I may be getting a free 15g tank soon from a friend who thinks he has one just laying around somewhere so I've been thinking what to do with it. Was thinking maybe betta sorority, glass catfish only, or the idea I'll be discussing in this thread, but I have a few concerns.
What I'd really like to do is have a planted tank with one centerpiece of driftwood and some lush green low level plants and one centerpiece fish like a gold gourami. Then I'd like to have a large school of neons or cardinals but I'm afraid the tank would be too small for this. I've seen people with huge schools of small tetras and they are so fun to watch but I'm afraid a 15 just wouldn't be enough for them. I could ditch the gourami but I like the idea of that as well. I guess my main questions are these:
1.) Is a 15g tank enough for a school of neon or cardinal tetras to live happily?
2.) If it is, what is the maximum school size I could get away with? With and without the gourami?
On a side note, if anyone knows of or has a really cool build for glass catfish only I'd really like to look into that as well. Something with lower lighting and lots of caves that could keep a larger school of them. Thanks
What I'd really like to do is have a planted tank with one centerpiece of driftwood and some lush green low level plants and one centerpiece fish like a gold gourami. Then I'd like to have a large school of neons or cardinals but I'm afraid the tank would be too small for this. I've seen people with huge schools of small tetras and they are so fun to watch but I'm afraid a 15 just wouldn't be enough for them. I could ditch the gourami but I like the idea of that as well. I guess my main questions are these:
1.) Is a 15g tank enough for a school of neon or cardinal tetras to live happily?
2.) If it is, what is the maximum school size I could get away with? With and without the gourami?
On a side note, if anyone knows of or has a really cool build for glass catfish only I'd really like to look into that as well. Something with lower lighting and lots of caves that could keep a larger school of them. Thanks