Aqua 1 145 litre stocking question!

[James_42]

Hello everyone, just wondering what you all think of the amount of fish In my tank because I’m contemplating adding some shrimp
15 hi spot rasboras
12 porkchop rasboras
5 neon tetras
1 black widow tetra (survivor from another tank)
2 zebra corydoras
1 mini clown plec
And a couple of onion and assassin snails
Could I add some shrimp or would it be to much ? Cheers

 

[Wills]

Hello everyone, just wondering what you all think of the amount of fish In my tank because I’m contemplating adding some shrimp
15 hi spot rasboras
12 porkchop rasboras
5 neon tetras
1 black widow tetra (survivor from another tank)
2 zebra corydoras
1 mini clown plec
And a couple of onion and assassin snails
Could I add some shrimp or would it be to much ? Cheers

Hi James welcome to the forum

I'd say you were fine to add some shrimp into there - could do to add a few more Zebra Cories too Which species is this? I've not heard of Zebra Cories before?

Wills

 

[James_42]

Oops I meant panda Cory! Weird you say that I just added 4 more corys yesterday haha
Nice to know now to choose what colour amanos ?

 

[eatyourpeas]

Welcome, James.
I think you may be looking at cherry shrimp since Amanos do not have coloration (I don't think). They are fun though, lots of personality.

 

[Avel1896]

Hello and welcome
Only 2 Corydoras ? Something's wrong as Corydoras have herd instinct and need to be a group of 10 or more. Also make sure soil isn't gritty or sharp-edged to protect their touch-sensitive barbels that they use to find food.
Amano shrimp is maybe the best algae eating shrimp.
Neocaridina davidii Red-Cherry shrimp) is more a waste eating than algae eating shrimp.
Think to feed them twice a week with shrimp food enriched with cacium.
Both have herd instinct.

 

[Essjay]

But cherry shrimps are prettier Assuming the onion snails are red onions, a type of nerite, they should eat any algae. But the assassins may eat them.

If you decide to go with cherry shrimps, get just a single colour. Since the different colours are all the same species, they'll interbreed and you'll end up with brown shrimps.

 

[Avel1896]

@Essjay are you sure snails eat hard algae ?

 

[Essjay]

In my tank, nerites eat just about all the algae in there. But it is quite possible that I don't have any hard algae for them to try to eat.

 

[Avel1896]

Don't add any hard algae to put to the test your nerites ?