My tank just finished cycling, I've had my stocking list picked out before I even got the tank.
It's 120 gallons and heavily planted. I've thought long and hard about this, and this is what I really want to do. I've read about all my desired fish, and I'm almost certain they're all compatible. I've got an Eheim 2075 (280 gallon).
This is the order I plan to add them in:
1 Week - 6 Long Finned Rosy Barbs/Congo Tetras/Black Ruby Barb (Not sure which one, yet).
2 Weeks - 1 Rubberlip Pleco, 3 Rummynose Tetras.
3 Weeks - 2 Rummynose Tetras, 1 Black Lace Angelfish, 1 Flame Gourami.
4 Weeks - 1 Angelfish, 5 Corydora Catfish.
5 Weeks - 1 Blue Power Gourami, 1 Kribensis Cichlid, 1 Keyhole Cichlid.
6 Weeks - 5 Featherfin Rainbowfish.
7 Weeks - 4 Gardneri Killifish.
8 Weeks - 2 Gardneri Killifish, 3 Lyretail Killifish.
9 Weeks - 4 Marble Hatchetfish.
10 Weeks - 2 Marble Hatchetfish, 3 Silver Hatchetfish.
11 Weeks - 2 Silver Hatchetfish, 3 Kuhli Loaches.
12 Weeks - 2 Kuhli loaches.
13 Weeks - 5 Glass Catfish.
14 Weeks - 2 Glass Catfish, 2 Hillstream Butterfly Loaches.
15 Weeks - 5 Oto Catfish.
16 Weeks - 2 German Blue Ram Cichlids.
17 Weeks - 5 Oto Catfish.
18 Weeks - 1 Checker Board Cichlid.
19 Weeks - 5 Clown Loaches.
20 Weeks - 2 Cockatoo Apistogrammas.
24 Weeks - 1 African Brown Knifefish.
Keep in mind the clown loaches have a very, very slow growth rate, I plan to rehome then when they get around 7". I arranged the fish by their difficultly. Some are hardy fish and can be in newly cycled aquariums, whereas others need a well established aquarium.
What do you think? Do you think it's over stocked? I'd love to get an elephant nose and a few more apistogrammas in there, but it's not recommended to keep two electrical fish together and I don't know if I have room. What do you think? I'd really love to hear some opinions on this.
Thank you!
It's 120 gallons and heavily planted. I've thought long and hard about this, and this is what I really want to do. I've read about all my desired fish, and I'm almost certain they're all compatible. I've got an Eheim 2075 (280 gallon).
This is the order I plan to add them in:
1 Week - 6 Long Finned Rosy Barbs/Congo Tetras/Black Ruby Barb (Not sure which one, yet).
2 Weeks - 1 Rubberlip Pleco, 3 Rummynose Tetras.
3 Weeks - 2 Rummynose Tetras, 1 Black Lace Angelfish, 1 Flame Gourami.
4 Weeks - 1 Angelfish, 5 Corydora Catfish.
5 Weeks - 1 Blue Power Gourami, 1 Kribensis Cichlid, 1 Keyhole Cichlid.
6 Weeks - 5 Featherfin Rainbowfish.
7 Weeks - 4 Gardneri Killifish.
8 Weeks - 2 Gardneri Killifish, 3 Lyretail Killifish.
9 Weeks - 4 Marble Hatchetfish.
10 Weeks - 2 Marble Hatchetfish, 3 Silver Hatchetfish.
11 Weeks - 2 Silver Hatchetfish, 3 Kuhli Loaches.
12 Weeks - 2 Kuhli loaches.
13 Weeks - 5 Glass Catfish.
14 Weeks - 2 Glass Catfish, 2 Hillstream Butterfly Loaches.
15 Weeks - 5 Oto Catfish.
16 Weeks - 2 German Blue Ram Cichlids.
17 Weeks - 5 Oto Catfish.
18 Weeks - 1 Checker Board Cichlid.
19 Weeks - 5 Clown Loaches.
20 Weeks - 2 Cockatoo Apistogrammas.
24 Weeks - 1 African Brown Knifefish.
Keep in mind the clown loaches have a very, very slow growth rate, I plan to rehome then when they get around 7". I arranged the fish by their difficultly. Some are hardy fish and can be in newly cycled aquariums, whereas others need a well established aquarium.
What do you think? Do you think it's over stocked? I'd love to get an elephant nose and a few more apistogrammas in there, but it's not recommended to keep two electrical fish together and I don't know if I have room. What do you think? I'd really love to hear some opinions on this.
Thank you!