amyvictoria Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hi Haven't been on here in a while and have just had a few blue mystery snails in my tank for the past few months but thinking I would like a few fish again :f77: I currently have a Blue Planet Classic 20 and it is running on the filter it came with unmodified and has been cycling for months with the snails and previously a few platys. I was thinking of maybe something like a small schooling fish as I'd like to see a bit of movement, I'd also prefer a bit of colour but know my options are pretty limited with a small tank. I am planning to have it planted so will be setting that up first while I am trying to decide on what to put in. Any suggestions welcome, oh I'm in Dunedin if that makes any difference haha. Thanks, Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Tetras danios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyvictoria Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 would they be okay with the small footprint of my tank? given that it is only 38cmx26cmx26cm (LxDxW)? and how many should they be kept in for a happy school? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I wouldn't put danios in there as they're very active. Maybe guppies or ember tetras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyvictoria Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 AqAdvisor has indicated a school of Scalet Badis (no more than 7) and an otocinclus vestitus would be okay in the tank, anyone think this is okay? or would ember tetras be better? have had guppies before and wanted to try something different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Badis or Ember tetra would be absolutely fine. Ember tetra in the shop are very pale orange compared to what they will end up looking like in the tank. They become a very deep orange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyvictoria Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 how many of each would you recommend for each in a school? Thank you for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 You would need a minimum of six of one species for them to school, ten would do better however your tank may struggle if you wanted ten of each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyvictoria Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I was thinking of just getting one schooling type as throught it might be too many fish if I had both. Do you think 6-8 of each would be okay in my tank? Thank you for helping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I wasn't sure if you were wanting two types or just one. Quite often a single species in a bigger group looks way more impressive than two species in small numbers. I would start with 6 of one type and then wait a couple of weeks before adding any more to the group. If those 6 don't swim together you would need to add more if you want them to school. That may then limit you to one species anyway. I had about 12 ember tetra in one of my tanks and as a single species they looked great. Yes, I think you could get away with 6 of each type, 8 of each would be absolute maximum for that tank size and you would need to do regular water changes and be careful not to overfeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyvictoria Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thank you for all your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 AqAdvisor has indicated a school of Scalet Badis (no more than 7) and an otocinclus vestitus would be okay in the tank, anyone think this is okay? are you going to go with an oto? I'm surprised a single one was recommended as they do better in groups. A single one would probably be sad and lonely and not thrive as well as in a group. I had a small group of otos and over time as they died off, and I was left with just one It became subued and inactive.. until I got him some new mates and now he's zooming around again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 I would perhaps just suggest the Dario dario - possibly about 2-3 females and 1 male? Otocinclus (as mentioned above) need groups of about 5+, and are highly sensitive to water conditions (due to being wild-caught). A 20L is pretty small and unfortunately doesn't allow for many fish, as it's very difficult to keep water conditions stable. This means often only 1-5 are recommended for the tank size. It sucks but it's definitely worth at first at least to only get a few fish to see how well you handle the water conditions (I've found algae issues are a right pain on tanks under 30L!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyvictoria Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 So update on this, I'll be picking up a 65L tank on the weekend :nilly: which has a footprint of 61cm (L) and 30cm (D) and is 38cm high. Haven't thought about stocking on this yet as went around the LFS today and there wasn't much selection so will plant it up first. Just wondering if anyone can suggest a good filter for it as my current filter won't be powerful enough, and maybe some lighting for basic planting, nothing too fancy? If anyone feels like it I'd love any stocking suggestions or if anyone knows of any breeders in Dunedin of fish that would be good in this tank I would be really grateful as LFS were a little bare today. Thank you so much for all your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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