How Many More Fish?

[Jacko-Ainze]

Hey iv got a tank that's 110cm (long) X 75cm (high) X 45cm (deep)

and I have three panda corydoras, five clown loach, three torpedo barbs and 15 neon tetras

so how many more fish can I have of course it is according to size but any suggestions for a different fish I have no idea what to get?

Thanks

 

[KittyKat]

1. Clown loaches require at least a 150cm by 50cm fish tank, preferably 200cm by 75cm or bigger.
2. Panda Corys and torpedo barbs are schooling fish, so should be kept in groups of at least 6.
3. Torpedo barbs are very active fish, so at 10-15cm are too large for a 100cm fish tank.

This is the absolute minimum that I would do to that tank:
* 6 panda Corys
* 6 torpedo barbs
* 15 neons

But if this was my own, I would do the following:
* 8-10 panda Corys
* 20 neons
* group of honey gouramis or 1 large gourami (for example Trichogaster trichopterus)
* pair of Bolivian rams

 

[Jacko-Ainze]

Thanx for the reply, I have looked at Bolivian Rams but they need a heavy planted aquarium. And i bought the loaches for a snail infestation so if they grow to big I can sell them back although they seem to be fine at the moment, but thanx for the reply.

 

[Carlovel1]

I would do this:

-20 Cardinal Tetra (larger than Neon Tetra)
-1 Snakeskin Gourami
-10 Panda Corys
-2 Keyhole Cichlids or Rainbow Cichlids

And i bought the loaches for a snail infestation so if they grow to big I can sell them back although they seem to be fine at the moment, but thanx for the reply.

Don't stunt the Loach's growth by keeping them in your tank until they are too big! Just rehome them. In future, if you get a snail infestation, get a smaller species like some Yoyo, Zebra or Dwarf Loaches.

 

[KittyKat]

And i bought the loaches for a snail infestation so if they grow to big I can sell them back although they seem to be fine at the moment, but thanx for the reply.

Don't stunt the Loach's growth by keeping them in your tank until they are too big! Just rehome them. In future, if you get a snail infestation, get a smaller species like some Yoyo, Zebra or Dwarf Loaches.

Agreed! The fish don't deserve this.

 

[myrtle]

Even better get an assassin snail to deal with pest snails instead of loaches.

 

[Carlovel1]

Forgot to say, you shouldn't keep Corys at all, the 75CM is too high for them. As you may be sure, they are weak swimmers and they need to surface for air. It is said 60cm is the highest an aquarium should be for Corys