Stocking Ideas

[jr1104]

Well, since I recently bought 6 Redtail Rasboras, I am enjoying the way they shoal and move around together. From my sig you can see what I have, but I am planning on taking the Angel out and possibly one of the bristlenoses (or maybe both and get some cories, will they still do a good job at cleaning algae?) What I was wondering was which other fish would suit my tank, or am I already overstocked, even without the Angel?
Thanks

 

[jkrekord]

well its hard to say wether your overstocked could you please tell us the tank size how many gallons it is?

 

[jr1104]

Woops, sorry, that will teach me to post just as I've woken up. Its a 24x12x12 inch tank, and it holds about 15 uk gallons. I have a peice of bogwood in the middle, and a few plants and stones in the tank.

 

[jkrekord]

first off your bristle nose plec's and angelfish will be to big for that tank so you NEED to rehome them
well perhaps a par of sparkling gouramis they'd be nice or 5 or 6 dwarf gouramis (im probably going to get critisized for that but IMO that would even out aggresion and i do the tank would be big enough but definatly no more fish after that)
or you could get a krib make sure yo just get the 1 cause if you end up with a breedin pair you'll have major problems plus 2 males will jus pick on each other

 

[jr1104]

Thanks. I'm pretty positive that I'm taking out the angel, and probably one of the bristlenoses. If I got cories would they do a good job at keeping the tank clean like the BN's have? I had a couple of moonlight gouramis, but they outgrew the tank aswell. I'll have a look at my lfs and see what they have instock.