What do you think of my 20 gallon high tank

[Megabeth]

Hi! I just realized ive never showed any of my tanks. This is one of my 2 that I have. Its a 20 gallon high. What do you think? Im not in love with it yet but that's ok. Its not a great picture either lol but whatever. Im still trying to figure out the stocking so if you have any ideas of what would look good in here feel free to say! Or if you have any ideas to make my tank look better let me know. Thanks for looking!!

 

[BigManAquatics]

Certainly a good start at the least! Plenty of room to add plants and driftwood or rocks etc. when you decide on such things, too

 

[Megabeth]

Thanks im planning on putting a tall plant in the along back too

 

[Cowardlyslimeball]

It's looks good! I would suggest a school of platys or molly's, I've always loved how colorful they are!

 

[Megabeth]

It's looks good! I would suggest a school of platys or molly's, I've always loved how colorful they are!

I like them too but I don't want them to breed out of control lol

 

[veggieshark]

Looking good. I like the natural cave in the driftwood. That flower pot is begging for something like a pair of peacock gudgeons, and an albino bristlenose would look great grazing on the driftwood. A school of rasboras would be great. If you dim the lights, I would say cardinal tetras or something similar. Only because you asked; of course you could find a million alternatives

 

[Megabeth]

Thanks I've heard that Bn plecos are too messy for my 20 high but I would love to get one someday

 

[Nickguy5467]

needs a banana plant in the middle

 

[Megabeth]

Yes definitely

 

[AcornTheBetta]

Hi! I just realized ive never showed any of my tanks. This is one of my 2 that I have. Its a 20 gallon high. What do you think? Im not in love with it yet but that's ok. Its not a great picture either lol but whatever. Im still trying to figure out the stocking so if you have any ideas of what would look good in here feel free to say! Or if you have any ideas to make my tank look better let me know. Thanks for looking!!
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I think that you tank would benefit from a second piece of wood that flows towards the middle. It would benefit from a foreground plant such as Dwarf Sag. I noticed that you could smash the pot and fit it in the semicircle of the driftwood lol.

 

[Megabeth]

What do you guys think of adding a bn pleco. No? Yes?

 

[BigBeardDaHuZi]

You could do a big sword plant at the back. Your tank looks pretty sweet

 

[Megabeth]

You could do a big sword plant at the back. Your tank looks pretty sweet

Thank you so much! I worked really hard on it. I have a sword in my other tank I might put in this one

What would you guys stock it with? I cant decide between a community maybe with a bn pleco or a species only tank with one schooling fish.

 

[Nickguy5467]

What would you guys stock it with? I cant decide between a community maybe with a bn pleco or a species only tank with one schooling fish.

you plan better than me. i just go to the store or website, and be like "Ooh, shiney fishy"

 

[Megabeth]

I plan then I get to the store and the entire plan goes out the window lol

 

[AcornTheBetta]

What do you guys think of adding a bn pleco. No? Yes?

I would say yes since I love them, but I am very biased.

 

[Craski]

Very nice tank, I don't have a pleco but I know allot of people love them so it woudl be nice to have one.

 

[Nickguy5467]

i went nerite snails instead of pleco. the amount of eggs i have makes me question that decision

 

[Megabeth]

i went nerite snails instead of pleco. the amount of eggs i have makes me question that decision

I got 2 nerite snails a couple months ago and I eventually put them in 2 different tanks because I couldn't handle the amount of eggs lol

 

[SQW]

Hmmm, Nice start for an aquarium. I would recommend either a betta, a honey gourami, or a school of male guppies.

 

[Megabeth]

Im still trying to decide between a community tank or a big school of tetras or something

 

[Nickguy5467]

Im still trying to decide between a community tank or a big school of tetras or something

i havent spent a lot of time on filling my tank wish fish as im more focused on giving it plant life. but a school of cardinal tetras looks nice i have 6 or 7 . i bought 8 but one died day of arrival.

 

[Megabeth]

i havent spent a lot of time on filling my tank wish fish as im more focused on giving it plant life. but a school of cardinal tetras looks nice i have 6 or 7 . i bought 8 but one died day of arrival.

I'm considering getting cardinals if I do a species only tank I think they would look really cool. That sucks that one of yours died I got embers a couple days ago and one had severe swim bladder issues and didn't make it

 

[Charlie’s Dad]

A BN Pleco doesn't get as big as a common rubberlip pleco from my understanding. So the bioload would not be out of control in my opinion. I suggest a shoal of ember tetras and a shoal of panda cories.

 

[AcornTheBetta]

A BN Pleco doesn't get as big as a common rubberlip pleco from my understanding. So the bioload would not be out of control in my opinion. I suggest a shoal of ember tetras and a shoal of panda cories.

Other way around. Rubber lips stay smaller than BNs

 

[Charlie’s Dad]

my bad!!!!! Lol

 

[Charlie’s Dad]

Thanks for the assist!!!#

 

[Megabeth]

Are plecos generally shy because i dont really want a fish il never see ya know :/

 

[AcornTheBetta]

Are plecos generally shy because i dont really want a fish il never see ya know :/

Depends. Some can be, but others are not shy.

 

[Megabeth]

I think they are cool so i might consider getting one I don't know though

 

[FoldedCheese]

I love the wood, but the middle looks a little empty. I would add a carpet or maybe some taller plants to fill it out a bit more.

 

[Megabeth]

someone suggested putting a banana plant in the middle and I'm also going to put some long plants in the back by the airstone

 

[JerroldTheShrimp]

maybe harlequin rasboras those are pretty cool with some kind of centerpiece fish

 

[Fisch]

Nice tank layout. I just started a 20gl high as well, not as nice as yours, though!!
I agree with a bigger background plant and a patch of dwarf sag. What about some floater plants, it would soften and break up the top line?
I would vote for a BN, they are messy as they constantly poop, but as they age they don't require as much space, hover around their favorite piece of driftwood.
Yes, mine is shy, so I see him mostly after I put a slice of zucchini into the tank.

 

[AngieKay3000]

Love it!! I really like the terracotta pot! I want one of those in mine, I have black sand! I love the moss balls too! I meant to pick some up today when I was at Petsmart and forgot lol. Good luck

 

[Megabeth]

Update on this tank. It has a male betta, a school of ember tetras, albino corys and maybe soon a couple of adfs. Everything is going great and I added tall plants to the back and more in general. However I am battling lots of algae so that kinda sucks.

 

[sav023]

Hi! I just realized ive never showed any of my tanks. This is one of my 2 that I have. Its a 20 gallon high. What do you think? Im not in love with it yet but that's ok. Its not a great picture either lol but whatever. Im still trying to figure out the stocking so if you have any ideas of what would look good in here feel free to say! Or if you have any ideas to make my tank look better let me know. Thanks for looking!!
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I like it! I think some cherry shrimp would look nice in it! Also some plants on the top of the wood would look lovely in my opinion. Something like Anubias nana petite?

 

[Megabeth]

I like it! I think some cherry shrimp would look nice in it! Also some plants on the top of the wood would look lovely in my opinion. Something like Anubias nana petite?

Thats a good idea. I think my tank is fully stocked though and I don't want the frogs to et the shrimp.