axolotl-danio Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 :bounce: 165 litre aquastyle 850 :bounce: means i defiantly want these. :-? means i am happy to adjust it to your suggestions. 6-10 kyathit danios 6-10 glolight tetras 6-10 bronze corydoras 1 golden bristlenose 1 normal bristlenose :-? 2 dwarf cichlids (what would you recommend) :-? 1 female betta 3-6 kuhli loaches 3 myers hillstream loaches (will add powerhead and spray bar) :-? 1 dwarf gourami :-? a few leopardfish (phalloceros caudimaculatus *spelling*) if my other leopard tank gets overstocked. Well planted. Lots of wood and hiding places. Does that sound ok? Could I add more? What would be a good temperature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 sounds a little over stocked to me number wise but non will be large fish. I'd stock it slowly and you will get the feel when its too stocked or just right. about 24 degrees should be fine for all the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 if you want a pair of dwarf's I'd recommend the apisto. steel blue species. sold here as borellii - they are a v beautiful fish indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Definitely sounds overstocked, and you wouldn't a full grown cichlid in there, any SA cichlid will grow too big and then eat your tetras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axolotl-danio Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Would some rams or kribensis be ok? What about keyholes? If all the schools where at 6 and i removed 1 of the plecos would it still be overstocked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axolotl-danio Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 so would 6 kyathit danios 10 glolight tetras 6 bronze corydoras 1 golden bristlenose 2 Apistogramma borellii 1 female betta 3-6 kuhli loaches 1 dwarf gourami and a few leopardfish be ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfin Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 We've got about that much in a 190 litre tank, and i would say it is right on the limit. I would also consider taking out the female betta or the dwarf gourami (or both) and adding back in the bristlenose, that way the tank is a bit more even and you have the added fun if the bristles breed, assuming you get a boy and a girl of course. It's always fun to watch that happen (of course you might want to get two of the same 'type' if breeding) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 so would 6 kyathit danios 10 glolight tetras 6 bronze corydoras 1 golden bristlenose 2 Apistogramma borellii 1 female betta 3-6 kuhli loaches 1 dwarf gourami and a few leopardfish be ok? I'd say thats still overstocked. I have an AR850 and don't have that many fish in it. Are you going to have a sand substrate for the kuhli's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axolotl-danio Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 No i dont have sand I find the kuhlis just burrow into the Lilaeopsis novea-zealandiae. How about: 6 kyathit danios 6 glolight tetras 6 bronze corydoras 1 golden bristlenose 1 ram (are they fine by themselves or do i need a pair) 1 female betta 3-6 kuhli loaches 3 platies and a few leopardfish It will be well planted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Why not just add 1 species at a time until you know its fully stocked ? Its not hard to tell once you see it. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axolotl-danio Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I guess that's a good way to go about it but I dont really like to stock just by looks. I would rather get a few opinions and then see what i can work out. I have never stocked a tank that large before and some of those fish i have never dealt with before so i could not really stock it just by looks i would rather have some other peoples inputs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I don't know that tank or tropical fish, but I am with Billaney. The stocking level is not just the size of the tank and the number of fish, but also the feeding and waterchanging regime etc. You 'get to know' what you tank can comfortably* deal with and what is pushing it. * actually 'comfortably' is the key. If the tank is on the brink of being overstocked, it will always be on the brink of everything going disastrously wrong. Better to have fewer fish than to pack them all in like sardines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axolotl-danio Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I guess you are both right. I will stock it slowly and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I have 180 litre tank which has: 2 silver dollars 2 golden angels 1 female bristlenose 4 cories 6 khuli loaches I could possilby add more but that's enough - I like my fish to have room to move so that's my limit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.qian Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Agree with above, comfortable is the key. I think you have too many tetras. I suggest Colombian tetras, they are large tetras and are very colourful, you don't need them in very large numbers to make them look good. I have 6 in my tank and I'm very happy with them. Also I would consider taking out the kuhli loaches, you hardly see them anyway, they most likely burrow into the substrate and not come out very often. I would have a pair of golden bristlenose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewY Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 1 golden bristlenose 1 normal bristlenose - would suggest just 1 of the above or 2 of the same (golden looks heaps better IMO).... lots of talk in the past about killing off hybrids to keep the line pure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaffen Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Bolivian Rams are great dwarf cichlids in a community tank, to answer your question in the 1st post. They don't like loaches much as the loaches tend to gobble wrigglers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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