Stocked

[ric1984]

Got my tank stocked now Ive got:

1 knife tailed ghost fish
3 tiger barbs
2 rainbow platties
6 neons
2 small angels
1 red tailed shark

All I want to add is a pleco and couple of small catfish this sound ok??? Got a 70 litre tank and did fishless cycle.

 

[sic0198]

That's close to 18.5 gallons...

 

[rabbut]

In a word, no, I'm afraid not The tank is very heavily stocked as it is. The Knife fish should get to 18 inches +, and the angels will be small dinner plate size once they finish growing. These should be re-homed before you get too attached to them. Once you are attached, letting go will be harder, even though keeping them would be unfair for the fish. I know, I've been there The red shark will need a minimum of 50gal also once fully grown. Looks like a typical case of poor advise from your LFS

If you can re-home those above, some small bottom dwelling cats would be do-able, say a group of 6 pgmy corries Plecos will get between 12 and 18 inches, so are best left at the shop. Bristle noses are a consideration for the future, but they are heavy waste producers, so would not be suited to such a heavily stocked tank just yet. In a few years, once you have lost a few fish, one might be possible.

IMO, the space the re-homed fish would provide, would be better offused to get the groups of the other fish up to their recomended minimum group sizes. The Tiger Barbs realy need a group of 6+ If the plattys are a pair, another Female should be added, to reduce the stress on the single female, from the male constantly wanting to breed with her

All the best
Rabbut

 

[emmsy]

+1 on all above rabbut. My red tail shark is 5 inches and still growing

Emma

 

[ric1984]

In a word, no, I'm afraid not The tank is very heavily stocked as it is. The Knife fish should get to 18 inches +, and the angels will be small dinner plate size once they finish growing. These should be re-homed before you get too attached to them. Once you are attached, letting go will be harder, even though keeping them would be unfair for the fish. I know, I've been there The red shark will need a minimum of 50gal also once fully grown. Looks like a typical case of poor advise from your LFS

If you can re-home those above, some small bottom dwelling cats would be do-able, say a group of 6 pgmy corries Plecos will get between 12 and 18 inches, so are best left at the shop. Bristle noses are a consideration for the future, but they are heavy waste producers, so would not be suited to such a heavily stocked tank just yet. In a few years, once you have lost a few fish, one might be possible.

IMO, the space the re-homed fish would provide, would be better offused to get the groups of the other fish up to their recomended minimum group sizes. The Tiger Barbs realy need a group of 6+ If the plattys are a pair, another Female should be added, to reduce the stress on the single female, from the male constantly wanting to breed with her

All the best
Rabbut

Poor LFS advice indeed the angels are only small i know they grow but there were bigger ones in the shop!

 

[rabbut]

I'd post an add for the innapropriate fish in the buy, sell and Swap section of the forum, see if anyone near you are interested in them, then you will be able to think about what, if anything, can replace them

HTH
Rabbut