Bailey Oswald
Member
HI everyone! Hopefully I'll be on more this year xD
I'll be downsizing my 55 gallon to a 40 gallon. I'm not great with figuring out what is overstocked, so I'd like some opinions. The tank will have a Hydor 250 canister filter (and a heater). Here's my stocking plan so far:
x1 bristlenose pleco [already own]
x5 porcelain limpet nerite snails
x1 Taiwan pond mussel
x20 wild form neocaridina shrimp
x4 pearl gouramI (one male, three females)
x? dither fish
I'm going for a southeast-Asia type tank, other than my pleco. I'm thinking some form of rasbora for the dither fish, originating from Asia, with colors that compliment the pearl gourami. Ideas? None of these will be wild-caught, by the way.
I am aware that the shrimp may get eaten by the fish. That's why I'll be starting with 20 and allowing them to establish before I get the gouramI and dither fish. The tank will be planted, giving the shrimp places to hide.
I'll be downsizing my 55 gallon to a 40 gallon. I'm not great with figuring out what is overstocked, so I'd like some opinions. The tank will have a Hydor 250 canister filter (and a heater). Here's my stocking plan so far:
x1 bristlenose pleco [already own]
x5 porcelain limpet nerite snails
x1 Taiwan pond mussel
x20 wild form neocaridina shrimp
x4 pearl gouramI (one male, three females)
x? dither fish
I'm going for a southeast-Asia type tank, other than my pleco. I'm thinking some form of rasbora for the dither fish, originating from Asia, with colors that compliment the pearl gourami. Ideas? None of these will be wild-caught, by the way.
I am aware that the shrimp may get eaten by the fish. That's why I'll be starting with 20 and allowing them to establish before I get the gouramI and dither fish. The tank will be planted, giving the shrimp places to hide.