Hello! I currently have a 10 gallon with a school of cardinal tetras and some cories. I have been looking into an upgrade to a 20 gallon planted long or high with the following stocking: 2 Dwarf Gouramis (Male/Female) 8-10 cardinal tetras 4 emerald green cories Haven’t decided on plants yet With the following equipment: Marineland Penguin 200 filter Aqueon 150 watt heater Beamswork DA 6500K LED lights Questions, comments and critiques would be greatly appreciated
Do not do 8 dwarf gouramis in a 20 gallon! You could do a male/female pair but definitely not 8 of them. A 20 long is better than a 20 high. Bump up your cory numbers to 6 or 8 and your stocking would be just fine. So: 2 dwarf gourami (m/f) 8-10 cardinal tetra 6-8 green corydora Should work just fine.
I originally said 2 Dwarf Gouramis, if I’m not mistaken. The variety of cories is a bit larger than say, a panda or peppered Cory. Should I take that into consideration?
I must have been mistaken, I could have sworn it said 8! Green cories are a larger variety but 6-8 should still be fine in a 20 long.
Looks great, just keep in mind the cories will do best in a group of 6 minimum, you could get away with 4 or 5 but 6 is optimal with your current settup.
