this is the tank.
I've been bouncing around a few ideas....
pretty schooling fish?
South American Puffers?
suggestions?
Planted 30 gallon stock suggestions
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this is the tank.
I've been bouncing around a few ideas....
pretty schooling fish?
South American Puffers?
suggestions?
you have to be really careful with puffers, as they can be aggressive even to their own kind regardless of gender
I was planning on getting more plants to really fill it in, along with little caves.
If the puffers were kept in a smaller tank at the lfs would they still bicker in a larger tank where they each could have their own territory and were all introduced at the same time?
If the puffers were kept in a smaller tank at the lfs would they still bicker in a larger tank where they each could have their own territory and were all introduced at the same time?
Hello 
I too have a planted 30gal! It looks like you have a low-light setup.
If I were you I would add some easy low-light stem plants if you go with puffers to reduce reflections in the tank. I have never kept them, just read that they get a little distracted by their reflections
However I think Amazon puffers would be great in your set-up, and enjoyable.
If you like community tanks I'd go with 12-ish tetras, plus one or two of the following...
perhaps odessa barbs (I like barbs)
gourami if you like them
dwarf cichlids (Bolivian Rams or Kribensis imo if you have hard water... soft water go with German Blue Rams or Apistos) if you like cool breeding behavior... not as "community" though
Sidthmunki loaches if you like loach behavior
small rainbows?
Or you could go river tank... if you were feeling ambitious a paludarium would be sweet as well.
Edit: As much as everybody loves the corydoras I would suggest switching to sand if you stock them. The gravel can hurt their little feelers (and maybe feelings).
I too have a planted 30gal! It looks like you have a low-light setup.
If I were you I would add some easy low-light stem plants if you go with puffers to reduce reflections in the tank. I have never kept them, just read that they get a little distracted by their reflections
However I think Amazon puffers would be great in your set-up, and enjoyable.If you like community tanks I'd go with 12-ish tetras, plus one or two of the following...
perhaps odessa barbs (I like barbs)
gourami if you like them
dwarf cichlids (Bolivian Rams or Kribensis imo if you have hard water... soft water go with German Blue Rams or Apistos) if you like cool breeding behavior... not as "community" though
Sidthmunki loaches if you like loach behavior
small rainbows?
Or you could go river tank... if you were feeling ambitious a paludarium would be sweet as well.
Edit: As much as everybody loves the corydoras
I would suggest switching to sand if you stock them. The gravel can hurt their little feelers (and maybe feelings).
Which puffers are you speaking of? Dwarfs?
What are the dimensions of the tank...looks rather short length-wise when compared to the height to be a standard 30 gallon.
What are the dimensions of the tank...looks rather short length-wise when compared to the height to be a standard 30 gallon.
I think Indian Dwarf puffers are out (she said south american?) so I'm assuming Amazon Puffers, which are better in groups than the Indians.
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/ug.php/v/PufferPedia/Freshwater/C_Asellus/
these are the puffers I was looking at.
let me dig out a tape measure.....
these are the puffers I was looking at.
let me dig out a tape measure.....
Ahh, I see. Well that profile says they are thought to school, so I would assume a group would be fine.