Is this tank setup ok and an oto question

[Rsquared333]

I'm making a mid to heavily planted 10 gal tank. Here are the specifics.

Filter- Marineland Penguin Bio-Wheel Power Filter Mini

Heater- 50 watt Tronic heater

Lighting- 18 watt Triton flourecent bulb

Fish- 13-15 pygmy corydoras
1 sinapore flower shrimp
3 cherry fire shrimp

Plants- 1 Anacharis
2 Blood Stargrass
3 Japanese Fans
1 Dwarf Lily Plant
4 Dwarf Onions
1 Asian Ambulia
10 Tall Sagittaria subulata
1 small red-spot Ozelot sword
8 Crypt Walkeri
3 Java Ferns
1 Java Moss

I am wondering how this looks to a more advanced aquariust than I. I was also wondering whether the fish I have will be suitable to handle algae build up. I thought about adding 1 or 2 oto cats. What would be the right number of otos for this tank or am I ok without them. ( to me most likely I will need the otos and I am unsure of how many will be ok )

 

[LittlePuff]

10gal is way too small for that many cories. I'd put 5 in max. 2-3 otos would probably be alright.


Kim

 

[phanmc]

Pygmies don't eat algae and the shrimps don't touch algae stuck to the glass so a couple of otos would be good. 10 pygmies, a couple of otos, and the shrimps wouldn't be a problem in a heavily planted tank.

Is that plant list a part of a package? It looks kind of cluttered with too many different varieties of plant. I prefer large groups of a few plants and a centerpiece plant, but that's just me.

 

[Timmain42]

Sounds good, but that's too many dwarf corys. I have 3 that are living very comfortably in a 6 gallon tank with 3 Amanos and 1 female betta. You could prolly get away with 6-7 corys and the 4 shrimp. And 2 Otos.

However, I am not familiar with "sinapore flower shrimp." How big will it get?

:edit: nevermind, I *am* familiar with them (Google rawks!). If this is your first time keeping shrimp, I'd wait on the flower shrimp until you have more experience as they aren't the most stable of inverts. And get a cover for your tank, shrimp are frikken ESCAPE ARTISTS.

 

[Rsquared333]

thanks again. I do have a cover, I have been previously warned of the escape artists we call freshwater shrimp.