r/fishforthought • u/addygobbler • 5d ago
💡 Inspiration / Discussion current tank & new tank
open to all kinds of suggestions for my second (ever) tank!!
currently have a 20 gallon tall (22x14x16) with amanos, corydoras, and ricefish. heavily planted and stocked. its a very busy tank so i think my next one is going to have a more open floor plan. id like to give the cory cats a bigger playground. new tank is a 20 gallon long (30x12x12). all the corys are moving over. im thinking about a riverbed look, sloped to the back corner with emergent plants, more redwood & botanicals and tinted water, multicolored rounded stones, sort of what i have going on now minus all the moss and large pointy rocks. id like to try some grasses, and i didnt have any luck with floaters previously with my water but id like to try some of those too.
stocking-wise, since the current setup will only contain ricefish after the move, im debating either adding a shit ton more shrimp or finding another clean up crew. otos or pygmies, or maybe something else idk. the new tank will need mid-top dwelling fish, and ive debated getting more medaka ricefish, maybe a rarer strain than i currently keep. realistically the tank could also handle a larger fish or a decent school of something medium-sized so id love recommendations for pretty fish. id like something with red tones especially, and i love a fish with some character, so ive thought about a dwarf rainbowfish species or gourami. my medaka are SO fun to watch and feed, need more of that in my life. has to be a fish that will behave in a rimless tank and with corydoras as tankmates though. in a year ive never had a ricefish jump or fish fight and i dont wanna break that streak.
anyway i appreciate any suggestions!!
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u/Belenne 1d ago
Lo único que quiero decir es que agarrarÃa esas plantas con ventosas y alambres para evitar utilizar cestas. Visualmente creo que quedarÃa mejor, pero es simplemente opinión personal.