I Know These Don't Naturally Go Together, But...

rich_one

rich_one

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Have been racking my brain on what to do w/ the 33 gallon tank in my bedroom... need something pretty for the wife, and something fun for me. I think what I might do is go with a colony of multies (or similar, colony-type shellie? what others are there?), and then a school of either dwarf neon rainbows, or furcata rainbows, for the mid-upper water area. toss in a few snails and a BN pleco for good measure, along with a few plants (pool filter sand substrate)... and there we go.

Really leaning towards the dwarf neons, because I am thinking with how shiny they are, they will have a very nice "shimmy" effect, if you will, at night with the moonlights on... opinions?

-Rich
 
rich_one said:
Have been racking my brain on what to do w/ the 33 gallon tank in my bedroom... need something pretty for the wife, and something fun for me. I think what I might do is go with a colony of multies (or similar, colony-type shellie? what others are there?), and then a school of either dwarf neon rainbows, or furcata rainbows, for the mid-upper water area. toss in a few snails and a BN pleco for good measure, along with a few plants (pool filter sand substrate)... and there we go.

Really leaning towards the dwarf neons, because I am thinking with how shiny they are, they will have a very nice "shimmy" effect, if you will, at night with the moonlights on... opinions?

-Rich
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I would suggest skipping the shellies and have a nice school of fun/adorable corys along with the school of dwarf neon rainbows...JMO :popcorn:
 
Multi's, Brevis, Specious, Gold Occeis or Meleagris will be your best bet for a colony or group of shellies, the Hecqui and Ornatipinnis will only need to be in pairs because when they breed the aggression turns on..
 
I think the shellies and the dwarf rainbows would work. :) I do realize that aggression could build with some species of shellies when they get in the breeding mode but as long as there was territorial space available, I don't see the shellies ripping apart the dwarf rainbows. You could also get the shellies at a very young age and let them grow with the rainbows so that they could get the hint that the rainbows do not = enemies. :)
 
My shellies never ventured above the bottom 1/3 of the tank. They're more worried about the horizontal space on the sand. I think the 'bows will be quick enough and durable enough if they ever get too close to the shells.
 
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