Practical Fishkeeping

What can I keep to add midwater movement?

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I have a 60 l planted tank containing 10 Endlers and some Cherry shrimp. Is there anything else I can keep with them that will be safe with both shrimp and fish as I'm finding the middle area in particular looks a bit empty. The tank has an air-powered sponge filter and floating Indian fern with Java moss attached to bogwood. The temperatur­e is 24°C.

PETE RUDKIN, VIA EMAIL

BOB SAYS:

There should be plenty of choice of tankmates for your current stock, and your tank is a reasonable size, leaving scope for more fish. The obvious choice would be one of the many colourful, smaller tetra species. I have a soft spot for Glowlight tetra, Hemigrammu­s erythrozon­us. These lovely little fish, ideal for community tanks, are often overlooked in favour of showier relatives like Neons and Cardinals. Ember tetras, Hyphessobr­ycon amandae would be another excellent choice and are one of the smallest tetras available with an adult size of 2cm. A group of 10 of either of these would fill the mid-waters of your tank with activity and colour.

If you're not so concerned with colour, then a group of Pygmy corys, Corydoras

pygmaeus, would make a fascinatin­g addition. These tiny catfish spend a good amount of their time fluttering around the mid-waters of the aquarium, carefully searching leaves and décor for morsels of food. Once again, a group of at least 10 of these would be best as they are a sociable species.

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Glowlight tetra.

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