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So many beautiful fish, so little room2007-11-24 23:40:02

Will these fish be ok together?

2FW - Assorted Platy

2FW - Assorted Swordtail

6FW - Neon Tetra Jumbo

6FW - Cardinal Tetra - Jumbo

6FW - True Rummynose Tetra

1FW - Black Skirt Tetra

6FW - Head and Tail Light Tetra

5FW - Zebra Danio

6FW - Assorted Pencilfish

2FW - Black Veil Angel

2Blue Cobra Guppy(pair)

2Swartz's Cory Cat

2Panda Cory Cat

1Bristlenose Pleco

The tank is a South American Themed tank.

I have some platys already, I have 2 glowlight tetras, 1 black skirt tetra, 1 green cobra guppy(pair), 1 bloodfin tetra, 1 zebra danio

There will be live plants and driftwood. Its a 180 gal. tank

Answers:

The stocking list sounds pretty good, but allow me to make some suggestions. Ditch the guppies or they may get their fins eaten by the blackskirts or danios(if they nip the fins). Don't keep your livebearers(platys, swordtails) in TRIOS of 1male to 2 females to prevent over stressing a single female.

Cardinal tetras can be difficult to keep because most of them are still wild caught. Neons are easier but do not get as large or as good of coloration. Make the schools bigger, especially if you want them to school. Same with the corys, they are a schooling fish and don't forget you'll need to be able to get plenty of food to them. They live on the bottom but eat meaty foods, not strictly algae. Good call on the bristlenose, they stay smaller (around 6" but can still put out TONS of waste).In a 180 with live plants, make sure you have at least 3 watts of light per gallon of water, and yo may want to look into C02 injection in the near future for best plant growth and coloration. This is the list of what I would keep.