stocking

Hey everyone! I now have an empty, cycled 20-gallon long (30" x 12" x 12") and I'm trying to decide what to do with it (the fish nerd in me is elated). As my title implies, I'm really interested in keeping pufferfish. Due to the size of the tank, feeding ease, compatibility, and my lack of...

hello, one of my tanks is cycled and would love to have a Electric blue acara tank. i want at least 1 EBA and a schooling fish.. a gentleman here recommended lemon tetra. would a pair EBA fit in the 29 gallon tank? also, worth noting, i may have to rehome 2 of my 4 Bolivian rams to this tank, as...

I have a 10 gallon (approximately 20" x 10" x 12") tank that I have used for fish in the past. Recently, I have been looking into getting some fish now that I have time to take proper care of them. I'm not familiar with many different species of fish and need help deciding on how to stock my...

So I currently have a 10 gallon tnk for my betta and snail. I recently got a 30 gallon tank that I'm still waiting ti start to cycle but I'm trying to plan out my fish tank while I wait. I've been looking into Dwarf Gouramis. I also recently found "fresh water angelfish" and read they could be...

I have a standard 55-gallon aquarium (48" x 13" x 21") kept at about 78 degrees F. The tank gets water changes once a week at 50% and is very heavily planted and over-filtered. I would really like to add a pair of Apistogramma cacatouides, as I've wanted them for over a year now and would like...

Hi everyone, I need some advice on my gourami situation. I have a 240L (understocked) community tank with a female Pearl gourami, and a single male honey as his partner passed away last month. The two get along well and don’t fight or compete for territory, but I’m concerned that if I introduce...

So attached is my local store’s reccomendations for my tank. Opinions?

I seem to be getting such varied advice on whether it’s ‘fine’ to overstock a planted tank or not, would just like some honest opinions. I currently have a planted 36 gallon bow front cycling. Running an eheim 2213 and a whisper 40 HOB. According to AquAdvisor my original stock plan has me at...

Evening everyone, My 450L (approx 119 US gallon) recently finished cycling. 150 x 50 x 60cm. I'm in the process of slowly stocking it over the next few months. I've not run a tank of this size before so I'm feeling my way in with the stocking levels. At the moment, it has two Siamese Algae...

I have a five gallon that isn’t cycled. I decided that I wanted a bigger tank almost immediately. I have a seeded filter coming from Angels Plus. My 29 gallon doesn’t arrive until Tuesday, my seeded filter arrives Saturday.. Can I put the seeded filter in the five gallon until the 29 gallon...

I’ll be getting a 40 breeder in the next couple of months and wanted to share my plans / stocking. Stocking: 8 Emerald Corydora 8 Cherry Barb 4 M 4 F 8 Praecox rainbows 4 M 4 F 4 Otos 1 Flame DG 1 Pair of apisto Are there any possible issues with this stocking? I’d also might add fish as I go...

Hi I set up a 55 gallon aquarium and I have some stocking ideas from a previous post. - Already cycled * Ph = 7.8 - 8.52 units. * GH = 159 - 164 ppm * Calcium = 47 - 78.5 ppm Fish I'm thinking about stocking with: - 2 Large schools of tetra (probably cardinals and something else) - 3 oto cats...

Hi, just set up a 55 gallon aquarium and I'm not sure what I should stock it with. My city's water is considered hard I believe. * Ph = 7.8 - 8.52 units. * GH = 159 - 164 ppm * Calcium = 47 - 78.5 ppm Some Ideas I've had were: - Tetra Tank with 5 or six large schools of tetra - Angel Fish Tank...

Hello guys, I just bought a 45 gallon tank and am just looking for ideas. It is sand on bottom and will be heavily planted with driftwood as decoration. If anyone has a similar tank a picture would be appreciated so I can get ideas. I was also wondering good stocking ideas. I have 2 angelfish...

Hello all, First time posting on here but I need some advice. I recently got a 29 gallon tank and I'm looking for some advice on what to put in it. I already have some fish I moved in from an old tank, but it feels under stocked and going off of the inch per gallon rule I currently have...

Had to leave the forum for a week or two... but I am back! And with plenty of questions ;) I'm very fortunate to have friends and family that support this hobby, although none of them seem to really understand it. That became apparent this Christmas when a few decided to buy me fish unaware of...

Iv just added to my 500l Iv added 2 green spotted severum about 1-2 inches And 2 keyhole cichlids around 2inch That is that for my tabk now so current stocking is 3 electric blue acara 4 geophagus 8 Colombian Redfin tetra 10 bronze corydora Sailfin pleco Plus the new guys , please say...

Hello everyone! I have a 55 gallon aquarium that currently has 2 siamese algae eaters, and 1 male dwarf gourami. As soon as they're out of quarantine I will be adding my shoal of 6 harlequin rasboras and hopefully a bamboo shrimp. I would also like to add a female dwarf gourami and a pair of...

Hello,I have a cycled 25 gallon(95 lt) planted aquarium with one gold gourami(juvenile and really peacefull),5 panda corys,1 golden bristlenose,9 neon tetras,11 guppies and some ramshorn snails.Also,I have a corse sponge filter.What do you think,is it too much?Will some of the fishes be a...

Hello, me again. I need a stocking ideas for my 6 gallons tank with sand substrate and densely floating elodea. KH 3dGh GH 3dgh pH is 7.6 I could raise the hardness with crushed corals and sea shells I just got from the beach. Here is the list of the fish I wanted: Pea puffer Golden...

Hey everyone! I have a 55g tank newly cycled and I'm really excited to put some stuff in it... but I don't know what. It's over filtered with a canister pumping 360 gph and two, 200 watt heaters that will keep the tank at any temperature. My heating probe allows for a very stable temp with a...

Hi everyone, This is my first post here and I’m new to keeping tropical fish so please be kind! I currently have a 60l tank with tropical fish but I have just purchased a new 125l Fluval Roma tank and am already thinking about what I could stock it with! But I’d like some advice to ensure I...

So I just got a 125 gallon tank for free, found on roadside. I was talking to previous owner and she said it was filled about 3 months ago but she couldn't take care of it after her husband died. I need to clean and and do a leak test before I do anything with it. It came with the tank, stand...

Hello eveyone, i am fairly new to the hobby i have obviously done research but would like some advice! I have had a 14 gallon / 64 liter fish tank for a while and it had 5 danios and 4 corydoras, a friend of mine needed to get rid of his 125l/33G tank so i took it almost a month ago i recently...

I'm looking for any stocking ideas for my 20gal long tank (80x35x40). I would like to have shrimp in there as well. pH - 6.8 Amonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 gH - 0

Does anybody know where I can find a good stocking calculator online, I used to use one ages ago that told you the compatibility of your stock in temperature and nature plus the percentage of your stocking capacity but I can’t seem to find it again the calculator I used earlier is saying I’m...

So yall who have bared with me since my horrible beginning, I've had around 40 lovely little creatures in a 32.5 and 20, which was massively overstocked! I vowed that when I moved I would get a larger tank to better disperse the fish to live comfortably, and less crowded! Well I moved into my...

Never sure which forum section to post in but this is a learning post. I'm setting up my 127L/34G tank. It's 36"/90cm in length, 12"/30cm width & 18"/45.7cm. Starting cycling so this isn't a rushed question but I really like the spray nozzle on Eheim Aquaball that creates small waves & the...

Hey all, Finally got my nitrite readings down to 0 ppm! This is 2 days in a row, and about 4 hours after a big meal. I'm going to go to my LFS soon to pick up a background, some final plants and some new fish! I have the 4 peppered corydoras and I intend to finish their shoal off this weekend by...

Hey all, I have a 29 gallon tank that is super close to finishing its cycle (thanks @mbsqw1d). I have 4 corydoras paleatus, and will be looking to get 4 more. Would I be able to stock a Blue Acara? If not is there any cichlids I could stock? Thanks!

So I have some general questions about fixing up an old tank I recently acquired. 1st question. It looks like the previous owner took out the central support, leaving the tank with the risk of bowing. I have been doing some reading and it looks like I can actually order a custom from for it...

Once I get rid of all of all my female guppies, I will have an empty tank. I plan on switching it back to freshwater once they are gone. I want the tank to have a single fish. I know I could probably do a goldfish (as long as I keep on top of the water, thinking 50 percent change 3 times a...

Right now I have 6 of the glotetra in a 25 gallon (my first fish I ever got). From my understanding they are basically white skirt tetra. How many should I have in my tank? I know "more is better" but how many more would my maximum be? I wanted to add some more green, as well as some standard...

So, I just saw my group of 10 pygmy corydoras school around the tank with all of them together. This is the first time all 10 went at it like that. So now I am wondering what the max number I can keep in my 29 gallon are.

Hi, I finally got a red lizard whiptail!! It's so cute, my amano shrimp are bigger than him or her?? As I mentionned in another thread I was supposed to test my GH at my LFS but I forgot... I also mentionned I was gonna get a 10 gallon aquarium in my kitchen or dining room... Well actually when...

Hi, i have a question about stocking levels for a juwel lido 120litres. I currently have 13 guppies and 1 endler guppy. Also 5 emerald green brochis corydoras. Would this be classified as fully stocked? I would have eventually liked to have gotten a red bristlenose pleco but don't want to push...

I have a cycled 20 gallon tall/standard tank with 7 leopard danios, 4 corydoras aeneus, 1 bolivian ram and 2 amano shrimp. I was thinking of adding some other fish, maybe a bristlenose pleco or some guppies. The tank has been up and running with this stock for about 2 weeks and has an aquaclear...

I'm cleaning up my grandpa's pond as a side project to get myself out of the house during quarantine. Once it's cleaned up we are considering stocking it, but I'd like to find what will work there before proposing anything to him. Separated list for easier read. -pond is not circular. It has 5...

Hi, I would like to know what is the stem plant on the first picture, I think it is hygrophila angustifolia but I am not sure. Also I posted a thread not so long ago to identify the plant on the 2 picture but it was the emerged form of the plant so now it looks different so I would like a second...

Hey all, another quick question! I'm finally ready to complete the stocking of my 33 gallon long! I'm looking to add a small school of mid level swimming fish but I want something colourful and not too small like tetras. Currently in my tank I have 7 corydoras and a bristlenose so I need fish...