How is this for bio-load? - Aquarium Advice

swanandmokashi · 03-10-2005, 04:54 PM

in my 30 gallons -

3 Yo-yo loach
7-8 Neon tetras
6-7 Rasboras

?

Also can i put any shrimps or will any of the above eat the shrimp or vice versa?

03-11-2005, 09:08 AM

It all depends on what species of shrimp you are planning to get. Some shrimp get fairly large and will attack the fish. I don't think you need to worry about the fish attacking the shrimp. As far as the bioload goes, you're fine. My girlfriend has a 10 gallon tank with a shoal of cories, 8 neons, and 2 clown plecos and the water remains crystal clear and the test kit readings are right where they should be. With your 30 gallon, you'll have more than enough room to house those fish and not that much of a bioload.
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-Stewie

swanandmokashi · 03-11-2005, 02:54 PM

will the loaches be fine with either rasboras and neons?

03-11-2005, 03:16 PM

According to THIS they are.
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-Stewie

youronlysin · 03-11-2005, 03:23 PM

Looks fine. Shouldnt have any problems at all adding some shrimp either. Hope you dont want any snails though, as loaches are voracious snail eaters for the most part. This may be a good thing depending on how you feel about snails. You should even have room for a few extra fish in the future should you find something you really want.

swanandmokashi · 03-14-2005, 12:23 PM

yep i am getting the loaches to get rid of the snails I have in the tank

Pufferpunk · 03-14-2005, 12:46 PM

Just make sure you either cycle the tank 1st, or add 2 fish/2 weeks.

swanandmokashi · 03-14-2005, 01:39 PM

yep ..i am doing fishless cycling

03-10-2005, 04:54 PM	#1
swanandmokashi Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cary NC USA Posts: 650 Images: 6	How is this for bio-load? in my 30 gallons - 3 Yo-yo loach 7-8 Neon tetras 6-7 Rasboras ? Also can i put any shrimps or will any of the above eat the shrimp or vice versa? __________________ 55 Gallon FW Eco-complete Substrate Equipment : In-line heater, RENA XP3 filter, 130 Watts Fluroscent Plants - Hygrophila polysperma "sunset", Bacopa caroliniana,Bacopa australis,Rotala rotundifolia "colorata", Water Sprite, Ludwigia repens,Hydrocotyle verticillata, Swords, Stargrass, Anubias Nana, Petite Nana, Dwarf Sagittaria, LUDWIGIA ARCUATA,Micranthemum umbrosum Fish - 3 Bolivian Rams, 2 Australian rainbowfish, 6 Bloodfin tetras , 4 julii cory cats, 1 Ottos,1 Bristle nose Pl*co Read my aquarium autobiography at http://www.swanandmokashi.com/HomePa.../Aquarium.aspx

03-11-2005, 02:54 PM	#3
swanandmokashi Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cary NC USA Posts: 650 Images: 6	will the loaches be fine with either rasboras and neons? __________________ 55 Gallon FW Eco-complete Substrate Equipment : In-line heater, RENA XP3 filter, 130 Watts Fluroscent Plants - Hygrophila polysperma "sunset", Bacopa caroliniana,Bacopa australis,Rotala rotundifolia "colorata", Water Sprite, Ludwigia repens,Hydrocotyle verticillata, Swords, Stargrass, Anubias Nana, Petite Nana, Dwarf Sagittaria, LUDWIGIA ARCUATA,Micranthemum umbrosum Fish - 3 Bolivian Rams, 2 Australian rainbowfish, 6 Bloodfin tetras , 4 julii cory cats, 1 Ottos,1 Bristle nose Pl*co Read my aquarium autobiography at http://www.swanandmokashi.com/HomePa.../Aquarium.aspx

03-11-2005, 03:23 PM	#5
youronlysin Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toano, Virginia! Posts: 649 Images: 10	Looks fine. Shouldnt have any problems at all adding some shrimp either. Hope you dont want any snails though, as loaches are voracious snail eaters for the most part. This may be a good thing depending on how you feel about snails. You should even have room for a few extra fish in the future should you find something you really want. __________________ I almost dated a psychic..... She left me before we met.

03-14-2005, 12:23 PM	#6
swanandmokashi Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cary NC USA Posts: 650 Images: 6	yep i am getting the loaches to get rid of the snails I have in the tank __________________ 55 Gallon FW Eco-complete Substrate Equipment : In-line heater, RENA XP3 filter, 130 Watts Fluroscent Plants - Hygrophila polysperma "sunset", Bacopa caroliniana,Bacopa australis,Rotala rotundifolia "colorata", Water Sprite, Ludwigia repens,Hydrocotyle verticillata, Swords, Stargrass, Anubias Nana, Petite Nana, Dwarf Sagittaria, LUDWIGIA ARCUATA,Micranthemum umbrosum Fish - 3 Bolivian Rams, 2 Australian rainbowfish, 6 Bloodfin tetras , 4 julii cory cats, 1 Ottos,1 Bristle nose Pl*co Read my aquarium autobiography at http://www.swanandmokashi.com/HomePa.../Aquarium.aspx

03-14-2005, 12:46 PM	#7
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03-11-2005, 09:08 AM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	It all depends on what species of shrimp you are planning to get. Some shrimp get fairly large and will attack the fish. I don't think you need to worry about the fish attacking the shrimp. As far as the bioload goes, you're fine. My girlfriend has a 10 gallon tank with a shoal of cories, 8 neons, and 2 clown plecos and the water remains crystal clear and the test kit readings are right where they should be. With your 30 gallon, you'll have more than enough room to house those fish and not that much of a bioload. [acronym:5ef2b159a8="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:5ef2b159a8] -Stewie

03-11-2005, 03:16 PM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	According to THIS they are. [acronym:19a7ade26a="Hope this helps (or) Happy to help"]HTH[/acronym:19a7ade26a] -Stewie

03-14-2005, 01:39 PM	#8
swanandmokashi Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cary NC USA Posts: 650 Images: 6	yep ..i am doing fishless cycling __________________ 55 Gallon FW Eco-complete Substrate Equipment : In-line heater, RENA XP3 filter, 130 Watts Fluroscent Plants - Hygrophila polysperma "sunset", Bacopa caroliniana,Bacopa australis,Rotala rotundifolia "colorata", Water Sprite, Ludwigia repens,Hydrocotyle verticillata, Swords, Stargrass, Anubias Nana, Petite Nana, Dwarf Sagittaria, LUDWIGIA ARCUATA,Micranthemum umbrosum Fish - 3 Bolivian Rams, 2 Australian rainbowfish, 6 Bloodfin tetras , 4 julii cory cats, 1 Ottos,1 Bristle nose Pl*co Read my aquarium autobiography at http://www.swanandmokashi.com/HomePa.../Aquarium.aspx

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