Okay. So basically, I can only have platys and cory catfish? I've read online that some people had some success with puffers and platys to thought I'd ask.
Fully Cycled 60L Tank... What Are My Stocking Options Now?
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Okay. So basically, I can only have platys and cory catfish? I've read online that some people had some success with puffers and platys to thought I'd ask.
Louiseness
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Puffers are pretty aggressive and need a bigger tank than yours, but either way figure 8's (and most puffers you see in shops as 'freshwater') need brackish water to survive in the long term.
creeker
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The problem is (as your sig line verifies) that the Platies will keep producing young. Your sig line says 9 young and more fry as well?
I don't have any male platys so it can't go on forever. The newest platys have only been there for about a month and a week.
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If you rehome the Mollie then you can afford to have a small shoal of some micro fish - Ember Tetras or Green Neons etc.
I don't mean to put people's advice down but a lot of people on this forum can be very ott about OVERSTOCKED!!!!.
60l really isn't THAT small. You'll be fine with a small shoal. I have a 60L and look at the fish in my sig. Granted yes I am a bit overstocked but there's a huge gap between what I have and what you have...if you see what I mean 
I don't mean to put people's advice down but a lot of people on this forum can be very ott about OVERSTOCKED!!!!.
60l really isn't THAT small. You'll be fine with a small shoal. I have a 60L and look at the fish in my sig. Granted yes I am a bit overstocked but there's a huge gap between what I have and what you have...if you see what I mean If you rehome the Mollie then you can afford to have a small shoal of some micro fish - Ember Tetras or Green Neons etc.
I don't mean to put people's advice down but a lot of people on this forum can be very ott about OVERSTOCKED!!!!.
Ah okay, thank you
So when you see if I rehome the molly do you mean both? I am tempted to keep the smaller one as hes very good natured, "quiet" as far as fish go, and not very active compared to the other. Might be because the other molly bullies him a lot though.Green neons I think are illegal in the UK because they're genetically altared. Will blue neons be ok?
minnnt
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Green Neons aren't illegal i don't think. Many members here have them.
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Yeah I meant both Mollies.
LOl they're not illegal ( don't think anyway
), I have some and I'm in UK. I didn't know they were geneticaly altered though, I thought they were just different. 
LOl they're not illegal ( don't think anyway
), I have some and I'm in UK. I didn't know they were geneticaly altered though, I thought they were just different. 
If you rehome the Mollie then you can afford to have a small shoal of some micro fish - Ember Tetras or Green Neons etc.
I don't mean to put people's advice down but a lot of people on this forum can be very ott about OVERSTOCKED!!!!.
I understand your point, but unless the person is prepared to do the quantity of water changes with a "overstocked" tank, it is a bad idea. When I was a kid my dad would pack the tank with a ton of fish, and we would all love it. But, then the fish would slowly die off for a while, until it was no longer "overstocked". Then the survivors would enjoy a very nice life. If we had known that we were actually overstocking the tank, we would have either 1) gotten less fish, or 2) performed more maintenance to ensure better health for all of them. But, 25 years ago there was far less information at your fingertips about fishkeeping. It pretty much came down to what you heard at the LFS, and we all know how that can vary. We just assumed that fish were extremely delicate and half the stock would die off in a month or two before you would be able to figure out who the strong ones were and they would be the ones who would remain in the tank for a while. Then we would get more and the cycle continued. We didn't know any better and no one told us.
I'd rather warn folks and teach them the proper way to deal with the problem.
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Yeah you're right. My apologies, I was in a hideous mood when I wrote that.
and yes, I really should add that I do sometimes have to do 2 water changes a week.
and yes, I really should add that I do sometimes have to do 2 water changes a week.
If you rehome the Mollie then you can afford to have a small shoal of some micro fish - Ember Tetras or Green Neons etc.
I don't mean to put people's advice down but a lot of people on this forum can be very ott about OVERSTOCKED!!!!.
I understand your point, but unless the person is prepared to do the quantity of water changes with a "overstocked" tank, it is a bad idea. When I was a kid my dad would pack the tank with a ton of fish, and we would all love it. But, then the fish would slowly die off for a while, until it was no longer "overstocked". Then the survivors would enjoy a very nice life. If we had known that we were actually overstocking the tank, we would have either 1) gotten less fish, or 2) performed more maintenance to ensure better health for all of them. But, 25 years ago there was far less information at your fingertips about fishkeeping. It pretty much came down to what you heard at the LFS, and we all know how that can vary. We just assumed that fish were extremely delicate and half the stock would die off in a month or two before you would be able to figure out who the strong ones were and they would be the ones who would remain in the tank for a while. Then we would get more and the cycle continued. We didn't know any better and no one told us.
I'd rather warn folks and teach them the proper way to deal with the problem.
Looking at my tank I cannot believe I'm overstocked or at stocked level. I now have 1 small molly (yes only measures 5cm), 1 platy, 2 drawf platys, 3 albino corys and 3 bronze corys. The corys all hang around the bottom of the tank, and then the livebearers have all of the mid and top levels of the tank to swim around in, (although they end up following the corys at the bottom because they've learnt that if they do, the corys will find food and then they steal it off them!
I might get a couple green tetras then. And yes, if ammonia levels start to spike or whatever then doing extra water changes isn't a problem.
As long as your water parameters stay ok, then its fine, but watch things closely if you go over the suggested one inch per gallon guideline. I agree with you that having them in different levels helps with stocking as well. But, be careful. Larger and more frequent water changes is the way to go here to prevent issues. 
As long as your water parameters stay ok, then its fine, but watch things closely if you go over the suggested one inch per gallon guideline. I agree with you that having them in different levels helps with stocking as well. But, be careful. Larger and more frequent water changes is the way to go here to prevent issues.
It isn't an issue. I love keeping fish but my boyfriend is definately more of a "fish fanatic" than me, he knows a lot more about them and he's more keen to do the maintenance and reading. I do it as well, but it is something that he's been really keen on for several years before he was able to get fish. We do about 25% once a week or once every week and a half anyway, it won't take much to increase the frequency slightly if we have to.
We'll probably leave it a few weeks anyway before we had any more fish. Make sure that the corys are settled and things are going great with them first.
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