Stocking A 20 Gallon Tank.

[Trax416]

Was wondering some good fish to stock a 20 gallon tank with.

I was going to get about 5-6 Cardinal Tetra's but outside of that I am not really sure. Any tips or advice would be great.

 

[Larissa]

Some sort of South American cichlid would work well in a 20g. For example, a pair of blue rams or a pair of bolivian rams or a trio of Apistogramma trifasciata or a trio of Apistogramma cacatuoides...the list goes on, there are many apisto species that would work. Plus, these would go very nicely with cardinal tetras.
I recommend this as a nice South American themed tank quite often for 20g's:
2 Bolivian rams (or the other options I listed above, or other apistos you like. You can do some research into dwarf cichlids and see what catches your eye)
6-8 tetras of some sort
3-4 otocinclus (small suckermouth catfish)
1 apple snail
Plant it with amazon swords and other plants of your liking. Have some sort of floating plant. Add bogwood and a few river rocks to create hiding places and there you go. Hope that helps.
-Larissa

 

[Thomas 2507]

I am also stocking a 20 gallon and will probably get a shoal of around seven neon tetras.

I would love to get a pair of angels, but they eat neons. I will probably get a pair of dwarf chiclids such as rams or kribs and.

In stead of the chiclid option though, I may buy three or four livebearers such as guppies or mollies and allow them to breed naturally in the tank.

Not sure though. Hope this has given you some ideas.

 

[jakeroberts]

you could try some gouramis or even a big group of guppies and just let them breed.