What Fish To Put In My New Tank

[meljhu]

Hi ive just bought a 180 ltr tank and am going to put the following fish in from my old tank and need to know what else I can add to the collection once its up and running properly.

I have:
3 x platies
2 x zebra danios
2 x pearl danios
2 x rasboras (i think)
4 x tetras
1 x dwarf gourami
3 x gold barbs

 

[tophat665]

Hi ive just bought a 180 ltr tank and am going to put the following fish in from my old tank and need to know what else I can add to the collection once its up and running properly.

I have:
3 x platies
2 x zebra danios
2 x pearl danios
2 x rasboras (i think)
4 x tetras
1 x dwarf gourami
3 x gold barbs

Well, Danios, Tetras, and Rasboras are all schooling fish, and would be more active in larger grops. The Danios will probably school together, so you could add two more and make them more confortable. There are a bunch of different rasboras, some that stay just over an inch long, and some that get up to 4 inches, so I can't recommend anything there. Also, tetras is pretty broad, but most do best in groups of 6 or more, so you may want to add another two. What you are conspicuously lacking is a janitorial staff. I'd get at least 1 bristlenosed pleco in there stat (not a common pleco, mind you, as they get a foot and a half long - a scootch under half a meter to the rest of the world whereas a bristlenose will max out around 5", 12 cm)

If you decide on Corys make sure to get 4 (less will make them neurotic, more will overstock your tank at full size). I'd go with Pygmys, but you should really keep them in groups of 10 or more.

So Choices:
- 1 Bristlenosed Pleco and 3 danios or tetras
- 2 Bristlenosed Plecos.
- Up to 6 Danios or Tetras
- 10 to 12 pygmy cories
- 4 regular (I like albino bronze or Leopard or Sterbas) Cories

 

[meljhu]

Hi ive just bought a 180 ltr tank and am going to put the following fish in from my old tank and need to know what else I can add to the collection once its up and running properly.

I have:
3 x platies
2 x zebra danios
2 x pearl danios
2 x rasboras (i think)
4 x tetras
1 x dwarf gourami
3 x gold barbs

Well, Danis, Tetras, and Rasboras are all schooling fish, and would be more active in larger grops. The Danios will probably school together, so you could add two more and make them more confortable. There are a bunch of dirrefent rasboras, smoe that stay just over an inch long, and some that get up to 4 inches, so I can't recommend anything there. Also, tetras is pretty broad, but most do best in groups of 6 or more, so you may want to add another two. What you are conspicuously lacking is a janitorial staff. I'd get at least 1 bristlenosed pleco in there stat (not a common pleco, mind you, as they get a foot and a half long - a scootch under half a meter to the rest of the world whereas a bristlenose will max out around 5", 12 cm)

If you decide on Corys make sure to get 4 (less will make them neurotic, more will overstock your tank at full size). I'd go with Pygmys, but you should really keep them in groups of 10 or more.

So Choices:
- 1 Bristlenosed Pleco and 3 danios or tetras
- 2 Bristlenosed Plecos.
- Up to 6 Danios or Tetras
- 10 to 12 pygmy cories
- 4 regular (I like albino bronze or Leopard or Sterbas) Cories

Hi ive just bought a 180 ltr tank and am going to put the following fish in from my old tank and need to know what else I can add to the collection once its up and running properly.

I have:
3 x platies
2 x zebra danios
2 x pearl danios
2 x rasboras (i think)
4 x tetras
1 x dwarf gourami
3 x gold barbs

Well, Danis, Tetras, and Rasboras are all schooling fish, and would be more active in larger grops. The Danios will probably school together, so you could add two more and make them more confortable. There are a bunch of dirrefent rasboras, smoe that stay just over an inch long, and some that get up to 4 inches, so I can't recommend anything there. Also, tetras is pretty broad, but most do best in groups of 6 or more, so you may want to add another two. What you are conspicuously lacking is a janitorial staff. I'd get at least 1 bristlenosed pleco in there stat (not a common pleco, mind you, as they get a foot and a half long - a scootch under half a meter to the rest of the world whereas a bristlenose will max out around 5", 12 cm)

If you decide on Corys make sure to get 4 (less will make them neurotic, more will overstock your tank at full size). I'd go with Pygmys, but you should really keep them in groups of 10 or more.

So Choices:
- 1 Bristlenosed Pleco and 3 danios or tetras
- 2 Bristlenosed Plecos.
- Up to 6 Danios or Tetras
- 10 to 12 pygmy cories
- 4 regular (I like albino bronze or Leopard or Sterbas) Cories

Could I put some more gouramis in, I like these. If so how many. Also what about little sharks.

 

[tophat665]

You could probably put in a pair of any but the largest gouramis, or another 3 dwarfs. So far as I now, there are no little sharks. They all get big enough to overstock your tank or at least stress/eat your other fish. I really recommend the choices I laid out before though. Any of your schooling fish will be happier with more company, and your maintnance load would be decreased with either algae eaters or cories helping you with clean-up.