20 high stocking

jpappy- good to know. I've been through fish stores all over the northwest and haven't seen any, so I've always thought them to be on the rarer side of things. Only ones I've seen are young B. almorhae mislabeled.

evelyn- rasps are nice. I've got a few hanging out in my 33 gal. They take stress well; won't turn in to an ich bomb like neon tetras, and the genetics usually look better; less missing fins, messed up jaws, etc. The rest of the stock looks good. You may need to move off the BN as it and the cories get larger, but ancisturs sp. usually grow slow. Maybe check out Beaufortia sp. as well; they do a good job cleaning algae. Tend to like the water a bit cooler than some fish, though.
 
meh i prefer glowlites over harleys. im gonna get them if i can. my stock for the 20 high

6 glowlites
1 male halfmoon beta(have a back-up tank!)
5 julii(c.trillantues, spelling?) or panda cories(wat ever is cheaper)
 
Looks like you've got a workable stock list then. If you're seeding sponge from your other tank to skip the cycle, maybe try adding the most ammonia/nitrite resistant fish first. Not sure which of them it would be, my self.
 
well bit of a change in plans here. i have a 15 gal(empty) sittin on a table in my room and my p's didnt really approve of me gettin the 20 high of kijiji so instead, i paid the 50$ i was gonna pay for the tank and they paid the difference on the things. so i got a penguin 150(50$) and a 100 watt HOB heater(20$) and a thermometre(3$) so it worked excellently in my favour! i was gonna get gravel put they said i should wait until christmas first(jeez tell me im getting gravel why dont ya?). so i guess my stocking list is gonna change. my new list is

6 glowlite tetras
1 male half moon beta
1 bn plec(preferably albino)

im gonna skip the cories for this tank as my bronzers might end up in here if i can finds sids for my 35
 
could i do a convict and some danios init or is it to much? what about 6 tiger barbs r they to much to? just lookin for somethin different then a community
 
It'll be like tossing the danios into a blender if you put them in with a convict. The tiger barbs should work (though not with the convict, of course).
 
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well the p's would not approve of just him, unfortuneately:(:(:(:(:screwy:, in the tank after the all this cafufle so i think im gonna go with 6 mabye 7 tigers or should they be in a group of just six?
 
6.5 would be the perfect number.

Seriously though, I think you should sit down and figure out what you like the look of. Look at tons of fish, make a pile of possible stock lists based on what you think is nice. Take that fantasy list, then find out what you can get and what you can afford, and re-make the list of stocking options again. Once you've got it made, bring all your favorite realistic options back. It'll help you decide what to settle on.
 
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