60 Litre

[ellena]

I've never done a stocking request before, as this will be my first 'big' tank
I currently have 8 endlers in a bowl which I will be selling when I set the 60l up, so I intend transferring the endlers and their media into the new tank and filter.
Other fish I would like are gertrude's blue eyes, peacock gobies, honey gouramis and trilineatus cories.
What sort of combinations might work?
Thanks

 

[hamfist]

I've never done a stocking request before, as this will be my first 'big' tank
I currently have 8 endlers in a bowl which I will be selling when I set the 60l up, so I intend transferring the endlers and their media into the new tank and filter.
Other fish I would like are gertrude's blue eyes, peacock gobies, honey gouramis and trilineatus cories.
What sort of combinations might work?
Thanks

THose fish should all mix really well with each other.
My only slight concern in a 60L tank would be whether there would be enough space for a shoal of corys. They really need at least 4 minimum IMO to be really happy and feel like a shoal. Perhaps a proper shoal of 6 or 7 pygmy corys might be an alternative.

What is the actual base footprint of your tank ?

 

[ellena]

It's 60x30cm, so about 2 sq ft. I won't have the trilineatus if it's too small, but they're so much prettier than the pygmies
Forgot to mention, it will have a tetratec ex600, so plenty of filtration

 

[Truck]

It's big enough for trillineatus IMO, a shoal of 6 would set things of nicely.

 

[ellena]

Thanks truck When introducing them gradually, are they OK in 2's or 3's for a few weeks?

 

[Truck]

yeah, they'll be fine in pairs or trios for a week or two.

 

[Bebobb]

So what stocking are you planning on for this tank? Endlers and corys?

 

[ellena]

At least those 2 species, plus probably one more. I really like gertrude's blue eyes, but they are similar in size to the endlers and shoaling, so maybe the gouramis would be a better balance visually?

 

[Bebobb]

A pair of apistogramma might be cool. But they inhabit the lower parts of the tank, as gouramis inhabit the upper part of the tank.

 

[hamfist]

It's 60x30cm, so about 2 sq ft. I won't have the trilineatus if it's too small, but they're so much prettier than the pygmies
Forgot to mention, it will have a tetratec ex600, so plenty of filtration

OK, with that footprint you could just about go for trilineatus (agreed, they are much prettier than the pygmys). Personally I'd go for 4, or at a maximum 5, although admittedly I do not like crowded tanks, visually, at all.

As for someone else's suggestiojn of a pair of Apistogramma, I would be very nervous of that due to highly aggressive behaviour when they spawned. The tank is just not big enough for the other inhabitants to easily get out of the way.

 

[Bebobb]

It's 60x30cm, so about 2 sq ft. I won't have the trilineatus if it's too small, but they're so much prettier than the pygmies
Forgot to mention, it will have a tetratec ex600, so plenty of filtration

OK, with that footprint you could just about go for trilineatus (agreed, they are much prettier than the pygmys). Personally I'd go for 4, or at a maximum 5, although admittedly I do not like crowded tanks, visually, at all.

As for someone else's suggestiojn of a pair of Apistogramma, I would be very nervous of that due to highly aggressive behaviour when they spawned. The tank is just not big enough for the other inhabitants to easily get out of the way.

Apistogramma are generally peaceful cichlids. They often spawn in community aquariums. When there are other fish present, the usually just chase them away from the eggs or fry.

Or she could have a single male Apistogramma in the tank.

 

[ellena]

Thanks for the suggestions I do like apistogrammas but I'd like to stick to fish with a strictly peaceful track record in this tank
I will go try 4 cories I think and see how they behave.
I am struggling to find info on the gertrude's and the peacock gobies as regards how many to keep and in what male:female ratio. Anyone know?

 

[Bebobb]

From what I have read, most of the time, peacock gobies are kept in pairs. I can't seem to find much info on the rainbowfish that you mentioned.