Should I Add More Substrate To 55 Gallon?

I have one more 4 gallon bucket with more substrate. Does this look like enough or should I add more. Thanks

 

It depends on what you're going to do with the tank.

Are you trying to set up a planted tank, and you're wondering if that's deep enough for plants to root? It looks to me like it is.

If you're concerned about if it's enough substrate for your fish...I'm sure it probably is, but what kind of fish are you planning on getting? Most community fish don't care how deep the substrate is, but there are some fish that do care. There are also fish that care about they type of substrate that is used. Like if you want to know if that's deep enough for a peacock eel to burrow in, it is, but it's the wrong type of substrate for that fish.

 

I was wanting to try around
10 Tiger Barbs
Bristlenose pleco
Red tail black shark
6 Danios

 

Yeah you're absolutely fine. Just put in however much substrate looks good to you. You're the one who has to look at it every day. Functionally, those fish don't really care what you do with the substrate.

 

Cool. Think they will all get along. I know Tiger Barbs are aggressive but I’ve seen some things suggesting I could be ok

 

The shark will be territorial and might not like the pleco, as they're both bottom dwellers. That's the only potential problem jumping out at me. If you provide enough caves and hiding places it might not be a problem, though.

 

Yeah I have a pretty big piece of drift wood, a cave I was gonna add, and was thinking of a small flower pot, to start

 

Well a lot of fish prefer sand, like Cichlids/Plecos/Sharks/catfish

 

You have enough substrate for plants and none of the fish that you want really need substrate

 

Seems like enough to me. If you want to add plants, a bit more might be ideal, but you can get away with this.

 

Shark may go after both, but would a simease algae eater be better then pleco. Or maybe SAE instead of shark with the Bristlenose pleco. Shark just kinda adds that cool factor but I could sacrifice or move one if it doesn’t work out

 

Shark may go after both, but would a simease algae eater be better then pleco. Or maybe SAE instead of shark with the Bristlenose pleco. Shark just kinda adds that cool factor but I could sacrifice or move one if it doesn’t work out

SAEs get just as aggressive as sharks, if not more. My albino rainbow shark constantly lunges at the danios, but never actually harms them. They're used to her and she seems to get them to school more often. I'd suggest getting a really young shark and observing from there. My shark doesn't really bother my bristlenose pleco unless she wants the spinach he's eating.

 

Awesome. Thanks everyone for the replies. Any suggestions on the order I should stock?

 

most peaceful fish first, most aggressive fish last.

 

Agreed with above.

 

My rainbow shark and my blood parrot head butt eachother and its hilarious to watch they’re idiots hahah

 

So probably Danios and the bristlenose pleco first? Then tigerbarbs and shark last? Also seen its probably better to add 5 tiger barbs at a time

 

So probably Danios and the bristlenose pleco first? Then tigerbarbs and shark last? Also seen its probably better to add 5 tiger barbs at a time

Yeah. I would add the tiger barbs before the shark. A bit iffy about danios and tiger barbs together. The tiger barbs get aggressive around other fish. It may work out, but a larger school of just tiger barbs may be more ideal.