Platy Stocking Idea

[jb1rd55]

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?

[PaigeIs]

I have platies and otocinclus catfish (the cleanup crew).  Between the two, they keep the tank pretty clean and live very peacefully together. Note, you won't have just 6 platies for long. They breed quickly.  

[Scapexghost]

This is a good size tank for most corydoras, so consider a school of whatever flavor you like. A school of 10-20 rummynose tetra would be good to. Id also add a bristlenose pleco for algae control. Platies breed pretty easily so you might want to understock the tank in order to maximize the chance of fry surviving.

[gardenman]

Something to eat baby platies isn't a bad idea. The parents will eat some but some will survive and before long you'll have more platies than you know what to do with. 

[Hannah Parker]

I loved having my betta fish as a centerpiece in my community tank with platies and guppies to ensure almost no fry survive. A betta wouldn't be my first recommendation, since they're temperament can be hit or miss, but something predatory like dwarf gouramis, killifish or bolivian/german blue rams would eat up the fry well. Definitely get some bottom feeders in there! Can't beat a school of corydoras. 

[Corbidorbidoodle]

I'm all about Bolivian rams these days. They're super pretty and really fun to watch.

[Patrick_G]

Corydoras for sure! Then maybe some Otocinclus to round out the cleaning crew. A nice school of Tetras would be nice. Rummy Nose are one of my favorites, but something like Serpaes would be cool too. 

[Theplatymaster]

most fish can go fine with platies, you could use them as a dither fish for something