Just To Check: Is My Aquarium Safe?

[Tolak]

They're bred in ponds in Florida. They are tropical fish, needing warmer water, so the usual pond in a cooler climate with seasonal temperature changes won't do.

If you live in an area that is warmer year round it will work.

 

[DavidPenniall]

They're bred in ponds in Florida. They are tropical fish, needing warmer water, so the usual pond in a cooler climate with seasonal temperature changes won't do.

If you live in an area that is warmer year round it will work.

Will it just make a mess and then die before it gets to big or will it eat my fish?

 

[arobinson1984]

Common plecs live a long life and will make masses of mess as it grows, you will be best rehoming it now before it gets too big otherwise you will struggle.

Andy

 

[indigoj]

you are way overstocked in both tanks - you need that upgrade sooner than christmas!

 

[Curiosity101]

Agreed with indigo.

In the 60l it would be fully stocked with...
2 x Molly 12
1 x Platy 2
2 x Guppy 3
5 x Neons

So everything on top of that is making it overstocked...which is...
1 Pleco
1 Sucking Loach
2 Clown Loach
2 Silver Sharks
3 Neon Tetra


In the 50l it is overstocked, but that isn't the only problem. Another problem is the fish are just totally wrong for that tank.
Pleco - Grows too big
Barbs - Grow too big (poss end up with agression issues)
Danios - Far too active for such a small tank
Gouramis - IMO you could only comfortably keep 1 in that sized tank, with two you are likely to encounter agression issues. (Unless they are honey gouramis)

 

[aly_starh]

Hi.

Just thought i should give my advice

TANK 1 -(60L)
1 Pleco- remove it will get too big, also too messy.
1 Sucking Loach- will get big (you know that)
1 Black Lytail Mollie- fine
1 White Mollie-fine
1 Platy-fine,but needs friends
2 Female Guppies (Male died gotta get another when next go Hollybush)-you will have even more guppies!
2 Clown Loach- too big
2 Silver Sharks- way too big
4 Zebra Danio- fine
8 Neon Tetra- fine



Tank 2 - 50l
1 Pleco- way too big in the future, too messy!
2 Gouramis- fine
4 Tiger Barbs- need 2 more to stop fin biting but your tank is too small
4 Zebra Danio -fine

Hope that helps!

~betta_246

 

[arobinson1984]

I agree with most of what betta said apart from the danios, they are extremely active and personally I wouldnt put them in anything less than a 30g as there simply isnt enough swimming space to satisfy them

Andy

 

[indigoj]

Tank 2 - 50l
1 Pleco- way too big in the future, too messy!
2 Gouramis- fine
4 Tiger Barbs- need 2 more to stop fin biting but your tank is too small
4 Zebra Danio -fine


Whether the gouramis are ok or not depends on the type of gourami!