Overstocked?

[ynnad]

Will this be overstocked?

1 keyhole
10-12 neons
7 silver hatchets
6 ottos

in a 20 long?

 

[modernhamlet]

Will this be overstocked?

1 keyhole
10-12 neons
7 silver hatchets
6 ottos

in a 20 long?

Yes, a little...

Also, you'll enjoy the keyhole cichlid much more if you get a pair. Much more intriguing behavior and color.

I'd suggest something like:
2 keyholes
8 neons
6 hatchets
4 otos

 

[ncjharris]

How big is a '20 long' though?!

 

[WILDER]

How many litres is the tank.

 

[Durbkat]

a 20 long is the same thing I have which is a 20g long.

 

[ncjharris]

Hmmm, to me, 20 long means 20 inches long - where the height and depth could make it almost any volume.

 

[dwarfgourami]

Hmmm, to me, 20 long means 20 inches long - where the height and depth could make it almost any volume.

In some parts of the world, a 20 long is the standard description for a 20 gallon tank which is long (30 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 22 3/4), as opposed to high: a 20 gallon high measures 24 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 16 3/4.

 

[ynnad]

Its a 20 gallon long

30 x 12 1/2 x 12 inches

75 x 32 x 31 centimeters

about 76 liters

 

[modernhamlet]

Its a 20 gallon long

30 x 12 1/2 x 12 inches

75 x 32 x 31 centimeters

about 76 liters

That's what I was basing my assessment on, btw. I've never heard of a "20 long" being anything but a 30" long 20 gallon tank.

 

[Griz]

so getting back to danny16... I agree with modernhamlet, if you like keyholes definitely get a pair. Otherwise, your choice of fish sounds great. You'll have to work out the number of each, but definitely less of them.

 

[metfan581]

bye bye neons if ther isnt a big school and a lot of rooms
i think

 

[Ethos]

bye bye neons if ther isnt a big school and a lot of rooms
i think

Neons dont need to be in large schools, but a school none the less.
5-6 qualifies as a school.

 

[Ben]

Just watch out,
My pair of keyholes have demolished a school of 15 neons into 3.

Feed them well

 

[ynnad]

There is also the problem of several fish i don't want anymore. What should I do with them?

 

[Durbkat]

Whats the problem with the fish and what kind of fish are they?