New fish to add to my community

[Dumpie]

hey ive got most of my fish of brad at aquariums alive and i was woundering wat would look good along side of my

2 Neon Guramis

4 Cardinal Tetras

3 Peppermint Bristle Noses

2 Common Bristle Noses

1 Spiney Eel

2 Fresh Water Mussles

And one feeder gold fish haha he just wobbles around the tank

So has any one got any tips as to wat would look good in my tank i was thinking mabye more cardinals and some loaches but i want some bright colours without going african cichlids or would more plants help

[japes]

What size is the tank?

I would start by boosting the number of Cardinal's to around 10 or 12. Really need to know how big the tank is before giving any more suggestions.

[Loachlover]

Hi Dumpie, As Japes said the first thing you should do is add more Cardinals - they look so much better in a large school. As far as Loaches go the Dwarf Chain Loach (Yasuhikatakia Sidthimunki) would be good but should be minimum group of 4. Yo-Yo Loaches (Botia Almorhae) or Polkadot Loaches (Botia Kubotai) are other possibilities but also only in groups of 3 or 4. I would not recomend getting Clown Loaches as they need a large tank as they can grow over a foot long.

Botia Loaches are pretty hardy but prefer good water quality through multiple filtration and weekly 25% water changes. As a matter of fact all your fish would like it. Sounds like a good mix of fish you have there and Loaches should fit in nicely.

Cheers Graeme.

[Dumpie]

its about a 80L tank so u suggest up to 10 or 12 would be a good number for the quality of life of the school

[Dumpie]

and dwarf chain loaches aye

[briztoon]

its about a 80L tank so u suggest up to 10 or 12 would be a good number for the quality of life of the school

80 liters, so that's abot 2.5x1x1. Not a very large tank.

I think that is a lot of bn's for a tank that size.

What are you trying to achieve? A nice community tank, a bn breeding tank, etc.

Also what type of spiny eel do you have? Some grow to a decent size and are predators, so the tetras my end up as snacks.

[Dumpie]

wat do u suggest about my b/ns cuz my mate up the road is after some i could hock the commons off to him wat do u think? and the eel is a common spiney hes about 10cm atm and loving his little cave and blood worms but im upgrading tanks in about 2 months to a 4'x2'x2' im a glazier so im making it its going to be 8mm glass and dosnt the base have to be thicker? but either way a 4 footer will be much easyer to handle a wider varity of fish then my little one now wont it?