Fish For A Interpet 64L Tank

[welshviking]

Right before i start cycling my tank i have been looking around to see what types of fish i can have in this 64L tank, any advice / help would be appreciated regarding numbers and species. I like the look of Neon tetras, blue platies, dwarf gourami, dwarf rainbow and plecos. I would love to have barbs, small angelfish, guppies and siamese fighting fish but i realise my tank is just not suitable, obviously numbers is very important as i do not want to overcrownd the tank....Cheers for all your help in advance

 

[the_lock_man]

No reason why you couldn't have guppies OR fighters (but not both) in that tank, some species of barbs would be ok as well.

This is what I would do

1 male Fighter
8/10 neon tetra
1 bristlenose plec
4 platies (probs all male, but possibly 1m, 3f)

 

[welshviking]

No reason why you couldn't have guppies OR fighters (but not both) in that tank, some species of barbs would be ok as well.

This is what I would do

1 male Fighter
8/10 neon tetra
1 bristlenose plec
4 platies (probs all male, but possibly 1m, 3f)

Cheers for taking time to reply Lock_man, that's very interesting to know i could have a Siamese and a Pleco in the tank, i was told by the lady i bought the tank from she used to have approx 18-20 fish in the tank with no problems so your estimate of 16 is about right. I would like to have so many tetras and a few barbs but i realise they are better in groups and not sure if the barbs and tetras would get along. Hopefully its exciting times ahead and will be nice when i finally add a few fish to start with then a few more and so on until i am up to my required amount...Cheers Colin

 

[the_lock_man]

No probs. If you wanted a second shoaling species, then I would drop the platies, and go for a teensy species like chilli rasbora or celestial pearl danios.

 

[fluttermoth]

Just a couple of comments; theres no such thing as a small angel, there are just young angels, which will grow too big for your tank.

There are a lot of different barb species; cherry barbs would be fine for your size tank and get on well with neons; steer well clear of tiger barbs; they grow much chunkier than they look in the shops and can cause havoc!

 

[welshviking]

Just a couple of comments; theres no such thing as a small angel, there are just young angels, which will grow too big for your tank.

There are a lot of different barb species; cherry barbs would be fine for your size tank and get on well with neons; steer well clear of tiger barbs; they grow much chunkier than they look in the shops and can cause havoc!

Thanks Fluttermoth, when i was looking at the so called small angels they did look far too large for a 64L tank. I certainly like the idea of a group of neons, a group of cherry barbs and maybe a fighter and a pleco.....We will see !!

 

[snake007]

Do make sure its a bristlenose pleco and not a common as those monsters can reach up to 24 inches.
OR you could have a look at the other small species of pleco, such as Clown pleco, or pitbull pleco.

 

[welshviking]

Do make sure its a bristlenose pleco and not a common as those monsters can reach up to 24 inches.
OR you could have a look at the other small species of pleco, such as Clown pleco, or pitbull pleco.

Cheers for the advice snake, I certainly don't want a monster 24" pleco in my tank , I actually seen a clown pleco yesterday and did comment on how nice it was. I will admit i have not seen a pitbull pleco though !!

 

[Juggler75]

pitbulls do better in groups, instead of one pleco you could get 3 or 4 otos which are very active little fish and great at cleaning alagae.

 

[welshviking]

pitbulls do better in groups, instead of one pleco you could get 3 or 4 otos which are very active little fish and great at cleaning alagae.

Thanks for another idea, this is going to keep me busy ...Cheers Colin

 

[the_lock_man]

pitbulls do better in groups, instead of one pleco you could get 3 or 4 otos which are very active little fish and great at cleaning alagae.

Thanks for another idea, this is going to keep me busy ...Cheers Colin

If you do go with otos, bear in mind that they need specific feeding, they can't survive just on natural algae growth in the aquarium.

 

[welshviking]

pitbulls do better in groups, instead of one pleco you could get 3 or 4 otos which are very active little fish and great at cleaning alagae.

Thanks for another idea, this is going to keep me busy ...Cheers Colin

If you do go with otos, bear in mind that they need specific feeding, they can't survive just on natural algae growth in the aquarium.

See you learn something new everyday, i did not realise otos needed specific feeding, i have been getting very mixed reviews about putting a siamese fighter in the tank...decisions decisions decisions.. great fun this fish lark !!!!!

 

[laura120381]

you could also think about a group of pygmy corys for the bottom of your tank instead of a pleco.

L

 

[welshviking]

you could also think about a group of pygmy corys for the bottom of your tank instead of a pleco.

L

Cheers Laura, good idea....

* quickly looks on the internet to see what pygmy corys look like *

I will learn one day Laura i promise but yes i certainly like the ideas i have been given so far, it gives me a better idea of what to actually look for when the time arrives ....Colin

 

[welshviking]

Just out of interest is there a easy way of filling your empty fish-tank full of water without disturbing the gravel/ornaments (i have got a hose pipe if need be), i have read various ways in books and on the net of filling a tank but just wondering how you experienced folks do it....Cheers Colin