Sheafish

Hi everyone, I just joined today, yay. So I have a 55g long tank that I have just started cycling and I have been trying to think of how to stock it. Today I had this idea to stock it with fishes that are striped or appear striped, color does not really matter.

So I am thinking of starting out with 6 Kuhli Loaches and a clown pleco. I thought about maybe adding a pair of marbled angels. Maybe some Tiger Barbs, but I hear they can be sometimes aggressive and may fin nip the angels. I would pick up some striped corys, but I think my bottom would get crowded. I don't really have anything to fill up the top, I could do marble hatchets but I am not a huge fan of hatchets.

Please if you have any suggestions about fish or anything it would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Shawnie

welcome to fishlore!!!!!! id say no to angels and barbs as you said, they are big fin nippers...how bout some dwarf gourami's? and tiger barbs do best in 6 or more...goodluck im sure others will have more sugestions...

Allie

Zebra danios stay near the top and are very active. They get big enough for the angel not to be able to eat them. Clown plecos are so cute. My female is very nervous.

Sheafish

Well thanks for the welcome and the comments. I'll leave the barbs out. Maybe get some danios. I like gourami's, dwarf gourami's might be nice. I like opaline, but my past experience with opalines showed that they were rather aggressive to their tank mates. Maybe I'll just through out the whole striped fish idea, though I still want the kuhlis and the clown.

angelfish220

Chocolate Gouramis are gourgous, but i dont know how the angels would like them, umm
There is zebra danios as Allie said, and you could get snakeskin guppies they look stripy

Sheafish

Oh you're right the chocolate gouramis are very pretty, I will definately think about adding chocolates. Actually I got a couple of snakeskins in my 70g, but I also have a million other guppies in there as well so I am trying to stay away from guppies.

lilsoccakid

welcome!

i have a 1 inch long clown pleco who is VERY shy, only comes out every couple days

although they are cute fish, its not for a fishkeeper who needs to see their fish every day

good luck and enjoy!

Sheafish

Yeah Kuhlis are quite shy too, but I don't mind shy, I'll still have some fish to watch.

I just found a Pentazona (five-banded) barb, look just like tigers but aren't supposed to be fin nippers, might have a hard time finding some though. Then there are skunk and panda corys, not really striped but they have some stripe to them.

Lucy

You should have quite an interesting tank when you're done, I can't wait to see what your final stock is.

Sheafish

Lol, thanks, yeah I can't wait to see my final stock either, I am so indecisive, my stocking list is rearranged about ever 10 seconds

Sheafish

I have decided to go with 6 Kuhlis, 1 clown, 2 marbled angelfish, a few five banded barbs (assuming I can find some), and some black skirt tetras. I was going to do marbled hatchetfish but I was a little worried I might find my floor cover with jumpers.

I have not decided how many of each I will get since I figure I may change fishes by the time my tank is cycled. I counted it up and if I had 6 barbs and tetras I would have like 58 inches of fish, but I thought that would be alright since I have two power filters and I plan on weekly water changes after the tank is established. If I had problems I could always move some to my 70g.

Sheafish

Yeah well now I have decided to not get the barbs or black skirts as I have been quite told that I may have problems with them fin nipping. Anyway, maybe I won't get schooling fish at all. And I think I must give up on my plan of a striped fish tank, as I am having trouble finding striped fish. Oh well.