Can I add more? - Aquarium Advice

Ryehard · 03-22-2006, 11:02 PM

I have a 20 gallon long planted tank with 5 zebra danios, one pearl gourami and a bunch of cherry shrimp (I think 8 ). The tank is soon to be heavily planted but right now I just have hornwort, 2 anubias nana dwarfs, 2 small java ferns and some java moss. I was thinking about adding a school of tiger barbs, but would that be too much bioload? Otherwise, what does everyone suggest to finish stocking?

toddnbecka · 03-23-2006, 12:23 AM

A school of neons; tiger barbs will eat the shrimp.

Peregrine · 03-23-2006, 12:28 AM

IMO I would think 5 or 6 more barb type fish would be about as far as you might want to go.
Wait a bit and add another single fsh or two.
Although I don't know anything about shrimp, so i defer to someone with a bit more knowledge.

Lonewolfblue · 03-23-2006, 12:29 AM

Maybe rummy nose tetras. The gourami will probably eat neons. Or you can try Serpae Tetras.

Ryehard · 03-23-2006, 03:37 AM

Yeah my gourami is fairly peaceful but he does snap at the danios sometimes during feeding and they're too fast to catch so I'd worry about neons. Luckily he couldn't care less about the shrimp.

03-22-2006, 11:02 PM	#1
Ryehard Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 71	Can I add more? I have a 20 gallon long planted tank with 5 zebra danios, one pearl gourami and a bunch of cherry shrimp (I think 8 ). The tank is soon to be heavily planted but right now I just have hornwort, 2 anubias nana dwarfs, 2 small java ferns and some java moss. I was thinking about adding a school of tiger barbs, but would that be too much bioload? Otherwise, what does everyone suggest to finish stocking? __________________ 20g long, FW 1 pearl gourami 1 Clown Pleco

03-23-2006, 12:29 AM	#4
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	Maybe rummy nose tetras. The gourami will probably eat neons. Or you can try Serpae Tetras. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

03-23-2006, 03:37 AM	#5
Ryehard Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 71	Yeah my gourami is fairly peaceful but he does snap at the danios sometimes during feeding and they're too fast to catch so I'd worry about neons. Luckily he couldn't care less about the shrimp. __________________ 20g long, FW 1 pearl gourami 1 Clown Pleco

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03-23-2006, 12:23 AM	#2
toddnbecka Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cumberland, MD Posts: 750	A school of neons; tiger barbs will eat the shrimp.

03-23-2006, 12:28 AM	#3
Peregrine Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 48	IMO I would think 5 or 6 more barb type fish would be about as far as you might want to go. Wait a bit and add another single fsh or two. Although I don't know anything about shrimp, so i defer to someone with a bit more knowledge.