Stocking?

[GAB99]

ok i have 2 mollies
2 shrimp
5 gold barbs
1 striped raphael catfish (plz if you dont know but want to help, google it first)

people say that i can get 4 cories and 6 neon rainbows, but the current catfish grows to at least 6 inches, my question is can i still get the cories and rainbows? if not can i get replace the cories with 2 rubberlip plecos instead? help!

 

[indigoj]

rubber lips will produce about the same bio-load as 6 cories!

what size tank?

the raphael will be platydoras armatulus or costatus reaches 6-8 inches standard length (not including tail) so 8-10 inch total length. Armatulus is the larger and more commonly seen fish.

 

[GAB99]

oops silly me forgot the tank size.......20 USg

i might be getting a 55 in the coming year and planning to put him in there along with a chocolate chiclid and some others (dont know yet, different topic)

 

[GAB99]

bump.

can i get the fish or not? exna the plecs, just the 4 cories and the rainbows. yes or what should i do instead.

 

[indigoj]

I'd get 1 or the other at most. You are definitely going to need to upgrade for the raphael mine are 4" now but there is an adult in my local public aquarium which is about 8" long and 6" wide!

 

[GAB99]

thank you so much! i can finally let my topics sink