what do u guys think is better a school of 20-30 cardinals or a school of 20-40 boraras brigattae? and what would u guys think would be a good big/mediums sized centerpiece fish which are suitable with the shrimps (i dont mind abit of snacking on shrimplets but not snacking on all shrimplets and adults plz, i dont want a fish which will hunt down those shrimps/shrimplets)?
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do u think an opaline/dwarfgourami or a single red line torpedo barb will be good as a single centrepiece fish, that will go with a shoal of 20 boraras brigattae? are these two guyz compatible with the CRS. If not, then plz give me ideas on peaceful centerpiece fish which will not snack on the shrimps
okay i think i got a final idea, what at a shoal of 25 boraras briagattae and a single paradise fish. with the 2 ottos and a few CRS and RCS. i couldnt find much info on the paradise fish. are they compatible with the shrimps? i dont mind abit of snacking on the shrimplets.
from what i've read paradise fish would be pretty epic...i'd go with them or a pretty gourami...idk dude...i may want to do a pair if i were you though...breeding colors and behavior of paradise fish are breathtaking...but yeah i like that stocking...if you want shrimp stay well away from angels...mine are stone cold killers
It could be risky. Paradise fish will get big enough to make a nice snack out of the Boraras and adult shrimp. How about something like a pygmy gourami. If you have only Boraras and shrimp, even this 1.5" fish will seem like a centerpiece.
do u think a pair of opaline gouramis will be okay? and i dont think i can find any pygmy gouramis in thailand, never seen them in any fish shop be4, but thx dude.
I wouldn't put T. trichogaster in a 20gal. Also given their size (4-5") they might go after the smaller fish.
How about a honey gourami for the centerpiece? They stay small enough that you could keep a nice big school of some microfish. Have you thought about pygmy corys, they would go nice with some of the fish you're talking about. I'm not sure about their compatibility with the shrimp though...
Seeing as pygmies can be found in Thailand and other SE Asian countries I would think you shouldn't have an issue getting any.
