Is my stocking ok?

[jologs459]

I have a 20 gallon tank with 1 Angelfish, 1 Betta, 1 Albino Pleco, 6 Black Phantom Tetras, 6 Red Phantom Tetras, 3 Platys and 2 Pepper Corys.
As for the Corys, they were the only ones left at LFS where I bought them and I plan on getting 2 or 4 more once they're available again. It's a planted tank btw.

 

[CrackerboxPalace]

hi, a couple things going on. Firstly if you can get the angelfish into something more than 50 gallons (with at least about 20" of height) that would be much better. A fully grown angel should grow up to 12" , so it will definitely need more vertical space. Along with that I'd put one of the phantom tetra species in with the angel just to declutter the tank.

Presuming the pleco is a bristlenose it should be ok. I would move it to the bigger tank if you go that way though, since it will reach six inches and create lots of waste.

peppered corys and bristlenose both prefer colder water than bettas and angels so ideally they shouldn't be in the same tank. It can work if there's no other option though, set the temperature around 78F.

So you should end up with the betta, six phantom tetras, three platys and ~6 corys in the 20 gallon. That's quite a high stocking, so you'll want to have good filtration and do large ~50% water changes each week.

 

[jologs459]

Ok. I'll move the angel soon when i buy a bigger tank. One problem though, I live in a tropical country in fact the heater barely turns on. It only gets cold if theres a storm or something. Will my catfishes be ok?

 

[CrackerboxPalace]

Ok. I'll move the angel soon when i buy a bigger tank. One problem though, I live in a tropical country in fact the heater barely turns on. It only gets cold if theres a storm or something. Will my catfishes be ok?

probably fine, since they've most likely been bred for several generations in warmer water in that case.

 

[ProudPapa]

Ok. I'll move the angel soon when i buy a bigger tank. One problem though, I live in a tropical country in fact the heater barely turns on. It only gets cold if theres a storm or something. Will my catfishes be ok?

What temperature is your tank water?

 

[jologs459]

What temperature is your tank water?

About 80 degrees

probably fine, since they've most likely been bred for several generations in warmer water in that case.

Oh great. I think this corys are bred locally anyway