My Rio 125Ltr Stocking & Ideas

[m4tt_STiProdrive]

Hopefully will be adding some more plants at the end of the week if my order arrives,so would like your opinions on my current stocking list and for my ideas for adding to my stock in the future help & advice would be welcome please.

I Have :

3 - Golden Barbs
2 - Tiger Barbs
1 - Bristlenose Plec
1 - Brochis Splenden
1 - Corydoras ? (unsure of species)
1 - Corydoras Sp.Whie Fin
2 - Corydoras Julii

Was Thinking Up To Say 30? Total
Thoughts 2 Gouramis (species not decided) m/f
Probably 18 of cardinal or other species of tetra's would like a collectoin of schooling fish and the fact that they are smaller allowing for the fact of planting and mainting my tank so reducing actual area for fish?

thanks

 

[hanny93]

Golden barbs are shoaling fish and need to be kept in groups of 8-10+
Tiger Barbs can get aggressive and nippy in smaller shoals, and need to be in groups of 6-8+

You need to find out the species of your cories and up their numbers to at least 3 of each species, totalling 9 altogether, not including brochis splendens, which is an emerald green cory.

In regards to the shoaling aspect, if you up the numbers of either of the barbs you will have a decent shoal.
Personally this would be my stocking:
8 Tiger barbs
4 Julii Cory (+other two you have and the emerald green (brochis splendens)making a total of 7)
Trio of honey gourami

This depends on your filtration and water changes of course.

I'd get rid of the barbs and the BN because they conflict with other territories.
i.e. tiger barbs and golden barbs patrol the same area, as do BN's and cories, although you might be able to get away with it depending on how much space there is left.

 

[m4tt_STiProdrive]

Golden barbs are shoaling fish and need to be kept in groups of 8-10+
Tiger Barbs can get aggressive and nippy in smaller shoals, and need to be in groups of 6-8+

You need to find out the species of your cories and up their numbers to at least 3 of each species, totalling 9 altogether, not including brochis splendens, which is an emerald green cory.

In regards to the shoaling aspect, if you up the numbers of either of the barbs you will have a decent shoal.
Personally this would be my stocking:
8 Tiger barbs
4 Julii Cory (+other two you have and the emerald green (brochis splendens)making a total of 7)
Trio of honey gourami

This depends on your filtration and water changes of course.

I'd get rid of the barbs and the BN because they conflict with other territories.
i.e. tiger barbs and golden barbs patrol the same area, as do BN's and cories, although you might be able to get away with it depending on how much space there is left.

Cheers Hanny i will look into this and have a little re-think,thanks for your help and advice

 

[Kelly-Jo]

I personally have had difficulties in the past keeping Honey Gouramis alive in a tank with barbs, but keeping the barbs in a larger group may eliminate the likelyhood of aggression. I'd recommend keeping at least 4 of one particular species of Cory as they do seem happier in groups of 4-6. Good luck

 

[hanny93]

No problem, we're here to offer advice

And in answer to Kelly-Jo'ssuggestion, that's in smaller tanks when there isn't a large enough number of the barbs in my expereince, although I may be wrong so keep an eye out for any problems.

Perhaps add the barbs last i.e. a couple of weeks after everything else, so the rest of the inhabitants have chance to set up a peckin order and theres less chance of aggression