76 gallon 26 inch cube stock advise

eaglesandfish

eaglesandfish

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I have just finished building a 26 inch cube out of 1/2 inch tempered glass. I want to stock it with a wide range of different (small) fish. I want several small schools of fish and was leaning towards many of the tetra species. any advise would be greatly appreciated. thanks:help:
 
here is a lis of tetras (borrowed form another post):
Black Neon Tetra(Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi)
Black Phantom Tetra(Megalamphodus megalopterus)
Black Skirt Tetra(Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)
Bleeding Heart Tetra(Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma)
Bloodfin(Aphyocharax anistsi)
Cardinal Tetra(Cheirodon axelrodi)
Diamond Tetra(Moenkhausia pittieri)
Emperor Tetra(Nematobrycon palmeri)
Flame Tetra(Hyphessobrycon flammeus)
Glass Bloodfin(Prionobrama filigera)
Glowlight Tetra(Hemigrammus eryhthrozonus)
Head-and-Tail-Light(Hemigrammus ocellifer)
Jewel Tetra(Hyphessobrycon callistus)
Kerri Tetra(Inpaichthys kerri)
Lemon Tetra(Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis)
Neon Tetra(Paracheirodon innesi)
Penguin tetra(Thayeria boehlkei)
Red Phantom Tetra(Hyphessobrycon sweglesi)
Robert's Tetra(Hyphessobrycon robertsi)
Rosy Tetra(Hyphessobrycon bentosi)
Rummy-Nose Tetra(Hemigrammus bleheri)
Rummy-Nose Tetra(Hemigrammus rhodostomus)
Rummy-Nose Tetra(Petitella georgiae)
X-ray Tetra(Pristella maxillaris)
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any of these are great!
 
thanks, I am fairly new at this. I had a tank as a kid, but mom and pop did most of the work. About how many fish can I keep in a tank this size? I also looking for a source for black gravel. The only thing I can find has bits of pink, yellow, blue, etc. I want just plain black.
 
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A 26 inches cube is pretty interesting. The problem would be the height. For that type of tank, 15-20 2-3 cm tetras (two species can work) would work. If you want tetras at 2-2.5 inches (mid section), stick with only 10-15. Penguin tetras, bloodfins and glass bloodfins (all growing at 6 cm) are the only surface dwellers in the list so you still have options for the mid section. Check Rachel's post.

You can try the smaller species of plecos for bottom or corydoras. Clown plecs, ancistrus plecs and Hemiloricaria sp. should work. It's up to you with corydoras although I'd definitely stick with Corydoras panda or Corydoras pygmaeus which is even smaller.:)
 
Thanks for the advise. This is a very tall tank. It is much larger than I pictured when I started building it. I am now worried about getting an air pump that will push air that deep. I have a custom 14 gallon half octagon with 2 corries, 4 male guppies, a few neon tetras, two ghost shrimp, and a small turtle(red-eared slider).
 
eaglesandfish said:
Thanks for the advise. This is a very tall tank. It is much larger than I pictured when I started building it. I am now worried about getting an air pump that will push air that deep. I have a custom 14 gallon half octagon with 2 corries, 4 male guppies, a few neon tetras, two ghost shrimp, and a small turtle(red-eared slider).
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I wouldn't be too sure about RES getting along with fish and shrimps.:eek3:
 
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