Updated Stocking Idea

[Sonic Tooth]

I posted a few weeks back with my questions about starting up a tank. The tank is fully cycled and has 5 platys. Two red wagtails and three gold twin bar platys. One of gold platys has already had some babies, and I foresee quite a few more in the future.

My initial plans for a 29 gallon tank were:

5 platys
1 dwarf gourami or a male female pair
7-8 cory cats


After much reading and study, I have developed a bit of a new set up, but for the most part it is the same.

The platys are staying. I still want corys, but I have decided that five would be about right for now.

I am still up in the air about a dwarf gourami or a male/female pair of them. Would a gourami do a good job eating the platys fry? I don't want to have 20 fry survive every single time my platys give birth. The platys do eat some of the fry themselves, but don't seem to be totally effective...

I might also like some type of tetra...

Also, I was wondering whether or not adult cherry shrimp would do fine with dwarf gouramis and platys...

 

[Ghost_knife]

the shrimp may be eaten by the gourami, would be an expensive snack...

 

[jm1212]

the shrimp will probably be eaten by either the gourami and platies before they reach the bottom of the tank or they will be eaten by the corydoras soon after. i wouldnt add them.

if you cut down the number of platys to 4 and the corydoras to 5, you could add a school of 6 neons. for the fry problem, just get all males or females. there is not any color difference between the two.