Help On Stocking Please

[jenbo]

hello all
im new to the forum but have kept tropical fish years ago...
i know its all changed alot and thats why i'd like an idea on my
stocking levels for the tank i have please



Trigon 190 tank and cabinet in beech
Jewel filter (including spares)
Jewel T5 lighting
Eco complete substrate
Plants, Echinodoris red rubin, Hygrophila polysperma,
Cryptocoryne petchii, Cryptocoryne becketii, Anubias nana.
Bogwood
Aquaone CF1200 external filter

shipwreck with bubble stone pmsl
i know most hate these but i love it have a blue light inside which is cool at night.

fish i have are

9 Neon Tetras
9 Bronze Corys
4 Algae shrimp (once i catch them there going to a friend)
10 male guppies
1 female blue rainbow fish (others died sadly)
2 zebra loach (will get more there lovely)

i would like to have maybe 2 clown plecos 2 b/n
but other then 6 mollys what else can i have if anything
i prefer fish with colour and maybe afew bigger fish would be nice but not sure which .

any help would be great
thanks jenbo

 

[Verminator89]

I'd skip the plecs, or have maybe a BN or two (male + female). Plecs poop alot and your nice clear tank will start to look dishevelled. Usually by excess poop causing ideal conditions for algae, or just discoloured water from excess ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. On this note also, i'd keep the shrimp. You say algae eating shrimp, any ideas which ones. Perhaps Japonica/Amano shrimp you mean? Ideal algae eaters and certainly a great 'clean up' crew, although don't rely on them as an alternative.

Your stocking is fine, although i don't see anything in the way of a "centre piece" fish. Something along the lines of a dwarf gourami or two would go well, or even a slightly bigger one such as an Opaline Gourami perhaps. You also have the option of the dwarf cichlids such as German Blue Rams. Apistogramma species are attractive small cichlids that would go well in your tank also.

There really are fantastic choices and your by no means limited in what you'd like to keep.

EDIT: It's just registered you have guppys. Any future 'bigger' fish you just have to double check they won't nip your guppy's attractive tails. Although in my opinion it wouldnt be a bad thing as i dislike guppys Each to their own though and they are attractive fish, just concider tankmates with a little caution.

 

[james_fish]

Hello and to the forum.

Sounds like you've got a nice stocking! You can go for a Plecostomus if you wish, but research before you buy, as you could end up with a fish that can reach a potential 2 feet in length. A Bristlenose would go nicely in your tank, but to be honest there are plenty of Catfish that can go in there. See this list, then look the species up.

Some dwarf Cichlids would compliment that tank aswell.

James.

 

[jenbo]

thank you for your help there verminator89

i have to agree with your about plecos but i love them they are my fav fish
and my 4 year old loved sid.
i love clown plecos as they dont get huge so im going to just have 2 of those
as for the german rams
whooooooooo there stunning yes defo those over gourami so could i have 3 females and 1 male ?
off i go to read up and find out if they go with guppies..
(not my 1st choice in fish but well they have colour and are fairly biggish now lol

your right about the shrimp they do clean the tank up well but i think there horrid may just keep 2 then..

thanks again for your help there great choices of fish as i do like the rams

 

[jenbo]

thats just it james i dont like the common plecs as they are way to big i do love
the smaller ones have seen lots but when i look at size i think nope to big.
thats why i think im going to go with clowns but im going to look again and see if the
red ones are big when full size as i did fall in love with that one when i 1st saw it....
dwarf Cichlids yes there lovely and very colourful so im looking at the german rams i think .

thank you again

 

[jenbo]

Starlight Bristlenose Catfish now thats a cuteie too thank you for the list will keep looking at that one.

not getting one till the end of month so have time to ponder