Stocking levels

[crookedfish]

I am getting close to fully stocking my 18ukg tank. It is a comunity tank which has 2 Giant danios, 5 zebra danios, 5 baloon mollies and 2 albino cory (about 1/2 adult size) but the tank still looks a little empty. The tank is a planted tank with some bog wood.

I do 20% water changes once a week and the water levels are perfect all zero except for the Nitrate which rises to about 10ppm before a water change.

Do the given adult sizes for fish include the fins?

Could I add any more fish? Any suggestions to what fish would look good if I could add more fish?

edit: forgot to mention that the tank is a fluval-600 duo deep with a fluval 3+ (bigger than required) power filter and graval substrate.

Cheers

Si

 

[keeper-of-fish]

Yes it does include the fins but the stcokin rule should not be followed that close it more a guideline not a goldenrule if u added some more and u keep changeing the water and such like your doing its ok in my opinion if there all healty looking that is
what matters

 

[The-Wolf]

you do know that giant danios (Danio aequipinnatus) get to 15.2 cm and need to be in a group of 5 or more?

 

[keeper-of-fish]

If your asking me ill say no ive never kept them lol

 

[The-Wolf]

If your asking me ill say no ive never kept them lol

not you crookedfish

 

[crookedfish]

Thanks for the replys.

My giant danios are happy to shoel with the zebra danios and they seem very happy.

I have read (in the 3 books that I have) that the maximum size for giant danios is 4" They are very cool looking fish.

Cheers

Si