the harem - 1 female aggassizi, 2 female cockatoos, 1 male agassizi, 1 male cockatoo)
6 pygmy or other small corydoras
1 pair keyhole cichlids (or perhaps some other dwarf cichlid)
1 male cockatoo and 6 corys
1 pair cockatoos and 6 corys
1 pair keyholes and 6 corys
Something completely different!
Go ahead and warn me that I'm already stocked and to just sit back and watch my fish; or tell me to go for it - add the corys and more cichlids dude!
If it matters, I'm pretty diligent about maintaining my tank. I do 15-20% water change every week, clean the gravel every two weeks, take apart and clean the filter once a month, and prune my plants regularly.
My origninal plan for the tank was to have two pairs of dwarf cichlids, a school of 6-8 tetras, 3 otos, 6 corys and a bristlenose. Then I found out about cockatoos and got a little sidetracked from my original plan. Unfortunately, I haven't had much luck with them and lost 2 males and one female. I then was given a pair of agassizis by my lfs to make up for my lost fish. That's how I've ended up with a pair of agassizis and one cockatoo.
The other thing that sidetracked me from my original plan was the SAE. I saw these in the lfs and slept on it for a couple of days, then decided to buy one. I liked how active they were and my tank does have a fair amount of algae that needs to be controlled (I'm adjusting light, ferts, etc., too). This was a double sidetrack because I was sticking with South American fish.
There are still fish I'm interested in keeping but I'm afraid I might already be stocked. The tank still looks kind of empty but I have to remember that the SAE is only about 2 inches and the apistos are also still young.
Anyway here's some scenarios in order of increasing outrageousness:
1 male cockatoo
1 pair cockatoos (this would add an additional female to the harem - 1 female aggassizi, 2 female cockatoos, 1 male agassizi, 1 male cockatoo)
6 pygmy or other small corydoras
1 pair keyhole cichlids (or perhaps some other dwarf cichlid)
1 male cockatoo and 6 corys
1 pair cockatoos and 6 corys
1 pair keyholes and 6 corys
Something completely different!
Go ahead and warn me that I'm already stocked and to just sit back and watch my fish; or tell me to go for it - add the corys and more cichlids dude!
If it matters, I'm pretty diligent about maintaining my tank. I do 15-20% water change every week, clean the gravel every two weeks, take apart and clean the filter once a month, and prune my plants regularly.
