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So, i want to learn everything about congos, as data that i find on them seems to differ a lot – some people say they are agressive, some say they are awesome community fish, some say they need to have equal male-female balance and some go for male schools. I am lost, as information looks really contraversial and shattered, and i want to know more about these fish from experiences!
I want to get at least 6 into a ~45G tank. Is it a good number, will they fit in size?
Are they good neighbours for smaller corydoras, smaller tetras, shrimp? Anyone had them with kuhli loaches? Are they easy to care about?
I wanna know everything, as it seems like information on media i studied so far is a bit detached and doesn't give me any comfort or understanding.
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The shrimp will be eaten, for sure.
Friend of mine had them with angelfish, that did not work out great.
The angelfish would get stressed by the tetras.
my congos are bullies to only eachother and i think the bigger the school and more males the better.
They are miniature piranhas, they will eat your shrimps and nibble on any fin that is slightly larger
I suspected they would do well in mild/strongly acidic conditions, and mine have been thriving at 4.5 pH. Mine are only 5cm right now and still need to grow, but they’ve been way more interested in chasing amphipods than fry/juvenile fish that could easily fit in their mouth (a baby Madagascar rainbowfish spent a month with my Congo tetra in 10 gallons, during quarantine. All of them got introduced to the main tank together.)
So I have a 40gal tank (36in long) and been wanting congo tetras for long long time, but after researching over and over again I’ve decided not to get them until I can get even bigger/longer tank. Since they can get pretty big (bout 4″ or over with fins included), 4ft or more seem to be the sweet spot for swimming space. Fishes will less likely behave aggressively when they have generous space to swim around, especially active fishes like congos, instead of just meeting bare minimum requirement living condition.