Do These Sound Like Okay Set-Ups And Stocking?

[Fishy friend2]

For the 30L
New Betta
and 5-6 Ember Tetra
OR
4-5 Dwarf Cories??

Ideally i think that you should go for the embers as they are prettier and look spectacular in a planted set up,instead of the dwarf cories as they arent like your average bronze cory that is very active in such a small group, the smaller species such as C. pygmaeus, C. habrosus, and C. hastatus are very shy and you wont see them much in such a small school, they also wont exhibit very natural behaviour.

 

[kiwifeather]

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Ideally i think that you should go for the embers as they are prettier and look spectacular in a planted set up,instead of the dwarf cories as they arent like your average bronze cory that is very active in such a small group, the smaller species such as C. pygmaeus, C. habrosus, and C. hastatus are very shy and you wont see them much in such a small school, they also wont exhibit very natural behaviour.
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Okay, I think I will do that then. I don't want to get them and then wind up with very unhappy fish! Ember Tetra it is! Thanks.

 

[Fishy friend2]

your welcome mate!

 

[pablothebetta]

Sounds like a nice plan to me - I have seen other members on here have embers with bettas in tanks which are similar in size to your 30L, so with any luck you'll be fine. I do agree with the point made with the dwarf cories - they'd be better in a tank nearer the 40L mark.

Best of luck with your setup

 

[kiwifeather]

Okay so... Done some thinking, and I have decided I want to give a female group a go in my big tank. I am selling the glowlights (and boy do people want them!) Atlas will be going back to his 30L shortly and my new male Neptune in a 14L temporary set-up in a plastic container (which I also researched to make sure it would be okay, at least in the short term until I can get him a hex 20-25L that will fit on the only place left for a fish tank in the whole flat) I did quite a bit of research on it and I know my tank is big enough for a group of girls once the glowlights are gone, what I am wondering is... is the tank well planted enough and have enough hiding spots? I am pretty sure it needs more plants.

This is the big tank as it is now:

Also Atlas's and the ember tetra's home for the sake of it (definitely getting some more plants for in here to fill that big gap):

A new pic of Atlas because he is the biggest camera whore:

 

[pablothebetta]

You'll want some more plants for the girls - you want the cover to be as heavy as possible to reduce agression and help the establishment of territories. I like the plants you have in there though, what are the ones to the front right and rear left?

 

[snazy]

The tank is looking lovely. Very nice in my opinion.

In regards to measuring a tank and calculating the size in regards to stocking keep in mind that it matters how much water it holds. The footprint is not too big so I don't think there is any room for any more corys at least. Depending on how much gravel and decorations you put, the total amount of water will be signifficantly less than 90L. Same applies to the 30 litre. I have a 30 litre one which holds more than likely 20-24 litres of water. I normally measure my tanks the first time I put water using a bucket I know the size of.

 

[kiwifeather]

You'll want some more plants for the girls - you want the cover to be as heavy as possible to reduce agression and help the establishment of territories. I like the plants you have in there though, what are the ones to the front right and rear left?

Yeah, I figured as much. Luckily I can get several bunches of live plants very cheap here. I have absolutely no idea what they are, sorry! There are two pet stores in town, one labels, one does not. I got those from the one that doesn't label their plants. I do think that some of it is pennywort, there is a couple of stems of moneywort in there too, but other than that I honestly don't know.

 

[pablothebetta]

You'll want some more plants for the girls - you want the cover to be as heavy as possible to reduce agression and help the establishment of territories. I like the plants you have in there though, what are the ones to the front right and rear left?

Yeah, I figured as much. Luckily I can get several bunches of live plants very cheap here. I have absolutely no idea what they are, sorry! There are two pet stores in town, one labels, one does not. I got those from the one that doesn't label their plants. I do think that some of it is pennywort, there is a couple of stems of moneywort in there too, but other than that I honestly don't know.

No worries, thanks anyway Are you just having female bettas in the 90L then?

 

[kiwifeather]

The tank is looking lovely. Very nice in my opinion.

In regards to measuring a tank and calculating the size in regards to stocking keep in mind that it matters how much water it holds. The footprint is not too big so I don't think there is any room for any more corys at least. Depending on how much gravel and decorations you put, the total amount of water will be signifficantly less than 90L. Same applies to the 30 litre. I have a 30 litre one which holds more than likely 20-24 litres of water. I normally measure my tanks the first time I put water using a bucket I know the size of.

Thank you! I fiddled around with it lots to get it how I like it. The black gravel and black background (I am assuming you are talking about the large tank here) really makes the plants and the fish stand out, and the cories love all their hiding places. Altlas loves the clump of floating plants and I am sure the new girls will as well.
Welp, that is interesting... So do you think the 90L will still be okay for the 6 cories I have now? I only got more in the first place because the peppered was all by himself. I wasn't planning on adding any more and there seems to be enough room for them. Once the glowlights are gone and I have moved Atlas it will only be them and the 6 female bettas in there.

 

[snazy]

The tank is looking lovely. Very nice in my opinion.

In regards to measuring a tank and calculating the size in regards to stocking keep in mind that it matters how much water it holds. The footprint is not too big so I don't think there is any room for any more corys at least. Depending on how much gravel and decorations you put, the total amount of water will be signifficantly less than 90L. Same applies to the 30 litre. I have a 30 litre one which holds more than likely 20-24 litres of water. I normally measure my tanks the first time I put water using a bucket I know the size of.

Thank you! I fiddled around with it lots to get it how I like it. The black gravel and black background (I am assuming you are talking about the large tank here) really makes the plants and the fish stand out, and the cories love all their hiding places. Altlas loves the clump of floating plants and I am sure the new girls will as well.
Welp, that is interesting... So do you think the 90L will still be okay for the 6 cories I have now? I only got more in the first place because the peppered was all by himself. I wasn't planning on adding any more and there seems to be enough room for them. Once the glowlights are gone and I have moved Atlas it will only be them and the 6 female bettas in there.

What is the width and the lenght of the 90 litre tank?
What type of corys do you have?

Even if it's fully 90 litres of water, this is like 23 gallons for 12 fish that grow quite big.

 

[kiwifeather]

The tank is looking lovely. Very nice in my opinion.

In regards to measuring a tank and calculating the size in regards to stocking keep in mind that it matters how much water it holds. The footprint is not too big so I don't think there is any room for any more corys at least. Depending on how much gravel and decorations you put, the total amount of water will be signifficantly less than 90L. Same applies to the 30 litre. I have a 30 litre one which holds more than likely 20-24 litres of water. I normally measure my tanks the first time I put water using a bucket I know the size of.

Thank you! I fiddled around with it lots to get it how I like it. The black gravel and black background (I am assuming you are talking about the large tank here) really makes the plants and the fish stand out, and the cories love all their hiding places. Altlas loves the clump of floating plants and I am sure the new girls will as well.
Welp, that is interesting... So do you think the 90L will still be okay for the 6 cories I have now? I only got more in the first place because the peppered was all by himself. I wasn't planning on adding any more and there seems to be enough room for them. Once the glowlights are gone and I have moved Atlas it will only be them and the 6 female bettas in there.

What is the width and the lenght of the 90 litre tank?
What type of corys do you have?

Even if it's fully 90 litres of water, this is like 23 gallons for 12 fish that grow quite big.

It's ts 45cm wide, 47cm high, 44cm long. 3 Bronze, 3 Peppered (I know, I know, both larger species... Nobody at the store bothered to tell me they got bigger).

 

[snazy]

In my opinion it's a bit tight although sqeezeable.
Since you already have your corys, maybe try not to put large decorations at the bottom that only take space rather than providing hiding places and room for the fish to swim around.
Also,maybe put branches/driftwood higher up and plants with broad leaves so the corys can explore the height of the tank too.
The poor corys are normally sold as bottom fish but they love swimming. When I moved mine from a 30G tank to a 90G tank they went absolutely nuts happy over the swimming space and paid no attention to the new sand bottom contrary to my expectations.

As for 6 female bettas in the same tank, I won't comment as I never kept bettas but it seems like an overkill to me honestly. Maybe try one male betta instead?

 

[kiwifeather]

I bought another large amount of plants, and the tank looks much better. I will get a photo of it as it is now up soon.

As for the cories, maybe I should just sell them too? If the tank is going to be too small for them and the girls (I honestly thought that it would be big enough...). I would love to keep them if I can. All of my ornaments are hollow with holes in them so the fish can move through, one of the Bronze cories in particular loves sitting up on top of the barrel.

I would like a couple of opinions on this, if I can get them please. Thanks again for all the help guys, so glad I came on this site.

 

[pablothebetta]

The cories would be better in at least 4 of each species - perhaps selling one species and upping the number to 4 or 5 would be an idea. IMHO though, they both would be better in tanks nearer 30US gallons rather than 23.7 (probably nearer 20 once decor is in).