stocking a 55

[mark shirah]

getting ready to stock a 55 that just completed a fishless cycle. setting up as a community tank. thinking of von rios, cories, neons, and maybe some dwarg gouramis. what order and how many of each and over what period of time do i put them in the tank

 

[Jchillin]

Congrats on getting your tank cycled via the fishless method! Hopefully you still have an ammonia source in the tank?

Tetras should always be introduced first. Start with the neons, the the von rios. The gouramis are next and lastly, the cories.

Tetras like to have a lot of company, so at least six of each. The number of gouramis is debatable. Add each group at least 5 to 7 days apart. Wait at least a month before you add the cories (4/6), as they do better in an established tank.

Good luck!