Help Please

[smithyif]

good evening all , its me again , i was just enquiring if anybody out there could help , now ive cycled my tank and added fish and plants im after a few catfish or cories ,any suggestions on which and the quantity to have

tank is 97 liters or 19 gallons and i have 16 small tetras ,10 guppies ,3 clown loach and 1 red tail shark
many thanks for any suggestions
CHEERS IAN

 

[mattlee]

to be honest Ian i think you may be overstocked as it is..... and the red tailed shark and clown loaches will easily out grow that size tank they need more room especially the loaches. the going rate is 1 inch of fish per gallon of water

 

[drobbyb]

to be honest Ian i think you may be overstocked as it is..... and the red tailed shark and clown loaches will easily out grow that size tank they need more room especially the loaches. the going rate is 1 inch of fish per gallon of water

Agreed. I wouldn't add any more fish.

 

[arobinson1984]

Agree with what has been said.

The clown loaches reach 12" in length and require a minimum tank size of 350-400L and also should be kept in groups of 6+
The red tail shark as it matures will turn aggressive and start attacking other fish. Red tail sharks claim large areas of the tank as their own territory and will attack any other fish thats comes near. To minimise this aggression they should be kept in tanks of minimum 240L

The other fish are all fine even though without the clown loaches and shark, the tank is still slightly overstocked.

Andy

 

[Marco84]

Poor clown loaches in 97L, even my 180L is way too small for them.

 

[smithyif]

Poor clown loaches in 97L, even my 180L is way too small for them.

sorry all as i said im new to tropical fish , my clown loaches are approx 3/4" in length at the moment and the red tail shark is roughly the same size

 

[arobinson1984]

Research is the key when buying fish.


Most fish in the shop are babies or very young, you have to buy fish based on the adult size they will grow to, not by the size they are in the shop.

I'd certainly recommend either rehoming or returning the clown loaches and the shark. Clown loaches can live for 35-40 years so require the correct conditions.

Andy