Stocking Ideas

[mnbyiuopre]

Okay, I need some ideas for my 20g tank. I already have 2 swords and 3 red platys. What do you think I should put in next? My ideas were a small school of neons or a nice center-piece fish.

 

[theotheragentm]

I would skip the larger fish, as they make quite a bit of mess in a smaller tank. Schooling fish are always fun. I like Zebra Danios personally.

 

[fishboy619]

a shoal of tetra would look nice, may i suggest cardinal? a few bottom dwellers possabily aswell, corys i would think are the best choice, or otos. what about shrimps.

 

[n3ont3tra]

I would just add a schooling fish, maybe harlequin rasboras.

 

[lljdma06]

Why not wait a few months and let your livebearers stock the tank for you? Cheaper IMO, and just as nice. You could have a group of a smaller corydora for activity in the bottom. The swords and platies will probably interbreed and you will probably end up with a hybrid (though most swords have a smidge of platy in them already). They'll look like chubby swordtails with shorter swords.

I don't know, just a thought.

 

[Shadow~Fox]

I would have

1 L134
1 L204
8 Penguin Tetras

 

[dwarfgourami]

I would have

1 L134
1 L204
8 Penguin Tetras

together with 2 swordtails and 3 platies? you don't think that would make quite a bit of mess in a 20 gallon?

 

[Shadow~Fox]

Sorry I didn’t register, I would trade the livebearers for them (or money off)
But it depends on what you want in your tank?

 

[omen666]

It's my personal opinion but I just don't think there is anything more enjoyable than livebearers. I've kept them for years and I love to sit and watch them. The births are always a nice experience as well. I would keep your livebearers and add a few corys and watch them multiply...and they will , rapidly!

I have a 60 litre and a 180 litre and both are full of Guppies , shrimp, albino cory and one crab. My tank is also planted which adds to the enjoyment of things.

This is a pic of the 180 litre tank

 

[fishboy619]

looks good amen666, by the way, sorry if im being a bit stupid, whats L134 and L204, what shadow~fox said?

 

[omen666]

To be honest I have no idea. lol

 

[connorsbala]

Theyre plecos L134 is a leopard frog pleco,i personally think the nicest looking one! Dunno bout the other 1 lol

 

[mnbyiuopre]

Thanks, those were all nice ideas. I hve to think of something very colorful that is not orange or redish. I do like liveberers but I would also like some kind of other fish. I'll probably be going with schooling tetras and maybe a bottom dweller.

 

[ghent_3rd]

Everytime I hear L-134 I want to cry!

Gorgeous fish, I paid decent money for a wild caught specimen but I couldn't for the life of me get him/her to feed and I think you can guess the rest!

 

[theotheragentm]

Unfortunately, most freshwater are yellows, oranges, or reds for colors. Blue is not that common among freshwater that I have seen, except in a few fish that don't get along with other fish. That is why I went with Panda Cories. I like the contrasting colors on the fish.