bought some new fish, wut else should I get?

[mack606]

Hi,
I I just bought some new fish today! I used to have a couple cichlids but i gave them to a friend because I wanted to switch to a community tank. I restocked my 15 gallon tank with 2 Bronze Corydoras, a Bristlenose Catfish (max size 4.5") and 2 Otocincluses. I bought the bristlenose and the otocincluses becasue i have a bit of an algae problem. I want to get a more normal fish that swims around the mid level of the tank or higher (or a small school of fish). Preferably something that grows about 4 to 5 inches or less. Also, don't bother telling me that I will be over stocking my tank if I add more because Im gunna add another fish or a small school aways

 

[Hound]

I'm thinking that bristlenose cats are more in the 5-6 inch range. Anyway I also believe that as the bristlenose gets towards full grown your other bottom dwellers might be in a bit of peril. My thought would be to delete the bristlenose as it won't have much room to roam in a 15g. After that you can add a school of small fish such as neon tetras, harlequin raspborra, lemon tetras, or whatever you fancy. If you are still concerned about excessive algae you can also add ghost shrimp.

 

[Aquarius0015]

Hound, you mean Amano instead of ghost shrimp, right? Ghost shrimp are cute, but they really don't do much of anything in terms of algae. Amanos are more expensive, but they looove algae.

 

[Hound]

Doh, yeah that's what I get for only getting 4-5 hours of sleep every night for a week.