empty 30 gal wanting to put corys or loaches help me Lupin

[jm1212]

just leave the pH alone and the fish will be fine. a stable pH is much more important than one that fluctuated down to the desired level and then back up again.

loaches- kuhlis or yo-yo's

corydoras- pretty much any kind except for giant. emerald green "corydoras" will not fit in their either, but then again they are not corydoras; they are bronchis.

 

[emptywallet]

do you think a pearl gourami, 10 neons and 3 kuhlis work?

 

[jpappy789]

how do i test tds...and my ph is like 7.8 and i want 6.8 or so

don't worry about testing it

that pH should be fine...I keep blue rams in a higher pH than that and they are fine.

 

[fishorama]

Get 6 or 8 kuhlis, they need lots of friends & hiding places. Or 6 corys. Yoyos get too big for a 30g, up to 6 inches. Is it a 3ft tank or a 29g, 30 inch tank? Longer would be good for the pearl, beautiful fish!

 

[emptywallet]

Get 6 or 8 kuhlis, they need lots of friends & hiding places. Or 6 corys. Yoyos get too big for a 30g, up to 6 inches. Is it a 3ft tank or a 29g, 30 inch tank? Longer would be good for the pearl, beautiful fish!

wouldnt that be overstocked? 7 kuhlis 1 pearl and 10 neons?

 

[emptywallet]

bump awnser my question anybody please lol and they would be fine with like 7.8 to like 8 ph?

 

[DAVIDFBT]

1st question: That's fine. Just keep up your weekly water changes.

2nd question: Sounds a little high, shoot for 7-7.5

An easy way to drop the ph is to add natural driftwood and let the tannins leach out from it. Also, provide plenty of hiding places for the Kuhlis, the more the better.

 

[SchizotypalVamp]

Peat is great. Also, you can mix in bottled or RO/DI water.

 

[Lupin]

You could go with a group of Kuhli loaches. I believe any of the Pangio family would love a 30 gal.

Yes, any of them would.

just leave the pH alone and the fish will be fine. a stable pH is much more important than one that fluctuated down to the desired level and then back up again.

loaches- kuhlis or yo-yo's

corydoras- pretty much any kind except for giant. emerald green "corydoras" will not fit in their either, but then again they are not corydoras; they are bronchis.

Get 6 or 8 kuhlis, they need lots of friends & hiding places. Or 6 corys. Yoyos get too big for a 30g, up to 6 inches. Is it a 3ft tank or a 29g, 30 inch tank? Longer would be good for the pearl, beautiful fish!

Fishorama is correct. Yoyos do grow to 6 inches and need plenty of space as well.

wouldnt that be overstocked? 7 kuhlis 1 pearl and 10 neons?

Nope. Less bioload. I'd add 5 more neons.

bump awnser my question anybody please lol and they would be fine with like 7.8 to like 8 ph?

I'd keep it from soaring above 8. If acclimated well, they will be fine although they are best kept at low pH preferably 6.8-7.0.

 

[emptywallet]

1st question: That's fine. Just keep up your weekly water changes.

2nd question: Sounds a little high, shoot for 7-7.5

An easy way to drop the ph is to add natural driftwood and let the tannins leach out from it. Also, provide plenty of hiding places for the Kuhlis, the more the better.

well i the tannins where off i heard...but peat does it keep the water constantly lower?
right know my stock seems to be 6 kuhlis 1 pearl and 7 neons...lol i just have to have a cool school of neons sorry lupin lol but still i got loaches
also i wanna bring up another issue from my 55 gallon for some reason after i feed my fish and turn off the lights and throw in shrimp pellets all my guppies and tetras go for the food at the bottom and the corys only get a little bit how can i solve this?