55 Gallon Stocking Ideas?

[thelaw]

hello i am once again trying to stock my 55 gallon tank i may or may not sell it and get a 75 gallon tank so pleas say good stoking for both 55 and 75 gallon tanks i already know what types of fish i want to put in it but just do not know how many of each i want to get rummy nose and neon tetras ram cichlids cory catfish bushy nose pleco or clown pleco or both if possible otocinclus catfish some type of platy and Marthae Silver Hatchet fish just tell me what you would do if you were in my shoos and had use these types of fish 

   

 

[Freedom]

I suggest you take some time to read up on each of those fish you listed.  I find Seriously Fish very helpful in this regard.  (seriouslyfish.com)
 
Make a spreadsheet or a chart.  For each type of fish you listed, mark down what it needs in terms of: temperature, number in a school to be happy, and what will and won't work with it.
 
I think if you spend some time developing this detail, you are going to find out a LOT about the list you shared.

 

[sawickib]

+1 on what freedom posted, im sure you enjoy doing some research on the fish, its always fun for me to research my fish.

 

[thelaw]

I suggest you take some time to read up on each of those fish you listed.  I find Seriously Fish very helpful in this regard.  (seriouslyfish.com)
 
Make a spreadsheet or a chart.  For each type of fish you listed, mark down what it needs in terms of: temperature, number in a school to be happy, and what will and won't work with it.
 
I think if you spend some time developing this detail, you are going to find out a LOT about the list you shared.

i have done research on all of them 

 

[sawickib]

Well I don't really know what to advise do you want like the amount of each species for the tank?

 

[thelaw]

Well I don't really know what to advise do you want like the amount of each species for the tank?

yes and i have picked out of these species i want rummy nose tetras electric blue rams otocinclus catfish red platys Marthae Silver Hatchet fish and clown pleco and port hole catfish how many of each could i fit in my tank?

 

[sawickib]

Well port holes would take up most of your stocking space as they prefer groups so I'd take the out.

The otos prefer about 6 month old cycled tanks, for best survival rate, with biofilm, algae, and non-fluctuating ammonia levels.

Rams can be delicate, but you could probably get a pair for the bottom levels, what's your normal pH?

You could do a large school of rummy noses, maybe 10-20 not sure though maybe someone else can help with that.

Hatchets I know are small fish, but I don't know much about them.

And a clown Pleco would do fine I'm sure, or a bushy nose, or a flash pleco, you need some driftwood though.

 

[thelaw]

Well port holes would take up most of your stocking space as they prefer groups so I'd take the out.

The otos prefer about 6 month old cycled tanks, for best survival rate, with biofilm, algae, and non-fluctuating ammonia levels.

Rams can be delicate, but you could probably get a pair for the bottom levels, what's your normal pH?

You could do a large school of rummy noses, maybe 10-20 not sure though maybe someone else can help with that.

Hatchets I know are small fish, but I don't know much about them.

And a clown Pleco would do fine I'm sure, or a bushy nose, or a flash pleco, you need some driftwood though.

cool tanks i know about the otos so that will be fine but i am a bit mad about the catfish i was exited to get them