Neons

[2day]

Hey guys...

I just want to know how many neons can be stored in a 25ish litre tank.. Its a bare tank and wanted to put a type of schooling fish in there... Any suggestions?

Thanks guys!

 

[grimmy]

4-5maybe some othere tetra like glass or skirt tetras

 

[rdd1952]

That tank is only about 6.5 gallon so you will be very limited. About 5 or 6 would be fully stocked. If you have good filtration, you could maybe have a couple more.

 

[2day]

well i have a hang on the back filter which does about 400 litres an hour... and yeah i was thinking about 5...

 

[rdd1952]

While overfiltering is generally recommended, 400L per hour in a 25L tank may be too strong for the fish. As a general rule, 5X the tank volume is considered the minimum and 7 to 10 is good and allows for some overstocking. You are at 16X the tank volume so the flow and current may be too strong for the neons.

 

[2day]

no i've made it so that the flow is less... by adding more filter media to slow down the process and by adding plants infront of the flow to break it up.

 

[pratty675]

about 7 or 8 but no more than 10

 

[BigC]

Get Cardinals much nicer but a little more expensive

 

[AJLee613]

in my 10 gal i have 10 neons and 10 hengel's rasboras. its very nice to look at together.

maybe u might wanna try the same thing except with like half, maybe 5 of each.