Another Stocking Question

[Axyadbad]

Right I'm a few days into my fishless cycling process with 3 ppm of ammonia being processed in 18 hours with small amount of nitrite being processed and waiting for nitrites to drop to zero. The tank is 60L with dimensions of 60x30x35 cm and will eventually be fairly heavily planted..

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So now I am thinking of stocking, this stocking would be not be done for some time, until the filter has matured and just wondering if this would be over stocked...

8x Rummynose Tetras
5x Green Shrimp

Would there be any room for a centre piece fish like a bolivian ram or apistogrammas?

Thanks for any replies, Axy

 

[Noahs ark6]

I'd say that with the rummynose, shrimp and one centre piece fish it would be fully if not slightly over stocked, but if you keep on top of water changes it will be absolutely fine

 

[Axyadbad]

I was thinking of doing 20% water changes twice a week, it only takes two mins in a small tank, would that be enough>?

 

[Noahs ark6]

40% a week is a good amount

 

[Axyadbad]

Cheers. Are the bolivian rams or apistogrammas not too big for a 60l and would they eat the shrimps? Thank you for the help and suggestions already, just have another question.

 

[Noahs ark6]

They are both able to be in a 60 litre (only keep 1 ram)
It's likely they would both attack and eat shrimp

 

[Axyadbad]

I was only planning on keeping one anyway but are there any centrepiece fish that would be ok with shrimp?
Cheers

 

[sadguppy]

A dwarf gourami perhaps?

 

[Axyadbad]

Apparently they aren't brilliant with shrimp either
I've been looking into otto's they seem very interesting..maybe just 3 of them and 7 rummy nose

Not sure if that would be overstocked though! Ah I want the best for my fish, but I would like some interesting/small/schooling fish haha. Very difficult to find a balance!

 

[Noahs ark6]

3 ottos and 7 rummy nose is about fully stocked, not over, but ottos aren't really a centrepiece fish. I back sadguppy, dwarf gouramis are very nice. Maybe you could scrap the shrimp idea?
then you could have a ram or appistogrammas

 

[Axyadbad]

Oh i was meaning for the ottos to replace the shrimp. The apistogrammas are very nice..I'll probably go for one of them and the tetras.

Cheers guys!