Returning fish and restocking?

[FordForever]

I would like to return some of my fish can I do this? I have a long finned tetra (see link) and he just hides in the back beind a rock I always have to climb on the tank just to make she he is ok and it pisses me off. I tried moving the rocks around but he just hides in strange hard to see spots.

Anyways I want to return him and my zebras leaving me like this:

1 Cory Catfish
1 Platy
1 Hatchet
1 Neon Tetra (one disappeared?)

I would like to get another cory catfish and hopfully more neons to make an actual school. Tank is 10Gal right now and I probably will move this tank to my office soon...I would like to safely stock it...any ideas?

[FordForever]

Sorry I forgot the link. This is my annoying tetra...

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[fastfly]

How long has this long finned tetra been in the tank for?

[FordForever]

Almost a month...

[Minderella83]

He wants company, he wants some more tetras of his kind. It is a schooling fish, as most of the other fish you have, schooling fish want at least 5-6 of the same species.

[fins_n_fur]

Corys also prefer to be in groups of at least 5 or 6--you might want to do some research on your own and come here for questions/help when you aren't sure on what will go with what and how many to get.

[fastfly]

Most small tropical fish that you will be able to have in your tank are schooling fish. So even though you may want 7 fish of different kinds it may be better to get two kinds of fish and 3 of each.


Like in my tank, it will be
5 Zebrafish
3 Otos
2 Guppies

[FordForever]

That is what I am asking, I want to safely restock my tank. I want to keep my cory though...

[MandyL]

The hatchet needs a school too. I would return it and end up with:

3 cories
5 neons
1 platy

[Wild Turkey]

The hatchet needs a school too. I would return it and end up with:

3 cories
5 neons
1 platy

Good plan. i would probably go 6-8 neons as these tend to transfer very poorly anyhow, and probably 1 more cory. But then again i love these little guys. What species of cory is it?

[FordForever]

It is a peppered cory catfish and he is my favorite. I think it would be a great tank with 3 of them. I think I will restock and do it right. I like mandL's idea.

Im going to do this:

3 Corys
6 Neons
1 Platy

What do you think will be a safe way of introducing these fish. I was thinking I would introduce two more corys this week and the rest of the neons next week. Will the neon I have left school with the new neons or is he 'messed up' in the head from living for two months on his own?

Thanks for the help again!

[Wild Turkey]

It is a peppered cory catfish and he is my favorite. I think it would be a great tank with 3 of them. I think I will restock and do it right. I like mandL's idea.

Im going to do this:

3 Corys
6 Neons
1 Platy

What do you think will be a safe way of introducing these fish. I was thinking I would introduce two more corys this week and the rest of the neons next week. Will the neon I have left school with the new neons or is he 'messed up' in the head from living for two months on his own?

Thanks for the help again!


I would add the neons first, they are not very hardy these days, and you may end up going back and getting more, or getting a sick one or something.... Then id grab the corys since they are sensitive (no scales) and more expensive by a ways.

The neon should school with the other neons almost immediately