Stargzr87
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I have a 36 gallon bow front tank that has been undergoing a 3 week fishless nitrogen cycle.
Now I am ready to start stocking it soon and need some advice on compatibility, & quantities of fish. The only other fish I have kept are guppies and mollies in a 10 gallon, so this will really be branching out for me.
This is what I was thinking:
Cory Catfish (3)
Swordtail Fish (1 male, 2 females)
Angelfish (2-3)
Kuhli Loaches (3-4)
Maybe some sort of tetra or other schooling fish?
Are they compatible? Would this be overstocked? What order should the fish be added and how many days/weeks in between?
I want to do this right since the first tank I had (the guppies and mollies) was such a pain! I didn't know about cycling the tank, lost a couple of fish in the first few days and had to change the water 1-2x a day to keep the ammonia under .5 (for several weeks!)
I am not sure if I have a good balance of top-middle-bottom feeders here.
Now I am ready to start stocking it soon and need some advice on compatibility, & quantities of fish. The only other fish I have kept are guppies and mollies in a 10 gallon, so this will really be branching out for me.
This is what I was thinking:
Cory Catfish (3)
Swordtail Fish (1 male, 2 females)
Angelfish (2-3)
Kuhli Loaches (3-4)
Maybe some sort of tetra or other schooling fish?
Are they compatible? Would this be overstocked? What order should the fish be added and how many days/weeks in between?
I want to do this right since the first tank I had (the guppies and mollies) was such a pain! I didn't know about cycling the tank, lost a couple of fish in the first few days and had to change the water 1-2x a day to keep the ammonia under .5 (for several weeks!)
I am not sure if I have a good balance of top-middle-bottom feeders here.