A Few Questions

[x-Twinkle-x]

Hi there. Haven't been on in a while - due to having no internet connection! Hope you are all well

I have got a new aquarium. Measurements are 24"L, 18"H & 12"D.
Could anybody tell me the approx. volume please?

I have a few questions about the stocking. At the moment, it houses 5 black neon tetras that were from a previous (smaller) tank. I am going to increase this to 10, and also purchase 10 'normal' neons. It also has 3 trapdoor snails and 1 young female BN.

I am planning on buying 10 Rummynose tetras, maybe some cherry barbs, and perhaps 5 male guppies? I want a peaceful, community tank, as you can probably tell . I am also planning on adding around 6 cories. Does this sound okay? Could I add anything else such as a dwarf gourami or 2?

At the moment, the tank has black gravel as the substrate, which I like, so I am going to stick with that. But I am interested in planting it. However, I dont think that I have the time to do a full amazing plant-up like I have seen so many of on here. So does anybody have any good flora suggestions that I could plant lots of that dont need alot of work but should still make the tank look good?

Thank you.

 

[shroob]

There's a volume calculator on this site, its under 'Aquarium Calculator' at the top right of your screen and is useful.

Your tank is 85 litres (19 Imperial gallons/22 US gallons), which really I think is too small for 20 neons and 10 rummynose tetras. I would stick to smaller numbers, 6 of each, though this may still be cramped, I'm not a tetra expert by any means so I'll wait for someone else to reply.

 

[OldMan47]

I must agree wih shroob on this. The proposed stocking looks a bit heavy. Maybe if you kept the neons to 6 of each kind you could get some rummy nose but at that point you have a full tank. I recognize that even this stocking would be considered heavy by the inch per gallon guidance but if you take proper care of the cleaning and water changes you could push it that far in my opinion. No I have not forgotten the BNP but that is the main reason I said you were a little over. A BNP is a poop machine.