Stocking 20 Gallon

[seth]

is this stocked? 4 cardinal tetras, 3 spotted rasbora, 2 midgit suckerifsh, 2 blue rams, and 2 leopard catfish?
Oh ya the latin name for midgit suckerifsh is otocinclus spec. the p.h. leval will be 6.5 and temp. 82f. well . know remember its a 20 gallon tank.

thanks for help

 

[jayjay]

i'd say you've stocked not so much badly as wrong numbers.

you need shoals of cardinals so go with 6 of them, skip the rasbora to make up for the cardinals, the otto's (midgit suckerfish to you) are alright but some say they prefer more of their own kind. 2 rams is good, 2 leopard catfish? what are they, need a latin name really...

 

[geo7x]

i agree with jayjay, do you mean corydoras julii? or corydoras trilineatus?

 

[seth]

it is the corydoras trilineatus.
I already have 2 albino corys would they work instead?

 

[jayjay]

you need groups for cories really, so

i'd go with -

6 cardinals
3 otto's
2 rams

you could maybe add more cardinals, but i don't think there's enough room for cories in there personally with all the other fish.

 

[seth]

could i keep the suckers?

 

[jayjay]

yeah otto's are what you call 'midget suckerfish'

 

[seth]

dont i need a catfish?

 

[Captain Retardo]

dont i need a catfish?

No

 

[geo7x]

firstly, ottos are catfish, secondly, no you dont need the corydoras if thats what you mean.

edit: Captain Retardo beat me to it

 

[Captain Retardo]

Well at least you gave a longer answer, geo7x!

And I need Corydoras because I like them so much!

Usually people say you need scavenger, or "clean up crews" but you dont, also people say that you need algae eater and algae is never really a problem, I keep my tank light on for far too long (not on purpose), but I don't have a problem with algae

 

[geo7x]

same here, but seth was aking as whether he/she needed a catfish, and if it was about how much he/she likes them then he/she wouldve made up his/her mind, and not had to ask us, therefore i presumed he/she meant need as in "if you dont get one youre gonna fail" need.

 

[Captain Retardo]

yeah, I knew that

 

[geo7x]

yeah i knew that you knew too. anyway i think we got it clarified now (?)

 

[seth]

tell ya the truth my corys are my favorite fish. Because they are so intresting to watch so if i can i want to keep 'em.