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FuzzyRag · 10-29-2006, 03:39 AM

Ok, I have a 55 gallon tank, and so far I have:

8 rosey barbs
2 platies
1 rainbow shark
1 blue gourami
1 sailfin pleco
1 mystery snail

I plan to add about 3 more female rosey barbs to take some stress off the 2 I have, and need some ideas of some other fish that would work in this setting.

BrianNY · 10-29-2006, 05:49 AM

How about some tiger barbs to add some color?

Satsumas · 10-29-2006, 11:10 AM

how about some loaches?

joannde · 10-29-2006, 02:11 PM

what ? no CORIES ??? LOL. Seriously - cories are great entertainment and they do a great job of getting food left by the other fish. If there is no other food just be sure to drop a sinking tablet or two or three into the tank.
A shoal of 5 cories is just too much fun to pass up !

joannde · 10-29-2006, 02:13 PM

what ? no CORIES ??? LOL. Seriously - cories are great entertainment and they do a great job of getting food left by the other fish. If there is no other food just be sure to drop a sinking tablet or two or three into the tank.
A shoal of 5 cories is just too much fun to pass up !

JustOneMore20 · 10-29-2006, 03:01 PM

Cories would be a nice addition, but the Rainbow shark could cause problems. It may not like a group of fish taking over its territory. You could try a group of cories, but I'd get atleast 6...8 would be better. Maybe the shark wouldn't bother a group of 8 cories.

Personally, if you want more bottom feeders, I'd go with loaches instead of cories. They seem to be more aggressive (not too much though) so they'd be able to defend themselves more if the shark started picking on them. They also get a bit bigger, so they have a better chance against the shark. A group of atleast 4 loaches is best. Some options are Zebra, Yoyo, Dwarf Chain, and Polka Dot.

Also the Sailfin is going to outgrow the tank. I hope you have plans to upgrade or sell it when it gets too big for the tank. Otherwise it could be stunted. According to Planet Catfish, these guys can grow over 17 inches...which is quite large for a 55g.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=148

You have room to add another school of fish. If you want some color you could add a school of Rainbowfish. There are many types....Dwarf Neon (Praecox) rainbows, Boesemani, and Turquoise are a few options. Any schooling fish should work though, so if you wanted to add some tetras, that would be great. Since the Rosey Barbs get kind of large, I'd go with a 2nd smaller school, so tetras would be great, or the Dwarf rainbows.

10-29-2006, 03:39 AM	#1
FuzzyRag Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 36	more stocking suggestions Ok, I have a 55 gallon tank, and so far I have: 8 rosey barbs 2 platies 1 rainbow shark 1 blue gourami 1 sailfin pleco 1 mystery snail I plan to add about 3 more female rosey barbs to take some stress off the 2 I have, and need some ideas of some other fish that would work in this setting. __________________ Brandon

10-29-2006, 11:10 AM	#3
Satsumas Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, England (UK) Posts: 612	how about some loaches? __________________ 20Gal Planted, Fluval 205 filtration. 3 Black Neons, 1 Zebra Danio, 1 Clown Pleco, 3 Yo-yo Loaches. Tank Established: Nov 04'

10-29-2006, 02:11 PM	#4
joannde Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 1,720 Images: 6	what ? no CORIES ??? LOL. Seriously - cories are great entertainment and they do a great job of getting food left by the other fish. If there is no other food just be sure to drop a sinking tablet or two or three into the tank. A shoal of 5 cories is just too much fun to pass up ! __________________ 35G barebottom: 2 panda cories 3 platies, 2 boesemani rainbowfish, 4 congo tetras, 1 pair (m/f) rosy barbs, 20(ish) mystery snails (half of which will be moving to 2 20G Longs in November / December). Low light plants (1.5wpg) attached to or planted in my own handmade ceramics - Anubia v Nana, Anubia v Barteri, Java Fern, L. Repens, Red Rubin Sword, "Sunset" Hygro, Wisteria 10G - 3 teeny dwarf puffers, ghost shrimp, planted with wisteria and growing out ocelot swords (2) and red rubin swords (3) 2.5G - Spot (beautiful betta - Soft pink with red spots on his fins. Java Moss. 3G Eclipse - 3 African Dwarf Frogs, one female platies. Anubia, Red Rubin Sword, and wisteria. 3G Eclipse - Mr Piggy (veiltail) and one female platy. Anubia, Italian Val, and wisteria. 2.5G - 3 female platies (they keep Spot the betta entertained in the tank next door). Lacy java fern and java moss.

10-29-2006, 02:13 PM	#5
joannde Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 1,720 Images: 6	what ? no CORIES ??? LOL. Seriously - cories are great entertainment and they do a great job of getting food left by the other fish. If there is no other food just be sure to drop a sinking tablet or two or three into the tank. A shoal of 5 cories is just too much fun to pass up ! __________________ 35G barebottom: 2 panda cories 3 platies, 2 boesemani rainbowfish, 4 congo tetras, 1 pair (m/f) rosy barbs, 20(ish) mystery snails (half of which will be moving to 2 20G Longs in November / December). Low light plants (1.5wpg) attached to or planted in my own handmade ceramics - Anubia v Nana, Anubia v Barteri, Java Fern, L. Repens, Red Rubin Sword, "Sunset" Hygro, Wisteria 10G - 3 teeny dwarf puffers, ghost shrimp, planted with wisteria and growing out ocelot swords (2) and red rubin swords (3) 2.5G - Spot (beautiful betta - Soft pink with red spots on his fins. Java Moss. 3G Eclipse - 3 African Dwarf Frogs, one female platies. Anubia, Red Rubin Sword, and wisteria. 3G Eclipse - Mr Piggy (veiltail) and one female platy. Anubia, Italian Val, and wisteria. 2.5G - 3 female platies (they keep Spot the betta entertained in the tank next door). Lacy java fern and java moss.

10-29-2006, 03:01 PM	#6
JustOneMore20 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,105 Images: 8	Cories would be a nice addition, but the Rainbow shark could cause problems. It may not like a group of fish taking over its territory. You could try a group of cories, but I'd get atleast 6...8 would be better. Maybe the shark wouldn't bother a group of 8 cories. Personally, if you want more bottom feeders, I'd go with loaches instead of cories. They seem to be more aggressive (not too much though) so they'd be able to defend themselves more if the shark started picking on them. They also get a bit bigger, so they have a better chance against the shark. A group of atleast 4 loaches is best. Some options are Zebra, Yoyo, Dwarf Chain, and Polka Dot. Also the Sailfin is going to outgrow the tank. I hope you have plans to upgrade or sell it when it gets too big for the tank. Otherwise it could be stunted. According to Planet Catfish, these guys can grow over 17 inches...which is quite large for a 55g. http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog...species_id=148 You have room to add another school of fish. If you want some color you could add a school of Rainbowfish. There are many types....Dwarf Neon (Praecox) rainbows, Boesemani, and Turquoise are a few options. Any schooling fish should work though, so if you wanted to add some tetras, that would be great. Since the Rosey Barbs get kind of large, I'd go with a 2nd smaller school, so tetras would be great, or the Dwarf rainbows. __________________ ~Kristin~ 5 planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g; 10g Shell Dwelling Cichlid tank, 5.5g fry tank My links to pics: My 40g breeder log, My tanks blog

10-29-2006, 05:49 AM	#2
BrianNY Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,248 Images: 18	How about some tiger barbs to add some color?

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