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Since I am now retired, I will be starting on a fish room soon and would like a little advice on set up.

I have 26 species of cories in the house and probably 12 L numbers and I am missing out on opportunities due to my uncoordinated efforts to date. I am thinking I should allow for an empty 20" or 10g tank for any species that starts breeding.

The plecos are common bristlenose and hypancistrus (129, 201, 340, 333?)and peckoltia (202, 75, 134, "Rio Para")

Based on what I have read, I think I need a couple small tanks available for any cory that spawns (housed in 15g and 20L tanks)and can put ifferent species of cories in the same grow out tanks? What do most use for grow outs?

Leave the L fry with the parents in a ample sized tank?

I would think a room should always have available tanks, i.e., 10g, 20g, and some bigger?

Cory tanks should have 1/2" sand-- what about the L's? Sand in breeding tanks and grow out?

Any advice or links would be appreciated.

JS

It depends on what l-numbers we're talking about. I've got Hypancistrus for example and while I leave the fry in the tanks, eventually I have to move them on. The spawning pairs are in 36x18x15". Currently I have three grow out tanks per species eitehr 24x15x15 or 30x15x15 all inches.

Jools

I would think a room should always have available tanks, i.e., 10g, 20g, and some bigger?

Yes.... several. You will want to have a small bank of quarantine/hospital/etc tanks. This is a must for any fishroom. Petco is currently having their $1 a gallon sale, so this is a good time to grab some tanks for cheap.
For grow out tanks, you want the largest sizes you can fit in your fishroom. Fish fry growth is greatly sped up in a larger tank (all other factors being equal).

This is my quarantine/hospital set up. Just four 10s under a 45.
-Shane

good stuff-- please keep the suggestions coming.

There is a TON of good information here with lots of generous and experienced fishkeepers

pls and thx

JS

I think that being able to start with a fishing room would be really nice and truly one that would let everyone be able to be familiar and see how things are going to be handled just like that.

It would be a challenge at first but when you are able to balance and make everything work, I see no reason why that would not work to your advantage.

Currently I have three grow out tanks per species eitehr 24x15x15 or 30x15x15 all inches.

Jools, How many tanks do you have? or should that be how many species if you currently have three grow out tanks per species.

On this thread, I think you should concentrate on what you can manage rather than what you can fit in, and Yes you need to account for hospital tanks and growing on tanks. Factor in how much time you can devote daily, this also might give an indication to how many you can have.

cheers and good luck jp11biod

Plecodoras wrote:Jools, How many tanks do you have? or should that be how many species if you currently have three grow out tanks per species.

I have about 40, I haven't counted them recently. Most tanks aren't for grow outs though.

Jools