What Should I get? Top Swimmer

[Batmantha]

Hiya, I currently have a tropical, live planted tank with cories, a couple of bristle noses and some tetra and I would like to add a few top swimmers, not many just a smallish group.

The Cories stick to the bottom and the tetra to the middle which I was I am thinking something that prefers the top

I did have guppies for a little while but I can never find any decent ones that I like without having to order specialty ones (like the beautiful snakeskin looking ones I love) so I was just wondering if anyone has any other suggestions as to what I could get

Thanks!

[tekkguy]

What size is the tank?

[MattsBettas]

Yes, we ned to know the size of the tank before we can suggest anything.

[Batmantha]

Sorry that probably would have helped lol
130 Litres

[Crowntails]

How many cories do you have? You need at least 4 of them for a school, but 6+ is better. I would do a school of 12 Pencilfish. They like warmer waters like bettas (78-82 degrees).

[Batmantha]

Originally Posted by Crowntails

How many cories do you have? You need at least 4 of them for a school, but 6+ is better. I would do a school of 12 Pencilfish. They like warmer waters like bettas (78-82 degrees).

I have 6 cories, 2 albino, 2 salt & pepper and 2 long fin pandas

[LittleBettaFish]

Have you thought about something like hatchetfish?

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species...cus-sternicla/

They are a really interesting fish and like the same kind of conditions as your other livestock.

[Crowntails]

Originally Posted by Batmantha

I have 6 cories, 2 albino, 2 salt & pepper and 2 long fin pandas

You need to get at least 2 more albinos, 2 more salt & peppers, and 2 more pandas. Each species need to be in at least a group of 4. You can't have just a mis-mosh of species.

[Batmantha]

Originally Posted by Crowntails

You need to get at least 2 more albinos, 2 more salt & peppers, and 2 more pandas. Each species need to be in at least a group of 4. You can't have just a mis-mosh of species.

Really? I have never had an issue, they all school together and have the entire time I have had them

[Crowntails]

Originally Posted by Batmantha

Really? I have never had an issue, they all school together and have the entire time I have had them

They will school okay, but its more natural and preferred to have more of the same species together.