Suggestions for my stocking?

[Maxwell09]

I think I have my "final" stocking for my 37 gallon, 75cm x 45cm x 45cm and I wanted to ask yall if it is good. Im probably gonna run an aquaclear 50 or 70 and this is going to be heavily planted. Temp will be 77f

Fish
3 Pearl gourami
10 emperor tetras (Nematobrycon palmeri)
8-10 kuhli loaches
5-6 sterbai Cory's
10-12 panda corys
My 2 lyretail killifish
Colony of least killifish

Inverts
3 bamboo shrimp
2 rabbit snails
3 amanos


My final question is if I could add 6 congo tetras, or would that be overstocked?

Thank you!

 

[ferg42995]

I will let someone else answer but my only question is do you have enough room on the bottom layer for 30ish fish and shrimp once they are grown? All the corys, kuhlis, and shrimp all tend to rest on the bottom.

 

[Maxwell09]

I will let someone else answer but my only question is do you have enough room on the bottom layer for 30ish fish and shrimp once they are grown? All the corys, kuhlis, and shrimp all tend to rest on the bottom.

Thats for the others to decide!

 

[Noroomforshoe]

I Also think that It is too many fish, and specifically Too many bottom dwellers.

I Suggest
12 cories or 12 kullies
I would not add the gourami, you have enough going on.

 

[Coradee]

I’d agree you have chosen too many bottom dwellers.
You have also picked corys that prefer opposite ends of the temperature scale, sterbai prefer it warm whereas pandas want it cool, I’d suggest dropping the pandas and just have 8/10 sterbai.

 

[Maxwell09]

I’d agree you have chosen too many bottom dwellers.
You have also picked corys that prefer opposite ends of the temperature scale, sterbai prefer it warm whereas pandas want it cool, I’d suggest dropping the pandas and just have 8/10 sterbai.

Thanks, I can keep the kuhlis?

 

[Coradee]

I personally wouldn’t but I’ve never kept kuhlis so will let others who have chime in with their opinion on the two species together.

 

[Mudminnow]

I feel like you have the beginnings of a couple different 37 gallon tanks. I like to stock around regions and habitats. Therefore, here's 2 ideas for a 37 gallon planted tank based on the species you chose:

SE Asian theme:

• 3 Pearl Gouramis
• 9 kuhli loaches
• 12 small rasboras (ie. harlequins)

South American theme:

• 20-30 small tetras (This could be just Emperor Tetras or a mix of 2-4 species)
• 10 Panda Cories or 7 Sterbai Cories (or get both cories if you stock closer to 20 small tetras)

Here are my thoughts on some of your other stocking choices:

I haven't kept lyre-tailed killies.

Least killifish are tiny. I'm not sure how they'd do with the other fishes you've selected. I've kept them successfully with fishes I collected from the same location (bluefin killifish, golden topminnows, Florida flagfish, and swamp darters).

Bamboo shrimp seem to like fast water. I have a few in a hillstream tank, where they love to sit out in the fast flow with their fans out. I also find I need about 50 gallons per fan shrimp if I'm not feeding them directly. So, I doubt they'd be the best fit for the tank you have planned.

Amano shrimp go great with just about everything. They'd be a good addition.

I know nothing of rabbit snails....

Congo tetras get fairly large. Plus, they're active fish. I had a school in a 75 gallon, and that seemed about right. I think your tank is too small for a school of Congo tetras.

 

[JustAFishServant]

Hey friend, butting in to say maybe you can keep khulis...specifically, black or neon kuhli loaches, as they stay around 3"/7.5cm-ish (compared to 4"/10cm of your typical striped kuhlis.)

I've kept many black, gold, and neon kuhlis in the past and, to my dismay, they have extremely low bioloads. They also stay out of other fishes' way, generally. So in my opinion, you shall keep khulis with your current stock of bottom dwellers.

Might I also say that, I agree, the stock seems a lot, but I love pearl gouramis so how does this sound:

3 pearl gourami
15-ish least killis
8 black/neon kuhli
1 bamboo shrimp
2 amano shrimp
1 rabbit Snail

OR

3 pearl gourami
6 emperor tetra
5 sterbai cory
1 bamboo shrimp
2 amano shrimp
1 rabbit snail

I think this sounds like a nicely balanced, nicely stocked tank. Thoughts?