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Hey all *Noob alert* :wave:,
I'm brand spanking new to this forum (yay!;-)) and still fairly new to the hobby, and would love some experienced advice on how to stock my tank! :-D
I currently have 4 goldfish in there (with 3mm rounded gravel, driftwood, a java fern and some duckweed for my goldies to munch on), but not long after getting them I realized that I would rather have a more heavily live planted tank with more colourful fish, so I've been doing some research and these are the stocking options that I'm thinking about:
Option 1:
10 Panda corys (I'd love these in my setup no matter what other fish I get! :-D)
10 Celestial pearl danios (which I'm also REALLY in love with, and would love to have no matter what... so long as they aren't likely to get eaten by any of the other fish!)
10 Harlequin rasboras
10 FEMALE bettas (as I've read that having 5 or more females helps lessen the brunt of the aggression on each individual betta. And I figured 10 would create less aggression, and add more colour to the tank... And don't forget that I'll also be having a fairly heavily planted tank, so there will be lots of hiding places for them!
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NOTE: While this option has all of my favourite fish options, I'm wondering if this setup will look too cluttered or messy...?
Option 2:
10 Pandas
1 Opaline OR pearl OR Paradise gourami
10 Celestial pearl danios OR Rummynose tetras OR zebra danios OR Gold barbs (which I've read are community friendly barb)
NOTE: I'd love other suggestions for singular larger sized (compared to the dwarfs at least) gouramis that would also work with this setup, if anyone has any suggestions.
Option 3:
10 Pandas
10 Fancy guppies OR 1 pearl gourami
6 Boeseman's Rainbowfish
NOTE: Do you think the Boeseman's would eat the guppies?... I've read that they are notorious for eating all the time, and if they can fit it in their mouth, they'll eat it (though I suppose this goes for most fish... so about 2")!
Option 4:
6 Pandas
5 Kuhli loaches (I LOVE how they have a body similar to eels! :-D)
10 Cardinal tetras
1 Pearl gourami
Option 5:
5 Kuhlis
10 White cloud minnows (which apparently have a wide spectrum in terms of what temps they can happily live in... please correct me if this is wrong!!! :-?)
5 FEMALE bettas OR 1 croaking OR paradise OR gourami
I also like dwarf gouramis (though I'm not sure what type I'd go for), but I've heard so much conflicting information out there that I'm a bit tentative on whether or not you can actually keep more than one in the same tank... If you can, then I'd like to have around 5, with probably the kuhlis and one of the type of shoaling fish I've mentioned (or maybe some serpae tetras, or the Boeseman's (with the pandas rather than the kuhlis), or maybe some emerald eye rasboras).
Does anyone know whether this would work?
My tank specs are: 170L (45 gals), and is 122(L) x 36(D) x 42(H)cm OR 48 x 14.2 x 16.5", and is running a fluval 404 filter.
Oh, and I should also mention that while my tank has a wooden hood (and light), there is a large access gap for the filter/heater/etc. - If I end up getting the bettas or kuhlis, should I make a whole new lid for the inside, or is there something I can use to just block the gap (so that they don't jump out/escape), and if so do you have any suggestions (as I have no idea what would work/be a good idea!)?
Any advice, suggestions, or general info would be much appreciated!
And please feel free to suggest other stocking options, or whatever else! Thanks! :-D
- And just in case anyone was wondering, yes my tank has already been cycled! - I didn't just plonk my goldies in there before giving them their required TLC.
I'm brand spanking new to this forum (yay!;-)) and still fairly new to the hobby, and would love some experienced advice on how to stock my tank! :-D
I currently have 4 goldfish in there (with 3mm rounded gravel, driftwood, a java fern and some duckweed for my goldies to munch on), but not long after getting them I realized that I would rather have a more heavily live planted tank with more colourful fish, so I've been doing some research and these are the stocking options that I'm thinking about:
*** I should just mention that all options mentioned here have been approved by aqadvisor.com, and will be suitable for living in my tank even when they are fully grown (which is a must, as I don't know if I'll ever be able to upgrade it in the future!)
Oh, and I'd also like to have my fish inhabit ALL areas of the tank!
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Oh, and I'd also like to have my fish inhabit ALL areas of the tank!
Option 1:
10 Panda corys (I'd love these in my setup no matter what other fish I get! :-D)
10 Celestial pearl danios (which I'm also REALLY in love with, and would love to have no matter what... so long as they aren't likely to get eaten by any of the other fish!)
10 Harlequin rasboras
10 FEMALE bettas (as I've read that having 5 or more females helps lessen the brunt of the aggression on each individual betta. And I figured 10 would create less aggression, and add more colour to the tank... And don't forget that I'll also be having a fairly heavily planted tank, so there will be lots of hiding places for them!
NOTE: While this option has all of my favourite fish options, I'm wondering if this setup will look too cluttered or messy...?
Option 2:
10 Pandas
1 Opaline OR pearl OR Paradise gourami
10 Celestial pearl danios OR Rummynose tetras OR zebra danios OR Gold barbs (which I've read are community friendly barb)
NOTE: I'd love other suggestions for singular larger sized (compared to the dwarfs at least) gouramis that would also work with this setup, if anyone has any suggestions.
Option 3:
10 Pandas
10 Fancy guppies OR 1 pearl gourami
6 Boeseman's Rainbowfish
NOTE: Do you think the Boeseman's would eat the guppies?... I've read that they are notorious for eating all the time, and if they can fit it in their mouth, they'll eat it (though I suppose this goes for most fish... so about 2")!
Option 4:
6 Pandas
5 Kuhli loaches (I LOVE how they have a body similar to eels! :-D)
10 Cardinal tetras
1 Pearl gourami
Option 5:
5 Kuhlis
10 White cloud minnows (which apparently have a wide spectrum in terms of what temps they can happily live in... please correct me if this is wrong!!! :-?)
5 FEMALE bettas OR 1 croaking OR paradise OR gourami
I also like dwarf gouramis (though I'm not sure what type I'd go for), but I've heard so much conflicting information out there that I'm a bit tentative on whether or not you can actually keep more than one in the same tank... If you can, then I'd like to have around 5, with probably the kuhlis and one of the type of shoaling fish I've mentioned (or maybe some serpae tetras, or the Boeseman's (with the pandas rather than the kuhlis), or maybe some emerald eye rasboras).
Does anyone know whether this would work?
My tank specs are: 170L (45 gals), and is 122(L) x 36(D) x 42(H)cm OR 48 x 14.2 x 16.5", and is running a fluval 404 filter.
Oh, and I should also mention that while my tank has a wooden hood (and light), there is a large access gap for the filter/heater/etc. - If I end up getting the bettas or kuhlis, should I make a whole new lid for the inside, or is there something I can use to just block the gap (so that they don't jump out/escape), and if so do you have any suggestions (as I have no idea what would work/be a good idea!)?
Any advice, suggestions, or general info would be much appreciated!
- And just in case anyone was wondering, yes my tank has already been cycled! - I didn't just plonk my goldies in there before giving them their required TLC.