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hi,

after being told on here i was overstocked i have tried to turn my around and get the right stocking. i have slowly re-homed the fish that were not compatible. could you tell me if i have things right this time?? thanks.

tank 170L, sand sub, driftwood, rock, now heavily planted with vallis, Polygonum sp. sao paulo, Lobelia cardinalis, Echinodorus harbii, Echinodorus tenellus, bolbitis, trident java fern.

temp 75
ph 7.2
nitrite 0
nitrate 10
ammo 0

3 x dwarf gourami have
6 x five banded barb have
6 x neon dwarf rainbowfish got to get one more
6 x kuhli loach have
6 x cory trili got to get one more
1 x bristlenose have
3 x amano shrimp got to get
3 x red cherry shrimp got to get
5 x pink ramshorn snail in post
5 x black MTS in post
2 X nerite snail got to get
1 x male black molly got to get
3 x dwarf platy have
3 x common whiptail catfish or 3 x otos got to get????

will any of the fish eat any of the snails or shrimp i get? (adult size)

thanks
 
hi thanks for replying.

i have 2 internal filters 1 is 2000lph other is 850lph.
approx 50% twice weekly WC.
theres never any poo or anything on the sand. i know bristlenose are classed as messy but other fish i have listed are? thanks xx
 
It looks a lot because of the snails and shrimps. But I would still leave out the Molly, they can be problematic and are a reasonably large fish so I would think of leaving it out.

The other thing is, Whiptails are not comparable to Otos at all - I have 3 Whiptails and the smallest is about 7 inches. I have to ask though - why are you getting all the snails and shrimp and the ottos? Are these all intended as a clean up crew? If so I would think of thinning it because snails are messy creatures and adding fish like otos or whiptails to do clean up jobs just takes up room IMO. I would just get in there with an algae scraper.

For me a better stocking of a 170 would be

3 x Dwarf Gourami
3 x Dwarf Platy - when you say dwarf? Can you explain are they stunted platys or a different species of livebearer with this name?
6 x Five Banded Barb
6 x Neon Dwarf Rainbowfish
6 x Kuhli Loach
6 x Cory Trili
1 x Bristlenose

3 x Amano Shrimp
3 x Red Cherry Shrimp

5 x Pink Ramshorn Snail
5 x Black MTS

Wills
 
Depending on the size of the shrimp you get, i have to warn you that the Amano shrimp i have originally seen my smaller Red Cherry Shrimp as a "3 for £10" mid-night snack..not a nice sight!

Terry.
 
Wills said:
It looks a lot because of the snails and shrimps. But I would still leave out the Molly, they can be problematic and are a reasonably large fish so I would think of leaving it out.

The other thing is, Whiptails are not comparable to Otos at all - I have 3 Whiptails and the smallest is about 7 inches. I have to ask though - why are you getting all the snails and shrimp and the ottos? Are these all intended as a clean up crew? If so I would think of thinning it because snails are messy creatures and adding fish like otos or whiptails to do clean up jobs just takes up room IMO. I would just get in there with an algae scraper.

For me a better stocking of a 170 would be

3 x Dwarf Gourami
3 x Dwarf Platy - when you say dwarf? Can you explain are they stunted platys or a different species of livebearer with this name?
6 x Five Banded Barb
6 x Neon Dwarf Rainbowfish
6 x Kuhli Loach
6 x Cory Trili
1 x Bristlenose

3 x Amano Shrimp
3 x Red Cherry Shrimp

5 x Pink Ramshorn Snail
5 x Black MTS

Wills
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snails and shrimp are because i like them, otos because i think there great and would add more character to the tank. i saw the whiptails in my lfs and they where in with the otos but to be honest i didnt realise they got that big, i havent done the research on them yet.

The Taffy Apple said:
Depending on the size of the shrimp you get, i have to warn you that the Amano shrimp i have originally seen my smaller Red Cherry Shrimp as a "3 for £10" mid-night snack..not a nice sight!

Terry.
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thanks for the heads up.
 
the dwarf platy were labelled as sunset coral dwarf platy, but upon research i think they may be the same as the 'balloon platy' they are somewhat smaller then the other platies i have seen and are a slightly different shape but i think they are still classed as xiphophorus maculatus. i will try to get a picture. they give a nice contrast to tank they are the colour of the neon dwarf rainbows fish's fins, a nice deep bright orange.



so after taking yr advice how does this sound

6 kuhli
6 neon dwarf rainbow
6 cory trili
6 5 band barb
3 dwarf gourami
3 dwarf platy
3 otos
1 bristlenose

5 ramshorn
5 mts
1 nerite

3 amano

edit to add pictures, from google


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