Stocking Options

[dixiedawn]

i just want to get some ideas and research the fish and their combatability before i set up my big tank after the move......
50 gal /196l
i've found a filter for it and also a heater....the rest is going to have to wait until closer to set up time

but i was wondering what should i stock with.
i want a peaceful but active community and am scared of overstocking!

here's what i would like to start with

angelfish
one or two yoyo loaches
some male guppies
maybe some platy's

anyone have any ideas on numbers or other tankmates?

 

[orange shark]

I dont know about angel fish or yoyo loaches but I know about the livebearers. If you want to breed the guppys and platys put them in at a ratio of 3 females - 1 male. So you should have 4 guppys and 4 platys, but you could add more. If you dont want to breed them put in all males (around 4 again)

orange shark

 

[chishnfips]

The angels might eat the guppies could be wrong though

 

[orange shark]

I doubt theyd eat the guppies if the angels were put in at a young age. One thing for certain is that they will eat the fry if you want to breed

 

[Maximus]

I'd see a problem with the angels shredding the fancy tails of the guppys.
And it doesn't matter if their added at a young age, when big enough, they'll eat full grown neons,
So why not guppys?

Plus, watch out for them pairing up, if they do, all hell could break loose



Maximus

 

[chishnfips]

yip cheers maximus, my mate had angels and they nailed all of his neons in a few nights , neons and guppies are roughly the same size

 

[corey01]

get some female bettas instead of the guppies.

 

[Aphotic Phoenix]

Female bettas are hit and miss... Sorority tanks work best when all the females are sisters, and sometimes even then there is fighting.

 

[dixiedawn]

I would only have one angel if i did go that route...i can't be dealing with an agressive breeding pair if i got lucky enough for them to pair up.

I'd like some odds and ends as well as some shoaling fish...providing i had the room for them.

guppies- not sure about breeding tho if i had an angel or two it could be good food for them, even tho i don't particularly want to have fry coming out my ears S

 

[orange shark]

You could just let it take its natural course and only a few or maybe even none will survive. Try harlequin rasboras if you want a shoaling fish.....stuning!

 

[dixiedawn]

has anyone tried the www.thinkfish.co.uk ?

It has a community creator in there, and im wondering from the more experienced folks if you could play with it a bit and see if it's accurate???

 

[orange shark]

Ive used it a couple of times, but sometimes it can be extremely inacurate sometimes.

 

[dixiedawn]

not much good then ?

 

[Maximus]

not much good then ?

Why use that when you can ask on here?



Maximus

 

[orange shark]

not much good then ?

Why use that when you can ask on here?



Maximus

good point