New Stocking?

[AshleyT]

I was wondering what else I could have , I have 120 liter jewel 800 and my current stock is
2 Molly's
2 firemouth
2 bristle noes
6 saprie tetra
1 red fin shark

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Your 80x35x45cm tank is too small for Mollies, Red Fin Shark, possibly the Firemouths (especially if they are a bonded pair). The tank length is most important, the deptth for these species is not that important, a 140l tank like my 48x12x15 would be far better for them.

Two BN Catfish could really be stretching your bioload, given how much they eat and what comes out the other end, especially if you are just using the integrated Juwel filter.

As the teacher sometimes writes... Room for improvement.

 

[AshleyT]

Ino that the red fin shark will be to big but I will be moving soon so I can get a bigger tank as the shark is only about 2" at the min the mollys are only the small ones not the big ones and same for the bristlenoes they are the small ones as well and with the firemouths they are not a bonding pair so do you think I could get any more fish in their at the min?

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Responsible stockings are based on adult sizes, not the tiny babies bought from local breeders or fish stores.

Your shark will reach ~15cm and have some attitude, hence the 4-foot tank requirement.
Your Mollies will reach ~12cm and could be a bit fiesty, will sink you with fry if a male/female pair, hence the 3-foot tank requirement.
Your BN Catfish will reach ~15cm, two males could get fiesty with each other, a pair will sink you with fry. Plus they are "poop machines" of the highest order.
Your Firemouths will reach ~15cm and all hell will break loose in that tank if they breed.


You have no room.

Buying fish that will outgrow current tanks is very dangerous, good intentions of that mystical upgrade can fail to happen for all sorts of reasons.

 

[AshleyT]

In the shop the bristlenoes grow to 8 cm acording to them and that's in pets at home and so far they have never told me false information and like I said above I will be moving soon so I can get another bigger tank for my stock to be moved over, more than likely it will be a 6ft long tank

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Very few BN species stay 8cm if given a good home with adequate food.

 

[soybean]

You would be better off waiting til you upgrade and then asking what else you can fit in. You're fully stocked already.

 

[AshleyT]

Ok no problem, an of topic what conditions do black knife fish need, and no before someone says I'm not going to put it in my tank

 

[soybean]

Probably best to make a new topic but quite honestly if you just google 'black ghost knife fish' you'll find all the basics, or search on the forum. Dim quiet tanks with plenty of hidey holes.