55g stocking check

[SushiRoll]

It's a 55g planted community
5 x Boesemans rainbowfish
10 x Cherry barb
8 x kuhli loach
6 x zebra otto
The filters are Aqueon Quietflow 55 and Aqueon Quietflow 30
Aqadvisor says that My filtration capacity is 139% and my stocking level is 94%. So is everything good? Any changes I need to make? Any suggestions for different fish? Thanks!


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[SushiRoll]

Ok I've changed it a little
6x boesemans rainbowfish
15x cherry barbs
10x kuhli loach
8x zebra oto
Is this still good? Aqadvisor says it's good.


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[ImACoolguy]

Seems fine to me. Just make sure your filtration system can keep up


Caleb

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[Pseudomugil]

I think you should reduce the otos to 6 and the kuhlis to 6 or 8.

 

[SushiRoll]

Ok I wasn't really happy with 15 cherry barbs. It just seemed like too many. So now I'm wanting this
6x boeseman rainbowfish
6x cherry barb
10x kuhli loach
8x otocinclus
9x diamond tetra
This is still ok right?


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[Pseudomugil]

Aqadvisor says that is too much. Even if you only had 6 of everyhing you would still be 100% stocked. Basically you have to drop 1 thing from the list.

 

[SushiRoll]

Ok how is this?
5 Boesemans rainbowfish
8 kuhli loach
6 cherry barb
6 oto
6 diamond tetra
Filtration capacity is 126%
Aquarium stocking level is 101%
I am going to have 2 filters
1. Aqueon Quietflow 55
2. Aqueon Quietflow 30
Is this good? I will do weekly 50% water changes.


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[ImACoolguy]

Ok how is this?
5 Boesemans rainbowfish
8 kuhli loach
6 cherry barb
6 oto
6 diamond tetra
Filtration capacity is 126%
Aquarium stocking level is 101%
I am going to have 2 filters
1. Aqueon Quietflow 55
2. Aqueon Quietflow 30
Is this good? I will do weekly 50% water changes.


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Filtration capacity is not always accurate. Just watch the tank for a while to make sure it is keeping up. Keep in mind Rainbowfish especially Boesemans are aggressive eaters. You might need to overfeed a little so it will get to your calmer fish like the cherry barbs.


Caleb

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[SushiRoll]

Filtration capacity is not always accurate. Just watch the tank for a while to make sure it is keeping up. Keep in mind Rainbowfish especially Boesemans are aggressive eaters. You might need to overfeed a little so it will get to your calmer fish like the cherry barbs.


Caleb

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Ok thanks! ?


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[briseymo]

AqAdvisor is conservative. If you're an experienced aquarist, you could handle as much as 130 percent stocking level.

 

[SushiRoll]

Ok I have 3 other tanks so I think I'm a little experienced lol. I've never had a tank this big though. I think all I might do is make the kuhli loaches 10 instead of 8.


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