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by **lilacamy931** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:16 pm

Having a small thought how would this sound for a 17/18g tank with plenty of filtration:
6 bronze cory
6 black schultzei
10 gold lasers
6 caudimaculatus
Aqadvisor says with the filters I would be adding filtration would be 137%
Stocking 124%

Or am I getting the wrong end of the stick?

by **kizno1** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:22 pm

looks fine to me should look like a amazing shoal in there. i wouldnt go by aquadvisor its ok as a guide line but i wouldnt personally base my stock on it.

by **lilacamy931** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:43 pm

Thanks hon, Im so useless at stocking I use it as a baseline but appreciate actual thoughts. The filtration would be a fluval 3 or 4 plus and a 2plus as secondary filter. Of course plenty of live plants. I do wonder how they would be as the caudis and golds get lost in the community and pea gravel, I think they would fair better in there and if wanted to breed would perhaps try them down the line in secluded tanks. Would a 40% water change weekly be enough?Thank you gratefully for all the help

by **kizno1** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:47 pm

wouldnt sand be easier then? my cpygmys are getting lost in a 15g lol i cant wait to get more. 40% should be fine with that amount of filteration.

by **lilacamy931** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:50 pm

I have kept cories on sand and pea gravel and some work better on others. The cories currently on the pea gravel have worked but think they would prefer silky smooth sand to snuffle in much more like my schultzei and caudimaculatus. Whereas my cube tank has proper aquatic sand and my habrosus have slight worn barbels from it so I think it depends..

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Thanks babes x

by **kizno1** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:53 pm

thats wierd i always though that sand was alot better for there barbels than gravel but like you said maby its just diffrent fish.

by **lilacamy931** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:55 pm

Well.... the cories on gravel are the larger variety so it works. The aquatic sand is pretty darn sharp as it turns our (have grazed myself before) and it is quite large crystals. The play sand funnily enough is the smoothest of the smooth and no problems yet. It is just such trial and error!

by **kizno1** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:04 pm

that sand dont sound to good then. i use play sand its tiny grains and never had a problem with it.

by **SheenaShoup** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:25 pm

Play sand is also cheaper at least here! I looked at the cost of sand at my lfs- Shocked

by **Jake15** on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:21 am

£2 a bag of P-sand at Argos Smile

by **lilacamy931** on Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:55 pm

Yeah that was the stuff i got only problem was lugging it home on the bus!

by **SheenaShoup** on Fri Mar 26, 2010 6:09 pm

You poor thing! They are a bit heavy aren't they? Very Happy

by **lilacamy931** on Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:36 pm

I was sore the day after Wink

The things we do lol

by **SheenaShoup** on Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:41 pm

Of course, they are family, I would do the same for my cats too! Very Happy

by **kizno1** on Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:14 am

i had to carry back 2 bags full 4 coconuts and a load of wood when i fist got my 30g now that really does almost kill ya lol.

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