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Thread: Good tankmates?

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    Good tankmates?

    My dad and I are building a 250 gal. tank for our newly finished basement . We are planning on it being heavily planted with 8 to 10 discus in it.

    Tankmates we have decided on so far:
    2 Rams
    10 to 15 rummy nose tetras
    4 to 6 corydoras of some type
    3 to 6 marbled of silver hatchets
    4 to 8 emperor tetras

    Are these good tankmates? Does anyone have any suggestions for corys to get? Any other tetras(besides neons and cardinals) that would make good tankmates?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Just an Egg
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    Hi Freyr,

    i have white skirt tetras with mine... they might not be noticeable in a tank of 250gal but they do look good when swimming in a school...

    i only have space for 3 of them... mine is about 5 - 6cm...

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    Just an Egg
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    Hi:

    Tetras and Corys are fine...and Hatchets are also fine...

    But you need to ensure the tank top is covered...as hatchets have a tendency to jump out of water!!
    Bye,
    Nag
    "Out of hibernation"

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    Medium Discus
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    cory's generally prefer cooler water than the discus like say 24-26

    some like sterbai are form hotter water's i believe there are a couple of other's though i do not recall there names at present

    just a heads up as the cory's will likely suffer at discus heats

    andrew

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