NotoriousENG
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Hi Everyone,
I am looking for some suggestions on stocking. My tank is high-tech heavily planted 20 gallon long, running on a 10-gallon sump. Currently, the tank has neo shrimp, one mystery snail, two nerite snails, two Amano shrimp, and a handful of trumpet snails. I use tap water in the tank with a dGH of 8, dKH of 7, and pre-CO2 pH of 7.7. As of now the tank is unheated and runs at room temperature (20-22 C).
My original plan was for the only fish to Tanichthys micagemmae or White clouds. However, I have had no luck finding the Tanichthys micagemmae. I've had a local store their wholesalers about them for almost two months without any luck. Looking online has also turned up little luck, and even if I can order them I'm not sure if I want to go the mail-order route. Unfortunately, I've also had no look finding white clouds. Plenty of the stores near me carry gold white clouds but said they are not able to get the normal color variant that I greatly prefer. I'm still holding out hope on the Tanichthys micagemmae, but figure it's time to look at some alternatives as well.
So I am wondering what suggestions everyone can offer for fish that do well in my moderately hard tap water. I have a heater I can add, so temperature isn't an issue. In the past, I've considered peacock gudgeons or sparkling gouramis. Aside from both having a reputation as shrimp munchers I worry that they would not do well in my tap water. I also have lots of flow which I hear the sparkling gouramis don't do well in.
I am looking for some suggestions on stocking. My tank is high-tech heavily planted 20 gallon long, running on a 10-gallon sump. Currently, the tank has neo shrimp, one mystery snail, two nerite snails, two Amano shrimp, and a handful of trumpet snails. I use tap water in the tank with a dGH of 8, dKH of 7, and pre-CO2 pH of 7.7. As of now the tank is unheated and runs at room temperature (20-22 C).
My original plan was for the only fish to Tanichthys micagemmae or White clouds. However, I have had no luck finding the Tanichthys micagemmae. I've had a local store their wholesalers about them for almost two months without any luck. Looking online has also turned up little luck, and even if I can order them I'm not sure if I want to go the mail-order route. Unfortunately, I've also had no look finding white clouds. Plenty of the stores near me carry gold white clouds but said they are not able to get the normal color variant that I greatly prefer. I'm still holding out hope on the Tanichthys micagemmae, but figure it's time to look at some alternatives as well.
So I am wondering what suggestions everyone can offer for fish that do well in my moderately hard tap water. I have a heater I can add, so temperature isn't an issue. In the past, I've considered peacock gudgeons or sparkling gouramis. Aside from both having a reputation as shrimp munchers I worry that they would not do well in my tap water. I also have lots of flow which I hear the sparkling gouramis don't do well in.