HELP! stocking 20 gallon tank!!

Biscato33 · March 22nd, 2008

Hi Everyone!! As some people know, I'm new to this hobby and Fishlore!! I need to know how many fish I could fit in my 20g tank, (once its cycled) if I wanted to get:
1. Zebra Danios (I already have three cycling my tank)
2. Neon Tetras
3. Khuli loaches
4. catfish? (for cleaning algae)
5. Any more room? Suggestions? different fish instead?

Thank you! I want to hear from everyone!!!!

Ali

Lucy · March 22nd, 2008

Hi,
Welcome to Fishlore.

I would add a small school of neons. I just love their colors.

You could go with 4 danios, 6 neons and a khuli.

or 4 danios 4 neons and a couple of corys.

Good Luck with your tank.

Blub · March 23rd, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucy

Hi,
Welcome to Fishlore.

I would add a small school of neons. I just love their colors.

You could go with 4 danios, 6 neons and a khuli.

or 4 danios 4 neons and a couple of corys.

Good Luck with your tank.

Hi!

With Khulis - I only reccomend them if you have space fir a school. Otherwise, you won't see them much. Lucy's 4 Neon, 4 Zebra 2 Cory suggestion is good - but in a 20gal tank I only recommend 2 schools. 6 Zebras, 6 Neons? You could have some shrimp in with them for bottom-dwellers - Shrimp are really cool!

COBettaCouple · March 23rd, 2008

You can fit up to 20" (adult size) of fish in the tank.

Biscato33 · March 24th, 2008

Would shrimp take up room in the aquarium? Or do they count? How many should I have? Should I get ghost shrimp? I'm full of questions! LOL. Keep giving advice on the fish though! I really appreachieate your comments!

Ali

Lucy · March 24th, 2008

Ghost shrimp are really fun to watch. I've been advised that they don't count toward your bio load.
They clean up the bottom pretty well also.

COBettaCouple · March 24th, 2008

Yea, ghost shrimp, cherry shrimp, tiger shrimp.. those are all cool in a tank with no big fish that would eat them. They love decor like sunken ships.

Blub · March 25th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biscato33

Would shrimp take up room in the aquarium? Or do they count? How many should I have? Should I get ghost shrimp? I'm full of questions! LOL. Keep giving advice on the fish though! I really appreachieate your comments!

Ali

Hi!

Ghost shrimp, any shrimp really (Well, maybe not the atyids!) don't count towards the bio-load and are great with fish who won't view them as lunch. Tetras and Danios, well let's say they prefer fish food.

Biscato33 · March 25th, 2008

YAY!! Thankyou! I heard that shrimp are very sensitive to ammonia and nitrate. So are there any specail needs that I have to give them?

Ali

Lucy · March 25th, 2008

I'm not one to answer that, I had 2 and they both died

I just read in another post that they are sensitive to nitrates, if that's true, I think that's probably what got mine.

If you put blood worms in the tank they will scramble to the top and swim upside down to grab one. It's really funny.

COBettaCouple · March 26th, 2008

lol, i'll have to try that.

I've been changing water and cleaning the tank our cherry shrimp are in daily, but it's serving as a q. tank for the plecos the shrimp came with. So far, even the tiny baby shrimp she had before she died are doing good.

miker · March 26th, 2008

Read somewhere that bio-load of Ghost Shrimp, Amano Shrimp - 1/2 to 1 gal
Cherry Shrimp - 1/4 gal

Hmm...

Blub · March 27th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biscato33

YAY!! Thankyou! I heard that shrimp are very sensitive to ammonia and nitrate. So are there any specail needs that I have to give them?

Ali

Hi!

Well, I'd recommend at least 7.5 pH for them to be able to construct their shell. Java moss is a 'must' for shrimp, they love that stuff so much!

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