Beastije
Fish Addict
So, with my hatchetfish constantly jumping out (I lost another one tonight, through a 0,5cm wide opening,..grr) I am now down to 6 hatchetfish.
I am not planning on buying more hatchetfish, but am cautiously trying to select what else would work on the top levels. It is a 360liters 120x50x60cm
I have 14 corydoras sterbai, 2 bamboo shrimp and 5 tylomelania snails, so the bottom is covered enough.
I have 35ish ember tetras, am getting 10 more today to cover the losses I have had and because even in a group of 40, they sometimes get lost in the tank.
I am also getting the 10 otocinclus I have been talking about, didnt clean the glass from algae, did a big water change, had no recent deaths or changes, tank has been running for years but with the current wood and plants and fish over 6 months now, so I should be all good
Initially I thought I would get some pencilfish for the top layer, but I am not sure if my water is "clean" enough, I am having my doubts because hey, I thought I was doing ok, and then the cory was sick, so who knows. Even though the eheim 2217 is more than enough capacity and I have it turned down to 50% of the flow (and the flow is targeted to the middle of the tank and bottom, for the bamboo shrimp, nothing goes to the surface)
So maybe a more hardy fish, I was thinking maybe a honey gourami would work, a nice pair, though a pair may also get lost on the surface but it could work even now with the remaining hatchetfish perhaps.
Or I could go with my previous plan, a school of rummynose tetras, like 20 to make them feel comfortable and not stress the embers and leave the surface completely alone.
Which way would you go?
Thanks
I am not planning on buying more hatchetfish, but am cautiously trying to select what else would work on the top levels. It is a 360liters 120x50x60cm
I have 14 corydoras sterbai, 2 bamboo shrimp and 5 tylomelania snails, so the bottom is covered enough.
I have 35ish ember tetras, am getting 10 more today to cover the losses I have had and because even in a group of 40, they sometimes get lost in the tank.
I am also getting the 10 otocinclus I have been talking about, didnt clean the glass from algae, did a big water change, had no recent deaths or changes, tank has been running for years but with the current wood and plants and fish over 6 months now, so I should be all good
Initially I thought I would get some pencilfish for the top layer, but I am not sure if my water is "clean" enough, I am having my doubts because hey, I thought I was doing ok, and then the cory was sick, so who knows. Even though the eheim 2217 is more than enough capacity and I have it turned down to 50% of the flow (and the flow is targeted to the middle of the tank and bottom, for the bamboo shrimp, nothing goes to the surface)
So maybe a more hardy fish, I was thinking maybe a honey gourami would work, a nice pair, though a pair may also get lost on the surface but it could work even now with the remaining hatchetfish perhaps.
Or I could go with my previous plan, a school of rummynose tetras, like 20 to make them feel comfortable and not stress the embers and leave the surface completely alone.
Which way would you go?
Thanks