Stocking Selections

[Lord Fishheart]

Ive been using the thinkfish.co.uk community creator and have come up with the following after a hard day

Aqua One 620 (90 litres)

Zebra Danio x 5
Panda Cory x 2
Congo Tetra x 5
Glowlight Tetra x 5
Apple Snail x 2
Tiger Barb x 5

Fluval Roma 200 (200 litres)

Plec x 2
Neon Tetra x 16
Guppy Male x 1
Guppy Female x 7
Clown Loach x 2
Glass Catfish x 6
Angelfish x 2
Zebra Loach x 3
Siamese Fighting Fish Female x 1
Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid x 1
Ram x 2
Rummy Nose Tetra x 4
Ruby Sharks x 2
Black Phantom Tetras x 5

Does anybody have any opinions, I think the 2nd tank is overstocked, but I am no expert?

Grateful for any advice

 

[murphyk32]

im not sure about all of that stocking list, but i do know most people dont recommend two "ruby" sharks (rainbow sharks if im not mistaking) together, so if you did, lotsa hiding spots. also im not sure the exact size of 200l in gallons, and im not gunna bother checking cuz im almost positive in saying its too small for clown loaches. also, when ur angel fish get big, some of ur tetras, specially the neons due to htier size, will become a nice snack and dissappear.

 

[bordercollie05]

Yeah I think thats a bit much for the second tank. Also, tetras and cories like to be in groups of at 5-6, but the more the better, why not consolidate a few of the tetras and have less species but bigger schools? I think you'd enjoy them better as they'd show off their behaviors more. Also I agree with the neons becoming snacks. My angelfish have gotten rather aggressive with age...

I read on thinkfish that they calculate the stocking levels based on amount of fish waste rather than the traditional inch per gallon rule, so you may want to keep that in mind while playing with it. Fun site though isn't it?! Kind of addicting!

Laura

 

[Corleone]

If the plecs are small 4-6 inch adult size (bristlenose, clown plec, bulldog, etc), then that's ok. Common plecs will far outgrow the tank.
The clown loaches could use a bigger group, but depending on the dimensions of the tank, they'll likely outgrow the tank eventually.
Drop one or both ruby sharks - these fish are quite intolerant of their own kind when they reach adulthood, and aggression has been known to spill over onto other species.
I might also rehome the female betta, you may get some compatibility problems with guppies, angelfish, possibly the dwarf cichlids. Some people have gotten bad nipping from black phantom tetras, but they've also gotten it from black skirt tetras, and mine are some of my best behaved community fish, so YMMV.

Without those fish, it should be a good stocking in a mature tank, sufficient filtration, etc.