In my 60l atm I have 7 neon tetra and a bristlenose plec and was wondering what other fish would fit in well in my tank, it has a gravel bottom which is why I have a bristlenose instead of corys. and input on other communtiy type fish would be helpful as I thought about gourami but read they need a 20 gal tank cause you need 2:1 female ration for dwarfs and honey, thanks.
What Other Fish In A 60L
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I think you will struggle to maintain water quality as that BN Plec matures into a chunky ~15cm catfish, they need and will eat a lot of vetable matter daily which in turn means a lot of waste. An external filter is a must in reality, to have a suitably big bacteria colony, in a tank at least double to volume of this 60l you have at the moment.
Small tanks like this 60l are not easy to keep the water quality tip tip, their small volume can quickly create toxic conditions and so I'm a strong believer in conservative stockings in such tanks. Personally, I would get another tank for the BN Plec (or rehome it) and then at the very most get a small group of shrimp or snails to go with the Neon Tetras, or at a push get a fish happy as a singleton such as a Florida Flagfish or Honey Gourami.
Small tanks like this 60l are not easy to keep the water quality tip tip, their small volume can quickly create toxic conditions and so I'm a strong believer in conservative stockings in such tanks. Personally, I would get another tank for the BN Plec (or rehome it) and then at the very most get a small group of shrimp or snails to go with the Neon Tetras, or at a push get a fish happy as a singleton such as a Florida Flagfish or Honey Gourami.
I have a single Honey Gourami in each of my two 20 gallon tanks. They are fine without mates. Both are very healthy & close to 3 inches long. You could also add some Glowlight Tetras to the mix, they school well with the Neons. If youy're looking for something totally different than Neons maybe try a couple of Guppys or a single Platy?
Ok thanks, my tank is discusting everymorning from the plec and am getting sick of it, so am gonna take him back to the store someday this week to get rehomed as when i've been testing my water am getting ammonia signs so thats no good. probs just get some more tetras and a single gourami thanks
Getting rid of a big fish like a Pleco can only help your bio load if you're seeing ammonia.
Just be careful what gourami you buy, OP; some of the can get very big! You'll be safe with dwarf, honey or sparkling, size wise, but some dwarfs are prone to a thing called 'iridovirus', which is sadly incurable, IME,so bear that in mindtoo.
Yeah thanks, i've been reading up on stuff and it seems that most species I like both have incurable disease like the tetras and the gourami so I might get dwarfs as I like the male colours but I also like the honeys colours but not sure how to distinguish male/female on the honeys, thanks again
Female honeys are much paler and silvery, much like the dwarfs. I know some LFS only stock males though...and sub dominant males can look female.
You shouldn't be adding anything until you get that ammonia situation in check. Then try a Honey G, they're great centerpiece fish for smaller tanks. Mine have lots of personality. Remember, only one male or you'll end up watching one of them slowly torture the other to death.
I might get 1 male and 2 female honeys you think that would be ok our to much for my tank as the aq advisors thing seem to think my stocking is only 73% with 7 neons and 3 honeys.
Take what you read on that site with a large pinch of salt.....
I'll just stick with the 1 inch per gallon so with my 7 neons and 3 honeys that will be 13inch of fish and I think that will be my tank complete
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crap rule is crap
?, some input would be better what rule is crap? and please explain why. Thanks
What he means is that the 1 inch rule really doesn't work. Say you have a 15 gallon tank, it wouldn't be good to put three 4 inch fish in there right? You could probably have 20+ Neon Tetras though and still have room for a centerpiece fish like a Honey Gourami.
The most important thing to remember when picking your stock is compatibility with temperment & water parameters. Also, try to separate into groups like top, middle & bottom.
The most important thing to remember when picking your stock is compatibility with temperment & water parameters. Also, try to separate into groups like top, middle & bottom.
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