25G stocking question

[livelife]

I have a 25G tank that's housing 5 peppered corys, 1 weather loach and 3 gouramis (1 each of pearl, opaline and blue...all females).

Should I leave it at this or can I add a few more inhabitants? I don't want any more gouramis since the gouramis I get around here seem to be sickly, but the upper strata seems to be pretty empty with only the 3 gouramis up there.

Any suggestions?

 

[jflowers]

6 Danios

Isn't a weather loach cold water? Never kept them, but they are always in that section in a few of my lfs.

Jon

 

[livelife]

Weather loaches are quite adaptable, but do prefer colder water. I keep mine in about 77f, which it can easily handle according to the research I've done. He seems happy & healthy and growing fast!

 

[sylvia]

If you want upper-layer fish, zebra/leopard danios or silver/marbled hatchet fish would work. Because you have the gouramies though, the danios might be a safer choice as hatchets tend to be bullied by territorial upper-dwellers though you do say you have females s maybe it wouldn't be that bad. Both danios and hatchets are schooling fish and should be kept in a group. I personaly think you have space for about 5 of either but keep track of your nitrAte levels and watch your fish closely for any sign of over-stocking.