Stocking Query

[bmonki]

I have a 4' 140ltr tank, so far we have:

3 Peppered corydora
3 Lyretail swordtail
6 red parrot platy
5 black neon tetra
3 honey gourami
1 clown Pleco
5 assorted little guppies

ideally I want to get an algae eater (bristlenose pleco probably), 3 more corydoras, some diamond tetra and maybe some cherry barbs... do i have room?

 

[Staxx]

4 foot but 180 litres? must be really short? i have a 3 foot 18litre.

corys like to be in groups of 6+ for each species. same as any tetra

i also hope you have plenty of wood for the clown pleco as i believe its one of the wood eating plecos. i could be wrong though.

id up the corys to 6 for 1 species. up the tetras to 10. you could fit 10 diamonds in aswell.

 

[bmonki]

yeah clown has wood

its 15" tall to water level so 140l of water

so up to 6 peppered cory, 10 black neon 10 diamonds? would i be able to fit a BN pleco and cherry barbs too?

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Yeah I got confused about the literage as well, but there's another member on the forum that's got a 4' 140L...

I'm curious as to what the make of your tank is bmonki? Just interested in looking it up

 

[Staxx]

if it was me. id say yes. it doesnt sound too much tbh

im not an expert but id call that stocked though

im really strict with my water maintenance so a little overstocking isnt one of my main worrys as bad as it sounds. people do it with cichlids so why not other fish?

 

[bmonki]

its a clear seal - i guess its quite short

 

[Staxx]

with most fish its lenth of tank which matters. unless of course your keeping angel fish or something simular

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

What filter are you using?

 

[bmonki]

hm, i'm not sure of the brand as i got rid of the box ow.. it says 'Aqua Internal XL' on the front

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Is it this one? The Superfish Aqua-Flow XL? http/www.aquaessen...8a4dedef8318d5e

It says, suitable for aquariums from 100-200L. Turns over 500lph.

People will have asked you about it eventually

 

[bmonki]

um yes, looks very similar was just different packaging. has the same hula hoop looking things in it... is that good or bad?

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Can't really say because I don't know if that's what you have or not LOL

If you can find out for sure what filter you have it will help people make recommendations.

 

[bmonki]

ok found the box - i thought i'd chucked it... its exactly the same as the one u linked, same pictures and stats on the box, just says its maidenhead aquatics branded. 100-200l, 500l/hr. says it has norit active carbon and crystal max.