55 gallon stocking plan

[zooking12]

I mean large as in 1000s of fish. But 10-20 is close enough. But i already have cardinals.

 

[Galligak]

Up your cardinals to like 15 or 20, then add another smaller tetra school of like 15. I think that should be good.

 

[zooking12]

Okay. So 20 cardinals, 15 black phantoms, 6 cories and a breeding pair of cichlids? Im now thinking i might move the cichlids to my other tank. And what woulx be the ratio of male:female for that many black phantom?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Okay. So 20 cardinals, 15 black phantoms, 6 cories and a breeding pair of cichlids? Im now thinking i might move the cichlids to my other tank. And what woulx be the ratio of male:female for that many black phantom?

3-4 females for every male. But it shouldn't matter...what cichlids???

 

[zooking12]

I was thinking about putting a pair of bolivian rams in there , but then i realizd that the same problem would arise as the reason im moving the kribs. Im gonna start a new thread under cichlids called "cichlid community". I dont know how to do the link stuff yet.

 

[zooking12]

First off, which tank would best suit 20 cardinals, 4 male bps, 11 female bps, 6 bronze, 1 male swordtail, 4 female swordtails, 1 male platy and 4 female platys? Secondly, could I set up this aquarium so that it could run with only some sunlight and 2 15 watt lights for maybe 1-9 months???

 

[zooking12]

Plan #2. Please choose 1, 2, or 3.

 

[zooking12]

And plan/ design/ idea #3.

 

[Jason7894561230]

Great drawings!

 

[zooking12]

Thanks! They took forever.

 

[zooking12]

Ok so I'm going with plan 3. Stocking plan:
20 cardinal tetra
1 male bp
4 female bps
1 male swordtail
4 female swordtail
4 female platies
6 bronze cories
8 congo tetras
Will this work???

 

[zooking12]

Also, a breeding pair of kribs and 3 clown loaches

 

[aqua_chem]

I don't recall off the top of my head the minimum tank size for clown loaches, but I believe you will need more of them and more gallonage.

 

[somethingsfishy]

Clowns will work in a 55 but no with all those fish. You'd need a 75 for that list and two more clowns. ( schools of at least 5 clowns).

 

[zooking12]

Okay. What if I drop the congos and platies?

 

[somethingsfishy]

I don't think it would work with just dropping them. I'd downsize the tetras and drop the cories as well. I'm no stocking expert though.

 

[aqua_chem]

You're probably better off dropping the clowns altogether. There are similar loaches that are more appropriate for a 55 than clowns, like yoyos.

 

[zooking12]

Do they eat snails like clowns? That's the whole reason I want them.

 

[absolutangel04]

Do they eat snails like clowns? That's the whole reason I want them.

Yes, yo-yos also eat snails. Most loaches do except kuhlis (which lack the proper mouth for the job).

 

[somethingsfishy]

I wouldn't get loaches just for snail removal. There are easier ways to do that.