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50 or so ottos.
50 or so smallish corys (Pandas etc (Orange/green lazers even?)). A few pairs farlowella/sturisoma type cats. 20 or so checkerboards to stir things up down under. Something bank-dwelling like zebras could be nice in one spot?
200 or so embers. 100 or so neons. 100 or so glowlights.
50 mini hatchets. 20 marble hatchets. 10 leaf fish.
While Altums are nice, plants tend not to get on with their water requirements. 10-20 wild/f1 sacalare would work in this tank(provided enough vegetation is provided for the smaller fish to escape to. Something like close cropped hedge branches work quite well to keep the angels at bay).
To finish off the dark corners, 50 weitzmanni tetras (note: whitespot meds KILL them) and 10 appistos.
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murph wrote: The SA tank would be my ideal.
50 or so ottos.
50 or so smallish corys (Pandas etc (Orange/green lazers even?)). A few pairs farlowella/sturisoma type cats. 20 or so checkerboards to stir things up down under. Something bank-dwelling like zebras could be nice in one spot?
200 or so embers. 100 or so neons. 100 or so glowlights.
50 mini hatchets. 20 marble hatchets. 10 leaf fish.
While Altums are nice, plants tend not to get on with their water requirements. 10-20 wild/f1 sacalare would work in this tank(provided enough vegetation is provided for the smaller fish to escape to. Something like close cropped hedge branches work quite well to keep the angels at bay).
To finish off the dark corners, 50 weitzmanni tetras (note: whitespot meds KILL them) and 10 appistos.
One of my long time hopes would be seeing a shop keeping 50 Weitmanni tetras alive long enough to be netted (alive) and in decent enough condition to be able to have the option of buying 50

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If anyone does get them, they like embers and especially glowlights for friends. Without the confidince these give, they never venture out from under their favourite leaf. (They absolutely hate bright light. Even in a darkish tank, they still need plant cover to feel safe. They are also as skittish about sudden light changes as hatchets. Think gradual light build-up for them).
Despite their issues, when they get over their fright stage and get confident, their colouring is amazing. Well worth the effort.
Oh, they only eat pink/red/orange flake. Make sure there is something else in the tank to eat the rest...
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