What To Add Next?

[Corrine]

Hello..

Its been 10 days since I added 20 rummynose tetras to my 180l tank.. It was fishless cycled up to 1ppm prior to that ... The water parameters have been perfect since ... I'm planning on adding 4x apistos, 4x angels & 4 Plecos..

1) What should I add tomorrow, and how many?
2) What order should the fish be added and how many at a time from now on!?

Hope that makes sense

 

[soybean]

By all means add 4 apistos, they're small so you can add them at once, and that's better in terms of territory claims etc.

But a rio 180 isn't large enough for 4 angels at all, and depending on what kind of plecs you wanted to add, almost certainly not 4 of those either. You could add a smaller plec like a bristlenose but a great many plecs have the potential to grow enormous.

 

[Jammiedodger]

I'd say the apistos next, they're sometimes shy and it would probably be good for them to know their surroundings before introducing more tankmates. After that the angels, fairly slow swimmers and very pleasant fish, just be careful because they might eat the tetras when they get large enough. As for the plecs, a 180L could barely hold 1 adult, let alone 4. Perhaps BN's would be more appropriate?

 

[Corrine]

By all means add 4 apistos, they're small so you can add them at once, and that's better in terms of territory claims etc.

But a rio 180 isn't large enough for 4 angels at all, and depending on what kind of plecs you wanted to add, almost certainly not 4 of those either. You could add a smaller plec like a bristlenose but a great many of them have the potential to grow enormous.

Thanks for your reply ..

The 4 pleco's I like are all as small as the bristlenose .. (Hypancistrus L201, Lemon ancistrus, leopard frog & albino)

 

[soybean]

4 plecs in a tank that size is still pushing it, even if they are small plecs. Plus the amount of waste they all produce will be phenomenal. One or two smaller ones would be better.

 

[BETTY BOO]

4 plecs in a tank that size is still pushing it, even if they are small plecs. Plus the amount of waste they all produce will be phenomenal. One or two smaller ones would be better.

i agree they will produce alot of waste, which may lead you into problems and you dont want that.