Yet another stocking question...

Okay, I have a 20gal long *heavily* planted tank with 1 Florida Flag Fish and 3 Otocinclus. Until recently I had 2 FFF, but the bigger one picked on the smaller one a lot and I think the fish passed from stress.

My question is this: what else could you suggest for stocking?

I was thinking some Endler's would be cool, but I'm afraid of them breeding too much and I don't want to keep just males.

So, what do you think?

I'd like small fish that will do well in Indiana water. My pH is about 7.4 with CO2 injection. Water is hard (don't know exact number), no ammonia, no nitrites, very very low nitrates. Man, I love planted tanks. They're so much better than "conventional" filtration.

Originally posted by TKOS
I assume you don't want tetars for some reason. They can do fine in your water and there are endless amounts to pick from. But if you don't like them then there is always the exciting cherry barb. Stays on the small side, aggressive within their community (try keeping at least five) and are quite attractive fish.

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Well, the thing is that when I was a teenager I worked at a great pet store and I've been into aquariums since I was 13 or so. I'm mostly just looking for a fish I've never kept before that's somewhat interesting.

Your idea of 5 cherry barbs is very intriquing. That sounds very nice. I've kept every other kind of barb, but no cherries.

I'm also very concerned about overstocking my tank since the only biological filtration I have is my plants. Granted I've got it pretty darn full with plants, but I don't want to introduce too much at any given time.

Oh no. I've got a power head moving everything.

I'm not crazy!!!!