Stocking Ideas

[Duck and Dive]

hi

Im am going to get a 215L tank with a divider in the middle to seperate the male and female adult guppies (breeding too much) I was thinking adding the following fish these are going to be in two halves

1st halve

5 neon tetras
4 bleeding heart tetras
2 ruby barbs
3 female dwarf gouramies
4 corydoras
around 8 female guppies

2nd half

5 cardinal tetras
5 red rasbora
3 female dwarf gouramies
4 corydoras
3 orange goodied
about 8 male guppies


Can you tell me if there are any problems or suggestions?

Thanks

 

[fishwatcher]

Personally I think they'd be a bit overstocked. In the first half I'd do without the bleeding hearts and add a few barbs (they tend to be less nippy if kept in a larger group of say 5 or 6).
The next half I think will be ok, though I'm not real familiar with orange goodieds, so you may want to find more info on that.
If it were me I'd take the female guppy back and get no more of them and then just add the rest of the stock. It would make for a much better looking tank, and you wouldn't have to worry about the babies.
Just make sure you keep on the water changes/vacs, too, as it will be well stocked.
Hope this helps!

 

[rdd1952]

Keep in mind that female guppies will continue to have fry for up to 6 months after they have been in a tank with males so your fry problem won't go away simply by putting a divider in the tank.

 

[Duck and Dive]

Thanks a lot, but the 40 fry in the tank how old\big would they have to be before i can put them in with the other fish?