[Is my tank too crowded?]

I have a 29g with 12 Harlequin Rasboras, 6 Albino Corys, 1 Bolivian Ram, and 3 Nerite Snails. On Aqadvisor my tank is at 85% and and I was thinking about adding 6 Amano Shrimp which would be 88%. I was just wondering if that would make my bottom/clean up crew overcrowded?

[Albino Corydoras not active]

I have 6 Cory's and 12 harlequin rasboras that school

On 6/20/2022 at 7:59 PM, cavdad45 said:

Do you have enough in your albino school? They like groups of atleast 6-8 for comfort

Second, do you have other groups of smaller fish schooling in the upper portions of the aquarium. Seeing smaller fish allieves them of the threat of predators.

Give them live worms so that they ferret around the substrate on a treasure hunt

I have 6 Cory's and 12 harlequin rasboras that school

 

[Albino Corydoras not active]

On 6/20/2022 at 7:28 PM, DarthMollusk said:

Okay, first things first: I'd do as @Beardedbillygoat1975suggested and observe them at night after the lights go off (and just to check; you don't have blue light running at night, do you? I know some lights do that). It sounds like they likely ate those bloodworms, which is good. I've never fed corys the other foods you mentioned, but I also don't know that they wouldn't take to it. Personally, I feed my bottom dwellers about ten minutes after the lights go off. Good luck! 

I use a 24/7 setting which goes completely off at 10:50pm. Been thinking about just setting it to a 10 hr timer instead. 

Thanks for all the help!

[Albino Corydoras not active]

On 6/20/2022 at 7:04 PM, DarthMollusk said:

Would be typical for them to be more active at night. What are you feeding them? 

I switch between Flakes(I get them to the ground), Nano Pellets, Harkari Vibra Bites, and once a week I do blood worms. They got the blood worms once and I didn't see them eat them but they were really fat when I got back home so I assumed they ate them and that was yesterday. 

[Albino Corydoras not active]

On 6/20/2022 at 6:47 PM, DarthMollusk said:

I have corys on gravel and they do fine. They do spend a fair amount of time chillaxing on the bottom.

Spit-balling for more info here: Have they been eating so far as you can see? What else do you have in your tank? How small are they?

They'll eat but it's not every time I put food in there. Like today they could care less about the food they just stayed still. And I have 12 Harlequin Rasboras, 1 Bolivian and 3 nerite snails.

On 6/20/2022 at 6:46 PM, Fish Folk said:

Pebbles should be fine. Corydoras like a lot of flow. I’ve used a small Hydor circular before to move water around a small tank…

I also really enjoy the ACO powerhead set up on a coarse ACO sponge filter…

But my absolute favorite adaptation is the ACO Powerhead + Sponge filter + DIY Spraybar. I built this recently for some US Natives I keep. You can follow the build if you scroll through my journal here…

Additionally, bear in mind that nearly all catfish are nocturnal feeders. They’re often quite active at night.

Not sure what you’re feeding them, but they do well with some quality frozen bloodworms. Healthy live black worms will bring out a side of them you’ve never seen before!

Not sure what species you’re working with, but here’s a breeding journal my son made for Corydoras aeneus (Bronze Corys) a while ago. Lots of interesting videos here… 

 

So should I feed them the bloodworms at night?

 

[Albino Corydoras not active]

Hey Im new to fish keeping and was wondering if my Cory's not being active is normal. I've had them for 5 days now and they were only swimming around for one day out of the five. Other than that they just lay at the bottom chilling. They don't look stressed and they aren't breathing hard. My ammonia is 0, Nitrite is 0, and Nitrate 5. The only thing I can think of is that I don't have a sand substrate but I thought smooth pebbles would work. 

[Stocking order?]

I think you should go with the tetras or Cory's first so they won't be stressed with a new tank and aggressive fish. Should be easier on them if one the rams become aggressive but that only happens when they breed. So if you have if enough cover they should be fine when you add the rams. And You are right about the rams it is very hard to sex them when they are young. 

[29 Gallon Stocking]

I have 12 Harlequin Rasboras, 1 Bolivian Ram, and 3 Nerite snails right now. I am looking to get one more species and that will be it. I was wanting Panda Corys but I have a preset heater set to 78 degrees and Im not going to replace it. From what I have read that is too hot for them. So I don't know what to finish the stocking with. Should I get a Bristlenose Pleco, Different type Cory's, or maybe Shrimp?

Just looking for Ideas Thank You!

[29 Gallon Stocking]

I have 12 Harlequin Rasboras, 1 Bolivian Ram, and 3 Nerite snails right now. I am looking to get one more species and that will be it. I was wanting Panda Corys but I have a preset heater set to 78 degrees and Im not going to replace it. From what I have read that is too hot for them. So I don't know what to finish the stocking with. Should I get a Bristlenose Pleco, Different type Cory's, or maybe Shrimp?

Just looking for Ideas Thank You!

[Nitrite taking a week to go down]

I have 29G and I'm planning on adding 6 Platies, 6 panda Corys, 1 bolivian ram, and maybe a bristlenose or nerite snails later down the road. 

 

[Nitrite taking a week to go down]

I’ve been doing a fishless cycle for about a month and a half. I’m at the point where when I add 1–2 ppm ammonia it will be gone the next day but the nitrite takes 5-7 days to reach zero ppm. It has been doing this for 3 weeks. Just wondering if this is normal or do I need to do something? 

[Platy Stocking Idea]

I am doing a fishless cycle on a 29g tank and I'm going to get 6 platies. What are some stocking ideas for a 29g to go with my platies?

[Stocking Idea]

Cycling a new tank and wondering if this would be overstocked? I plan on getting 12 harlequin rasboras, 1 bolivian ram, and 6 cory catfish. I have a 29 gallon tank.