Stocking level ok?

[gex18]

I have a juwel rio 400 (dimensions 60"x20"x24"high), filtered by a eheim 2329 wet/dry filter, eheim 2317 filter, rainbow lifegard fb300 fluidized bed and TMC 15w uv sterilzor (not using juwel filter), airpump thru 2 x 10" bubble walls; water changes 2 times a week using 15 gallons RO water each time! Stocking levels would be;

11 Discus
7 Zebra Plecos
3 Whiptails
4 blue ram cichlids
4 Apistogramma Nijessini

Is this ok?

 

[Pleco-Heaven]

I don't know much about stocking levels, but I know that those plecs (all 10) will create a lot of waste, which will raise ammonia and nitrites very high, and I know discus (and probably the other cichlids) are very sensitive to bad water conditions and eleven discus down the drain is a serious waste of money. Maybe you should reconsider, yet with all that filtering and stuff may help the levels, maybe a more knowledgable person could guide you.

 

[Teelie]

Discus are the uber-sensitive to every water condition fish and having so many of them let alone the others, especially crap-o-matic Plecos is probably a bad idea in the long run even if the stocking numbers are fine.

Stocking numbers have their limitations and IMO are useless in some circumstances, such as these.

 

[sunflower]

http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/..._calculator.php

Have a look at this link, it'll help you with stocking levels for your tank.

 

[silver]

What is that.....about 100 gallons??

Could you shoot for maybe 8 Discus instead!!!!!?

And only 3 Zebras???

THat will help considerabley with the stocking levels

 

[rvm]

Hey gex18, whereabouts are you, I want a zebra plec and can't find them anywhere, if you're in the Uk, you wanna tell me where you got them from/are getting them from?
Also, I know plecs are messy, but these only get to 3", not the monsters that plecs usually grow into!!!