20 Gallon Stocking

[jaap]

I just got my first tank it is a 20 long and is currently being cycled
I am wanting to add about 8 kuhlI loaches and a honey gourami
I am not sure whether to get livebearers or tetras, does anyone have any ideas which I should get,
and if you do which species should I get
also I found 4 snails hitchhiking on one of my plants, should I get rid of them of let them stay

 

[philip884551]

Honey gouramis like to be in pairs or groups if you are getting loaches don't get any snails for the tank as the loachs will eat them I like livebearers but it's your preference platys are really hardy fish and very colourful same as guppys

 

[The Aquatic Weasel]

The fish you are getting prefer it slighlty acidic while livebearers like it alkaline.
At pH 6.8
8x Cherry barb/Black Neon Tetra/Black Skirt Tetra/Zebra Danio/Harlequin Rasbora
8x KuhlI loach
2 Honey Gourami

At pH 7
8x Endler/4 platy/6x Guppy
8x KihlI loaach
2x Honey Goirami

 

[RainbowJeff]

While some loaches do eat snails, kuhlI loaches are not one of them. Honey gourami, while not a "schooling" fish, do appreciate a few of their own kind. You have to watch what you stock them with, as some fast-moving fish will bother them. I'd stick with something like cherry barbs, which come from a similar area of the world as gourami and are not quite as fast-moving as some tetras. If you did go for tetras, ember tetras are pretty calm

 

[Nataku]

Kuhlis don't eat snails, they are much too tiny for that. If you overfeed you could develop a snail problem. So you may want to eradicate them now. Or leave them if you prefer having a more complete ecosystem. The choice is yours.

Get more honey gouramis. 3-5 would be fun to watch in here.

Avoid the livebearers as nothing else in the tank would eat the fry - honey gourami are too small to really be a threat to all but the absolute newest of fry. Barbs or rasboras would he a better option. Cherry barbs would complement the warm color theme of fish you already have going on in your tank ewth kuhlis (if they are the striped kind) and honey gourami.

 

[imba]

Good choice with the honey gouramis. I agree keeping a pair.

2 honey gourami
8 kuhlI loach
8 rasboras espeI OR 16 rasboras maculata

 

[jaap]

THANK YOU for the advice

Kuhlis don't eat snails, they are much too tiny for that. If you overfeed you could develop a snail problem. So you may want to eradicate them now. Or leave them if you prefer having a more complete ecosystem. The choice is yours.

Get more honey gouramis. 3-5 would be fun to watch in here.

Avoid the livebearers as nothing else in the tank would eat the fry - honey gourami are too small to really be a threat to all but the absolute newest of fry. Barbs or rasboras would he a better option. Cherry barbs would complement the warm color theme of fish you already have going on in your tank ewth kuhlis (if they are the striped kind) and honey gourami.

the snail are a quarter of an inch

 

[RainbowJeff]

the snail are a quarter of an inch

A kuhlI loach's mouth is much too tiny for that

 

[jaap]

Will ChilI rasboras be suitable as I noticed them at my local aquarium store and they look awesome

 

[RainbowJeff]

Will ChilI rasboras be suitable as I noticed them at my local aquarium store and they look awesome

With honey gouramis and kuhlI loaches? I think they'd be fine . Those little guys need a nice group to feel comfortable. I'd go with at least 8x

 

[jaap]

With honey gouramis and kuhlI loaches? I think they'd be fine . Those little guys need a nice group to feel comfortable. I'd go with at least 8x[/QOUTE
I think I'll go with those

With honey gouramis and kuhlI loaches? I think they'd be fine . Those little guys need a nice group to feel comfortable. I'd go with at least 8x

I think I'll go with those then

 

[Mychal]

Honey gouramis like to be in pairs or groups if you are getting loaches don't get any snails for the tank as the loachs will eat them I like livebearers but it's your preference platys are really hardy fish and very colourful same as guppys

I have four Sunburst Platies and I absolutely love them and want to do a Sunburst only tank some day with some Cories

 

[jaap]

I have four Sunburst Platies and I absolutely love them and want to do a Sunburst only tank some day with some Cories

I am not a big fan of platies, but I like cories

 

[jaap]

I am looking for a schooling fish for my 20 gallon planted tank.
What fish should I get. I like chlil rasboras and neon tetra species, which should I get.
I also like livebearers although they don't school

 

[imba]

22 ChilI rasboras
10 Pygmy corydoras
5 Male tiger endlers
4 Amano shrimps
2 Nerite snails

 

[EbiAqua]

Is this a 20 long or 20 tall?

 

[Nikki2577]

I like tetras.

 

[KimberlyG]

I am really enjoying my red neon blue eyed rainbow fish. I've wanted them for a little while but they are so much better than I even imagined. They are in with pygmy cories. You couldn't put anything big in with them. Very active and very beautiful.

 

[Violet Rein]

I have neon tetras in mine, they are really cool!

 

[jaap]

I will also get kuhlI loaches and honey gourami

Is this a 20 long or 20 tall?

it is somewhere in the middle

 

[Fishcat]

What are the dimensions of the tank? If you can post the length, width and height, people can give you a better idea of what fish are best suited to it.

 

[jaap]

L61.4cm x W32.2cm x H41.9cm