What fish?

[Ray1980]

Hey guys, was wondering wat to get for am tank. A got a 60 litre tank an currently have 2 Dalmatian mollies, 3 rummynose tetra and 2 neon tetras(did hav 4 but 2 hav perished), was gonna get more tetras an 3 gummies but not sure now. Water is fine and tank been cycled over a month now. Any suggestions appreciated

 

[cgthebeast]

I would pick a school of tetras an bump the school to 6. Then either swap or give mollies away. They get pretty large 4-6in and have a high bioload. I would swap out for a dwarf groumai, there pretty cool an low bioload

 

[Ray1980]

Cheers, wat about gummies. Would it b worth while getting them?

 

[cgthebeast]

Cheers, wat about gummies. Would it b worth while getting them?

Lol took me a second to read that right haha. Dwarf Gouramis are very beautiful fish that stay small and make good center piece for smaller tanks. They also come in many different colors
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[kmny34]

I would up each school of tetras to 5 and add a dwarf gourami and 5 Pygmy Cory's.

Then you would be fully stocked IMO!

 

[cgthebeast]

I would up each school of tetras to 5 and add a dwarf gourami and 5 Pygmy Cory's.

Then you would be fully stocked IMO!

Hey, not to be disrespectful or anything but 60 liters equals roughly 15 us gallons if I'm not mistaken. So 12 tetras, a DG, 5 Cory's, and however Molly's the OP already had would stick it?!? That's way overstocked!! Male Molly's can get 6in possibly and high bioload, tetras have lower bioload but still 12 would be maxing it

 

[kmny34]

Hey, not to be disrespectful or anything but 60 liters equals roughly 15 us gallons if I'm not mistaken. So 12 tetras, a DG, 5 Cory's, and however Molly's the OP already had would stick it?!? That's way overstocked!! Male Molly's can get 6in possibly and high bioload, tetras have lower bioload but still 12 would be maxing it

You are definitely correct!!! I was not including the mollies and thinking that the tank was 20 gallons!!!.

For 15 gallons I would do:
5-6 of one of the tetras (I prefer rummy nose over neons)
1 DG
4 Pygmy Cory's

I apologize for confusing the tank size!!!

 

[cgthebeast]

You are definitely correct!!! I was not including the mollies and thinking that the tank was 20 gallons!!!.

For 15 gallons I would do:
5-6 of one of the tetras (I prefer rummy nose over neons)
1 DG
4 Pygmy Cory's

I apologize for confusing the tank size!!!

Lol ok, I think that's a better stocking choice for sure.

 

[Mattyfelts]

I say school of 6 neons, a DG and maybe a couple shrimp would be nice!

 

[Ray1980]

Cheers guys, is one gourami enough tho. Or do they need a companion?

 

[Mattyfelts]

Cheers guys, is one gourami enough tho. Or do they need a companion?

Just one, if you get two they may become to territorial, better safe than sorry so just get one

 

[Ray1980]

Lol took me a second to read that right haha. Dwarf Gouramis are very beautiful fish that stay small and make good center piece for smaller tanks. They also come in many different colors
Tropical Fish for Freshwater Aquariums: Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami
Tropical Fish for Freshwater Aquariums: Dwarf Gourami Labyrinth Fish
Tropical Fish for Freshwater Aquariums: Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami Labyrinth Fish

Lol, just realised wat a wrote there! Guppies!!

 

[Fibsog]

How about an emperor tetra and 3-4 cobratail guppies....maybe a rosy barb or a glofish too, as glofish are ridiculously hardy