bolivianbaby

I don't like the stocking in the 55 gallon tropical community aquarium. I was looking at it today while I was doing water changes and I don't feel everyone has enough room.
The current stocking is:
11 neon tetras
3 mickey mouse platys
1 pearl gourami
5 dwarf neon rainbowfish
5 pristella tetras
5 albino corydoras
4 false julii corydoras
1 hifin spotted pleco

When I researched the spotted pleco, he was only supposed to get to 12". Unfortunately, the hifin gets 18", which is not good for the 55. I have total faith my MTS will put him in a 75 gallon within a year. But until then, I feel like I'm overstocked. Even my mid-dwellers seem crowded.

Attached is a picture of the empty 29 gallon. It'll temporarily house (1 week tops) the 4 cons if I don't get the 55 up and running by the time they get here. I'd like to take the albino corys out of the 55 and put them in the 29. I'm also thinking the pristella tetras would look good in the 29 and then I could add a school of 5 glofish. The "princess" also wants a BN pleco to go in the 29, but I'd like some opinions on this entire stocking so I don't overstock this tank.

Later on, the false julii corys should be going in a 20 gallon upstairs.

That would leave the 3 MM platys, the pleco, the rainbowfish, and the neons in the 55.

Hopefully, I didn't confuse anyone, but what are your opinions on these stocking thoughts?

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navyscuba

If that is overstocked my is like triple that. I lost count of how many Mollies I have.

MissMTS

It is a bit overstocked, but as long as you are diligent with your water changes, you shouldn't have to many problems. I think the pristellas would do great in the 29 gallon. Definitely plan on upgrading the pleco's tank in the near future. Other than that everything sounds great

aquarist48

It all sounds good to me BB. Hope you share some pictures of your new arrivals when you have the chance.
Ken

bolivianbaby

Thank you I shall.

SWilkins

I didn't know you could actually count Mollies or guppies either for that matter. Well you learn something new on here everyday dontcha.

navyscuba

I know those little boogers reproduce like crazy. Now I have a problem with my African Cichlids they are like raining from the sky.

bolivianbaby

It's gotta be something in your water or just a lot of LOVE in the family

SWilkins

LOL I just quit trying to count them, upped the water changes in those tanks, and gave them away by the boat loads. Oh and my convicts YIKES I gotta get the boys and girls separated like NOW!

Well dear it looks like you are between me and Navy so you better watch your water....don't drink it that is for sure!!!

navyscuba

I don't know but sometimes I run out of room to separate the holding females. I had to build a DIY tumbler because I had so many females holding and all my all my 5 holding tanks were full. So I had to start stripping females to make room. I have some new females and they drop the eggs if you don't pay close attention to them. As for now I have about 30 to 40 little ones on the tumbler. 5 juvis on a tank, about 60 on a split tank that are between 1/4" to 3/4" and about 10 on a floating tank that are between 3/16" to 1/4".

bolivianbaby

And I've got 4 of Shawnie's convicts coming tomorrow-I'm never drinking water again

navyscuba

hahaha I can ship you some of mine all you need is 1ml for 500 gals.

SWilkins

I just need to get the girl convicts away from the boys for a while...I have about 7 different sizes of babies ranging from 2 1/2 down to eyeballs with tails. I have some empty tanks but I am not setting them up until the fishroom is done. I'm going to two different LFSs tomorrow peddling fish to try and thin them out a bit

Oh dear keep us posted how that goes for ya. I don't think they ever have an egg fungus and I also think that every single baby survives. You know this last batch mine had I think they were all sets of twins

If only my angels understood the concept of the water around here....but noooo they just lay eggs and then eat them. Maybe I should set them up beside the cons for a while so they will get the idea?

navyscuba

You know is always like that the fish you want to breed never do until you stop trying.

gmen4life

let the breeding begin!!!!!!