Panda Cory
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I'm almost 15 and my family's had fish on and off throughout their lives. I recently got a tank of my own, for the first time, and I'm addicted to it. My favorite fish is the Corydoras panda, as you can tell from my screen name. I want to learn all I can about tropical fish and I hope to get even more tanks in the future, maybe even a 50 gallon. 
My current tank is a 20 gallon. I have 6 white clouds, 2 swordtails, 2 khuli loaches, and 1 panda catfish. The white clouds are great. They're very social, although they do nip at any newly introduced fish to the tank. They're also very small which allows for a greater quantity of fish that can be added to the tank.
I've had this tank for about 2 weeks now. After I set it up, I waited about 4 days before introducing any fish. The 6 white clouds were the first batch that I added. Exactly a week later, since all of the white clouds had been doing well, I introduced the swordtails, khulis, and 2 catfish, a panda and some other species that I couldn't figure out. The other catfish died roughly 5 days after being added to the tank. I'm debating whether it was just from old age, or something that I did. My question is, is there any way to tell if a fish is in its last few days? All of the other fish are still alive and kicking.
I'm also trying to figure out if I'll need a separate tank as a quarantine or breeding area. I read somewhere that white clouds wont eat their fry, but I'm not sure about the swordtails and khulis. I also read somewhere that the male swordtails are the ones with the "swordtails", and that the females lacked this feature. Is that correct? If so, how can you tell a female swordtail from any other species?
Lastly, I'm wondering if getting a couple more pandas would be too much for my 20 gallon tank. Would there be a need for so many with the khuli loaches too? An internet source stated that the pandas did better in groups and that 1 panda by itself would not be as happy.
Thanks for your help,
Jordan
My current tank is a 20 gallon. I have 6 white clouds, 2 swordtails, 2 khuli loaches, and 1 panda catfish. The white clouds are great. They're very social, although they do nip at any newly introduced fish to the tank. They're also very small which allows for a greater quantity of fish that can be added to the tank.
I've had this tank for about 2 weeks now. After I set it up, I waited about 4 days before introducing any fish. The 6 white clouds were the first batch that I added. Exactly a week later, since all of the white clouds had been doing well, I introduced the swordtails, khulis, and 2 catfish, a panda and some other species that I couldn't figure out. The other catfish died roughly 5 days after being added to the tank. I'm debating whether it was just from old age, or something that I did. My question is, is there any way to tell if a fish is in its last few days? All of the other fish are still alive and kicking.
I'm also trying to figure out if I'll need a separate tank as a quarantine or breeding area. I read somewhere that white clouds wont eat their fry, but I'm not sure about the swordtails and khulis. I also read somewhere that the male swordtails are the ones with the "swordtails", and that the females lacked this feature. Is that correct? If so, how can you tell a female swordtail from any other species?
Lastly, I'm wondering if getting a couple more pandas would be too much for my 20 gallon tank. Would there be a need for so many with the khuli loaches too? An internet source stated that the pandas did better in groups and that 1 panda by itself would not be as happy.
Thanks for your help,
Jordan
I love your name, by the way. 
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