2 Tanks, Lots Of Fish

[Neal]

Ok, so you may all know by now that I am severely overstocked. So here is the situation, I have two tanks, a 15 Gallon and a 20 Gallon, the current stocking in the 20 Gallon is as follows: 2 Mollies, 5 Angels, 3 Bristlenoses,
1 Female Kribensis, 4 Zebra Danios, 2 Pitbull Plecos and 6 Neons. Yes, extremely overstocked I know, but if you look in my signature there is a link to a thread where i'm selling pretty much all my fish. The 15 Gallon is empty as I haven't really got it yet but will be in about a week or two, and possibly a ruby shark along with it. I am wondering what fish to put where, i'm going to keep my angels in my 20Gallon, but may possibly put two of them in the 15Gallon, my adult bristlenose is staying in the 20Gallon, and the two babys are going in the 15G. That's pretty much all I have decided, i'm not fussed what goes where tbh. What do you reckon will be the best setup for each tank? Oh, I don't know if this helps but the 15Gallon is going to be a densely planted tank whilst the 20Gallon is going to be a "Decorative" type tank but also suitable for the fish, with minimal planting.
All advice/cristicism and opinions appreciated.

Neal

 

[jayjay]

Dimensions of the tanks?

-Angels need 18" tall tanks to grow properly, they also eat neons as adults, one pair is all you could have in a 20g tank IMO if it was high enough.
-Mollies are brackish fish and aren't going to live a good live as possible in FW.
-Is a ruby shark a RTBS? or rainbow shark? or different altogther? If it is it will get to big for either tank.

Honestly if i had all those fish i'd get both tanks-
Sell all the angels, the shark, mollies and BN's.
Move the neons to the 15g, with a pitbull plec, then up the shoal to say 15.
Have the zebra danios (up the shoal to 6), other pitbull plec and krib (get a male for the female).
This stocking is what I would do there are other possiblites.

 

[Neal]

Well, I am actually selling alot of my fish, but i'm not parting with my plecs, nor will my mother part with the angels. The tank is 15" high, but before you complain you have to listen to my theory. Tank heights are measured to the top of the glass, and how many people do you know that have the water level right at the top of the glass? My water level is touching the condensation tray, so therefore my water level is probably the same as someone with an 18" tank who has their water level to the black line, maybe a little bit less. My mother might part with some of the angels, but I know she won't part with them all. The shark was just a posibility as my brother is getting rid of it anyway, and just thought I could maybe give it a decent home. The bristlenose plecs are just babies, well one of them is a fully grown adults, and he is staying in my 20G, the other two are going in the 15G, and to be honest by the time my others are fully grown the one in the 20G will have died, because my brother has had him for about 5 year+. My pitbulls are very small and they are very sociable so I don't want to seperate them as they do enjoy others companys. I don't want to add anything else to my stocking really, and the reason especially why I don't want to get a male krib is because when my pair breed, there will be lots of agression with the fish, especially the plecs, and I also don't want to be overrun by fry. I like your idea but am going to have a big think about what I want to do first. Still need to sell alot of my fish, then it will be easier to decide. Also, if your wondering what fish I have for sale then look at the link in my sig.

Neal