Fish Stocking

[mark4hay]

Hey i have a 200 litre community aquarium with 9 neons a golden ram,1 keyhole cichlid,1 dwarf gourami,2 sterbai corys,3 black widow tetra,1 sailfin molly,4 male guppys i was wondering if this is overstocked i dont think it is but wanted to make sure.

 

[FishAreFriendsNotFood10]

nowhere near fully stocked ...

 

[mark4hay]

nowhere near fully stocked ...

oh ok thanks would it be fully stocked if i added 4 more black widow and more corys?

 

[FishAreFriendsNotFood10]

only thing im not too sure about is the keyhole cilchid ... im not to sure how big that will grow too hoping some1 else can give u info on this

you should definitly bring ur sterbai cory numbers to 6 for safety and maybe a partner for your golden ram?

most people on here will suggest numbers of 6 or more for schoaling fish

 

[lilfishie]

agreed add more cories and tetra (i'd up the neons to 15 too) maybe a few more male guppies.

no idea on the Keyhole though

 

[KittyKat]

I have a 215 litre community which also has keyholes, and this is the stocking I would recommend which does not require removal of any fish:
* 10 neons
* 1m 1f rams
* 1m 1f keyhole cichlid
* 1 dwarf gourami
* 6-8 sterbai Corys
* 6 black widow tetra
* 1 sailfin molly
* 4 male guppys

But if this was my own tank, this is what I would do:
* 20 neons
* 1m 1f keyholes
* 1m 2f dwarf gouramis
* 8 sterbai Corys

 

[mark4hay]

the keyhole can grow up to 5 inches could i still add more neons corys black widow and guppy and still not be overstocked

 

[mark4hay]

i was thinking of a couple of weather loaches as well as more corys and black widow

 

[FishAreFriendsNotFood10]

I have a 215 litre community which also has keyholes, and this is the stocking I would recommend which does not require removal of any fish:
* 10 neons
* 1m 1f rams
* 1m 1f keyhole cichlid
* 1 dwarf gourami
* 6-8 sterbai Corys
* 6 black widow tetra
* 1 sailfin molly
* 4 male guppys

But if this was my own tank, this is what I would do:
* 20 neons
* 1m 1f keyholes
* 1m 2f dwarf gouramis
* 8 sterbai Corys

id agree with KK on both of these suggestions

 

[lilfishie]

i believe weather loaches are sub-tropical so require lower temps.

Kats suggestion sounds best

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

i was thinking of a couple of weather loaches as well as more corys and black widow

In addition to the sub-tropical temps needed by Weather Loaches (which are a too low for your other fish), they would need a bigger tank than a 200l long term for their potential ~25cm size, plus they really need a group of at least five which will put a big strain on any tank's filtration as adults. Most loaches are boisterous eaters which can easily bully many corydoras species out of food that they both look for on the tank floor, although Brochis are regarded as an exception (especially B. multiradiatus), who become chunchy ~9cm SL adults with a semi-boisterous nature.