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Local breeders of Discus in Norwich

I agree with the others regarding apistogramma. I personally don't keep them with cories because they can be aggressive to them when breeding but in your tank they should be able to keep out of the way. If they do breed then they will probably just push your other fish higher up the water column or to the other end of the tank.
They are a great stepping stone family as you can learn alot about cichlid behaviour and they range from easy to difficult, so there is something for everyone. You can gain knowledge with these for a few years before building your dream discus setup.
 
Looking into getting a breeding pair of Apistogramma Cacatuoides DOUBLE RED what’s everyone’s opinion also looking to get 3x DAINTY CORYDORAS ** HABROSUS WILD ** 1.5CM
 
I was thinking of getting another 3 of the same Cory that’s I already have but seen so many vlogs where they have different types.. so thought be nice to have the dainty Corydoras as well ..
 
Cories from different species know they are different species and whilst you get some inter species mingling it is far better to have a large group of one species. Pygmy cories are best in very large numbers or they are really shy, a dozen or more is good.
The problem with vlogs is that they can be by people that don't know an awful lot about every aspect of the hobby and while they may be far more knowledgeable in particular aspects sometimes they give bad advise on others. I'm not knocking them, I like fish so it's my interest and can learn from them about other parts of the hobby. I think I can guess where you have seen the small groups and if it is him then his planted tanks are amazing but his fish knowledge isn't expert. Again that's not a dig and there are assumptions but if you looked at a specialist catfish forum like planet catfish you would see very different advice to the 3 of these, 3 of those etc. This approach is how most of us started the hobby, my tank looked like a sweetshop for years, but new ways of thinking expand our hobby and ideas evolve, keeping fish in larger groups where possible is one of those ideas.
 
Ok I shall give them a miss as I wouldn’t want to off balance or cause any stress to the fish I have as there doing really well I will grab some more of the Cory that I currently have in the tank as I really think I need more then 3 to have a group of around 6 so shall go out tomorrow to grab some more from Maidenhead aquatics I just in two minds of adding the Apistogramma Cacatuoides DOUBLE RED Male + Female just incase there’s any issues plus my tank is heavy planted so should be good for them to have there own space..
 
That's great. I know we seem to be bombarding you with negativity but we have nothing to gain from misleading you'd and it's better to try and encourage harmony in a tank where you will enjoy it more.

Getting the same cories is the best idea and you might be better to wait before adding the apistogramma because your tank is still quite new. I doubt you'd have a problem if you find an irresistible pair but patience can sometimes mitigate some of the problems we encounter.
 
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