20 gallon long stocking suggestions

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Louda

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I'm going to be getting a 20gal long pretty soon and i wanted to get some opinions on what to put in there. i would prefer a more colorful tank with any as many fish as i can have in there without any aggression. i wanted chichlids but shelldwellers aren't available where i live and the rams i've seen don't look very healthy. i considered getting a convict and firemouth but that would just be a little boring i still like those fish so any suggestions with them would be appreciated and also i'm not really set up to house fry that's why i was going to go with a single convict and single firemouth. any suggestions that would make that tank as interesting as it can be would be great.

thanks,
Louie
 
a convict and a firemouth is pretty much your max... I don't know, as my expertise is mainly with catfish, not chichlids
 
well i'm not just limiting it to chichlids i just like cons and firemouths. suggestions with other fish are welcome also
 
Not very colorful, but if it were mine I would probably go with 10 white clouds and 6 albino cories. A good filter like a penguin 200 and a heater set at 70ish would be nice too.
 
hmmm...

hows this sound?

1-2 drawf gourami (single male or m/f pair), your choice of colour variety
3 platys (1 male to 2 females)
8 neons
5 ottos
 
I have bolivian rams - they are hardier fish and fun to watch when they spawn. But, I always wanted a tank with a bunch of cories for the bottom, they are so cute! I don't think you can do cories and bolivians though, not in a 20...
Have you thought about dwarf rainbows?
Cathy
So many fish... so little time.
 
ROLLIN said:
Not very colorful, but if it were mine I would probably go with 10 white clouds and 6 albino cories. A good filter like a penguin 200 and a heater set at 70ish would be nice too.
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Sounds like my kind of tank! Cories and White Clouds are my favorities! Hmmmm not that it's my tank :)
 
It's too bad you can't find the shellies where you are. A 20long is perfect for a nice colony of multis. I have a bunch in a 20long and it's a very interesting and fun tank to watch.

What about small rainbows ? I have three threadfin rainbows that are very colorful and active....the pondetta blue-eyes are a fantastic little fish as well, if you can find any.
 
in my 20 high i have 2 powder blue gouramis, 3 platy's(1 male 2 females), 3 albino cory's and 10 neon tetras....

it is a very colorful tank, and all of the fish get along very well....

it is also very easy to keep the water quality top shelf....
 
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