Suggested Stocking For New 96l Tank

[murphyk32]

yes slowly (despite the temptations to add all), and the ones recommended above first, just because even though it has cycled it still will get more stable as time goes on, which is better for and easier on less hardy fish as neons, corys, etc..

Murph

 

[Quacker]

Celestial Pearl Danio/Galaxy Rasbora and Sparkling Gourami are two fairly modern fish and I have been told they are easy to keep and suitable for that size tank. Problem is finding them, my local lfs don't have either unfortunately.

Incidentally it is the same tank as me. I have just finished my fishless cycle, took 5-6 weeks and am about to add my first fish.

That is so true - I like the look of them but have not found them in the few local shops I have visited - they look good on the net - I'd like to see them in a tank, but one for the list. - I look forward to how you stock yours - I find it tricky to visualise fish in my own tank when visiting LFS.

Quacker, others will disagree with me, but this is my recommendation:
1 one red fin black shark (couldn't do without one.)
5 or 6 small cory catfish (as a recent convert to this wonderful species!)
Two banjo catfish.
A shoal of long-fin danios.
A trio of endlers (for preference) or nice guppies – either one will give you a host of colourful bred-like-rabbits-fish that you will need to get thinned out all too soon..!
I would avoid neon and cardinal tetras for a while, as they seem to drop dead at the drop of a hat, and sword-tails, because they will live forever and take over the whole tank!
But add some Angle fish – no community tank is complete without some small Angle fish... (By the time they are too big for your tank, you'll have a much bigger tank to move them into, won't you..?)

“Yeah, I know I promised that I wouldn't want another fish tank, but you don't want me to have to flush poor Brian and Freda down the toilet, do you..?”
“Well, no...”
“So then, my little cherry pudding, we really do need that new 4 foot tank for them, don't we..?”
“Well, I don't want them killed, so I suppose, if you say so...”
“You are soooo compassionate, it's no wonder I love you so much..!” Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss. kiss...

It's going to cost a fair bit more than a few wet kisses to get that extra six-foot tank next year, but I reckon that a smooth talker like you are in there with a reasonable chance..!

Are we related Murph? - you seem to know me too well. I'm planning a couple of 3ft tanks though

Thanks all

Steve

 

[OldMan47]

Quacker,
The biggest changes you will find from many years ago is that now there are lots of color varieties of platies, swords and mollies where there used to be only a small selection. There are usually at least 4 or 5 kinds of cory at the lfs where there used to be just 1 or 2. The equipment is much better than even 15 years ago and aquarium hoods almost all use fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescent. A newer fish that was not around a few years ago is endlers. My avatar is an example. They are very easy to care for but unlike what eclecticoldsod said, they do not breed like rabbits. Sometimes some very horny young rabbits do breed like endlers though. They are quite small in size so a consideration when you mix them is who else is in that tank that might eat them. My own experience wih them is that they can be hard to find but have no problem thriving in a newly cycled tank.