electricyellowz Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Hey guys, I am converting my 6x2x2 over to a tropical tank with Cardinals, Blue Rams, Rummynoses, some Geos, aspitogramma and a bunch of various catfish. I am stuck though on what other smallish tropicals to get to stock the tank as I only have 20 or so cardinals and the same of that of Rummynoses. I want other schooling fish for the tank so I am thinking hatchetfish but what other sorts of tetras etc would look nice in there?? The tank will have lots of driftwood+anubis and the substrate will be the good ole river gravel! The tank is fully cycled and has 3 1200+lph canister filters on it and I will probably hide a few large sponge filters in ther aswell. I am doing this as I am aiming to stack this full of fish (only small schooling ones of course). Please give me some suggestions on what I should get! Thanks alot, Ben P.S. I will also have some tangs forsale if anyone has some nice tropicals/catfish too swap or I will sell outright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Salita Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 What about some glass cats? They love being in a shoal. One of the best schooling fish you can get. Get about 10-20 and you have one the best schools going. They may get a little bigger than what you are after. But in a school in a big tank, they are something else. They will be sure to attract attention. There is also the emperor tetra. Not the most schooling tetra by any means, but they are quite spectacular with their elegant fins and colouration. Some black neons might look good too... contrasting with the cardinals. Cheers, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant265 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Maybe serpae tetras, glowlight tetras, ornate tetras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyrie Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I also recently have set up a 6 x 2 x 2 with driftwood and planted. I used congo tetras and Doesmani Rainbows as dithers for my tank, as I couldn't use small tetras as these would become fish food at night for my BGK, these have worked a treat, they have nice colour and actually school together. And get to a decent size as the tank was looking a bit empty. Good luck with the tank and let us know what you decide on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsx Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 i like blue tetra's they come up nice, they have a nice bluey green colour through them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod54 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Black phantom and or Rosy tetras....are great in a school Bleeding heart tetras are a bit bigger Hatchetfish would be good as they will stay near the surface HARLEQUIN RASBORA CHECKERBOARD CICHLID (D. FILAMENTOSA) are a non aggressive dwarf that are spectacular in a planted tank GOLDEN HEAD DWARF CICHLID (N anomala) is anther spectacular dwarf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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