Stocking Suggestions For My Long 20 Gallon Tank

[Durbkat]

I'm going to have to disagree with everyone here. You should be giving your other fish suitable homes before even thinking about adding more fish. At the moment, you have 3 red eyed tetras, 3 x-ray tetras, and 1 cory in your ten gallon which are all schooling/shoaling fish, and you have none of them in schools/shoals. You should get 3 more red eyed tetras, 3 more x-ray tetras, and 5 more cories for now, and play around with the stocking in your tanks. You could put 6 red eyed tetras, 6 x-ray tetras, and 6 cories in your 20 gallon, that would be a busy tank. Or you could keep one of the schools in your 10 gallon and have the rest in your 20 gallon, you have many options, I just think you should be taking care of the fish you already have before buying new ones.

Well I didn't want to move those fish over because 2 of the fish died of gill lukes and I'm afraid the 10g is infected with it and I don't want to really infect my uninfected tank. Well I think I'll just have a look around at the pet store and ask you guys about them.

 

[tttnjfttt]

With gill flukes, you do need to treat everyone, but after about 3 weeks of no illenss, i'd say your fish are healthy and can be moved without infecting the 20 gal

 

[Durbkat]

Well I can't afford any meds or fish right now but when the first cory died of it was when I first got these fish and I think thats how it got in the tank then a few days ago another cory died and so that leaves only 1 cory left but the other tetras seem fine now.

 

[Durbkat]

What about 7 to 9 female bettas, is that to many?

 

[tttnjfttt]

oops, sorry, i thought i was responding to a different topic.

That would work in this tank, make sure you have lots of hiding places though

 

[Durbkat]

Got your pm. I hope that my lps will special order female bettas because no lps near me has them and I couldn't afford shipping to order them online.

 

[MegTheFish]

I give up

 

[fish_keeper2]

y dont you just move the fish from the 10 gal to the 20 gal and get 3+ more of each of the tetras and 3+ more of the corries and maybe a small central fish such as a dwarf gourami or something. then in the 10 gal could get 5 female betas. im sure this would be the best.

 

[Durbkat]

Well I didn't want to move those fish over because 2 of the fish died of gill lukes and I'm afraid the 10g is infected with it and I don't want to really infect my uninfected tank. Well I think I'll just have a look around at the pet store and ask you guys about them.

Thats why fish_keeper2.

I give up

Sorry if I furstrated you megthefish I just wanted plenty of ideas so when I go to pet store with the names of the fish you guys suggested I could go and see how they look.

 

[fish_keeper2]

if you havent seen any fish flicking and rubbing on stuff for awhile and the gills arent red or looked inflamed or anything then its safe to say there really isnt any gill flukes left......one of my tiger barbs doesnt every now and then but if it was gill flukes then all my fish in that tanl would be doing it

 

[fishykisses]

i'd definately get a trio of triple red apistogramma caucotoids
this is what they look like

and the female

 

[Durbkat]

if you havent seen any fish flicking and rubbing on stuff for awhile and the gills arent red or looked inflamed or anything then its safe to say there really isnt any gill flukes left......one of my tiger barbs doesnt every now and then but if it was gill flukes then all my fish in that tanl would be doing it

Well one cory died of it sometime in augest and then another cory just died in december and no fish was flicking or rubbing against stuff between that time either.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Crivens... If you move the fish from the 10g into the 20g, there'll be
a) Better water quality
b ) Less overcrowding
c) A chance to get proper sized schools.

All of which (except c atm) mean less chance of disease... It'll be much easier to treat them in the 20g. Then you can use the 10g for something interesting.