Need Your Opinion Please

[Darkerwhite2]

Another stocking thread YAHOO!!

I'm looking at changing up my setups and getting some new fish, i will start by listing the fish i have and their current homes. Then i will list the fish that im looking to get its not a huge change but i would like some opinions.


Current Stocking:

55Gal Community:

1 Angel pair
6 Lemon Tetras
6 Bleeding Hearts
1 Green spotted pleco
1 clown loach (waiting for new home)
1 Silver tetra (waiting for new home)

15gal Hospital:
Single angel ( healing from the other pair, they picked on her pretty bad ) also being rehomed soon as friends tank completes cycle.


5Gal planted:
1 dwarf puffer
amano shrimp

15gal cycling:
empty


This is what im looking at doing. Moving the Bleeding hearts to one the 15gal, which will either be stocked with pair kribs or guppies. Now i don't know if the bleeding hearts will eat the guppy fry or if the kribs will be too aggressive with them, also with the kribs a 15gal will be overstocked. The reason i want to move the bleeding hearts is i would like to increase the number of lemons in the 55gal to 15 or so when the other fish find there homes. The kribs can be replaced with rams, id like a pair of either or.

Wanted Stocking:

55Gal:
Angel pair
15x Lemon Tetras
1 green spotted pleco

15Gal:
pair kribs or rams
plus
bleeding hearts (option)

15gal:
guppy tank
plus
bleeding hearts (option)

5gal won't be changing

i also have another 50gal(i think) that is empty due to the fact that is has slight crack on the corner. Bought it to use as a terrarium but if need be will fill half way and turn it into a fry tank for any spawns that may come to be.

so im wondering about the kribs, rams, and bleeding hearts and guppies, also what number of lemons do you think i could stock in the 55gal. All tanks are cycled or will be by the time i get the tanks fully planted and set up.

Will kribs or rams be ok with bleeding hearts?

or will guppies be better with the bleeding hearts?

 

[Miah002]

Adding another pair of angels is fine. You could add 4 more lemon tetras.

 

[Darkerwhite2]

im not adding any angels, the two i have are quite the pair and are very aggressive towards any other angels, the 55gal will contain only the one pair and the lemons and the pleco. your thinkning only 10 tetras?

 

[Hawkins]

Don't the dwarf puffers attack shrimp?

If no im SOOOO Getting one.

 

[Darkerwhite2]

lol yes they are know to be aggressive towards them. mine has not been at all but it's still a possibility and a good one at that. I wouldn't recommend it. my tank is very plantes and the shrimp has a log he hides under often. He hides everytime i come around, but so far the puffer hasn't bothered him

 

[stang1]

Bleeding Heart Tetras can be nippy although kept in a big enough shoal, they might be ok.
Kribs may be too aggressive when breeding and may take over the tank. I'd personally go with the Rams, territotial when breding but not as aggressive.
I would probably have:

15G: Pair of Rams
6 Bleeding Heart Tetras

15G: Guppies (possibly 5)
Shoal of small Tetras

I can't see any problem with having a shoal of 15 Lemon Tetras in that size tank.

 

[Darkerwhite2]

Thank you very much. I thought the kribs might be a bit too aggressive. Now i just need to find a store that stocks rams. Well first finish cycling the tank and get the plants. And the guppies will either be on there own or possibly move my shrimp into there if i find somemore around my area.