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Hey, posting here because I'm having a little difficulty finding anything truly decisive about Gardneri Killifish stocking and was hoping someone here could help me out.
I have a 20g (tall) tank. Fairly well planted. The only stock are a small number of dwarf/pygmy cories (unfortunately I have not had good luck keeping either fish). Water is very soft (0-1GH) and slightly acidic (~6.8), which I have gathered are pretty much ideal.
So. Here are my general questions.
1. Would the Gardneris be threats to the dwarf/pygmy cories? Despite no longer being interested in keeping them in anything besides possibly true nano tanks, I would much rather the remaining ones not get eaten.
2. At 20g, what would be the optimal stocking pattern for them? The only recommendation I've really been able to find is a reverse trio (2m/1f) or a single pair (m/f), and that hasn't really been directly related to tank size.
3. Are they best kept alone, or would I want some sort of smaller schooling/shoaling fish with them?
4. Are Gardneri's jumpers? I hear Killis pretty universally are. Currently, since my hood is broken, I actually have a pretty large opening in it. Would I want to rectify this before acquiring them? If so, how "sealed" does a tank need to be and are there any general recommendations for doing it easily?
I have a 20g (tall) tank. Fairly well planted. The only stock are a small number of dwarf/pygmy cories (unfortunately I have not had good luck keeping either fish). Water is very soft (0-1GH) and slightly acidic (~6.8), which I have gathered are pretty much ideal.
So. Here are my general questions.
1. Would the Gardneris be threats to the dwarf/pygmy cories? Despite no longer being interested in keeping them in anything besides possibly true nano tanks, I would much rather the remaining ones not get eaten.
2. At 20g, what would be the optimal stocking pattern for them? The only recommendation I've really been able to find is a reverse trio (2m/1f) or a single pair (m/f), and that hasn't really been directly related to tank size.
3. Are they best kept alone, or would I want some sort of smaller schooling/shoaling fish with them?
4. Are Gardneri's jumpers? I hear Killis pretty universally are. Currently, since my hood is broken, I actually have a pretty large opening in it. Would I want to rectify this before acquiring them? If so, how "sealed" does a tank need to be and are there any general recommendations for doing it easily?