60g stocking

[rreekers]

i have a 60g hex tank, just over 2 feet deep

I currently house
mollies(black and silvers), 1M, 3F
mollies golddust, 1M, 2F
swordtail, 1M, 4F
Platies, 4F
kuhli loaches, 3
guppies, 2M, 3F

Can i get any more fish? or do i need to stop?

What would be some suggested fish i could get? im looking for some variety

what type of plants would survive in this deep of a tank? i have 3 T8 15w bulbs

 

[toddnbecka]

Something to eat the hundreds of livebearer fry would be helpful, but would also be likely to snatch the kuhli's.

 

[rreekers]

Haha I have 28 young mollies few months old, found 11 more fry in the last 2weeks I remove the moms most the time and.save.any babies that I.see. ... lol so not as worried about.baby eaters but must not be a threat to my loaches!

 

[absolutangel04]

Do you sell the fry? Just curious because if you plan to keep some, then I would call it quits on anymore stocking. How long is the tank? Do you have a test kit? Those are all important questions for stocking.
I don't know anything about those lights, so I will leave that question alone.

 

[NYgiantsRP]

You could do a nice plant setup. You could put anubias in the bottom, and java ferns, swords, and even some weedy ones like hornwort, cabomba, or anacharis.

The fish are good right there, I would say anwyays. MAYBE a school of corys.

 

[rreekers]

I am NOT keeping any of the babies, they are in a separate tank... the tank is just over 2 feet deep..... I'm not a fan of corys, could I get a few more loaches?

 

[rreekers]

Ph between 7.6-7.8. Ammo 0. NitrAtes less than 10 nitITes 0
w/ fluval 305 canister filter

 

[absolutangel04]

You can for sure get a few more loaches. Since your water params are awesome and you have no other bottom feeders, you can definitely get a few more loaches IMO.
As for adding other fish, that depends on how much horizontal room the tank provides. Hex tanks can be a bit tricky to stock, but the fish you have selected sound like a great match for that set-up.

 

[maxwellag]

Ph between 7.6-7.8. Ammo 0. NitrAtes less than 10 nitITes 0
w/ fluval 305 canister filter

Wow! Your 305 is surprising me! It seems like not enough filtration for a 60 gallon, but apparently it is working perfectly!

 

[rreekers]

I think that it works so well with my tank because it is so tall and has less surface area.... just a thought

 

[TheFishBoss97]

Angelfish, maybe 1 pair or a trio of females if you know how to vent them(sex them).........you can learn how.

good luck

angels would prob. be best option as tank is tall and narrow...........

 

[absolutangel04]

IMO, there is definitely not room for angels in there with everything else.

 

[rreekers]

Yeah I feel like that would be to crammed.... what about a smallish school of tetras?

 

[absolutangel04]

Maybe. What sort of tetras were you thinking? Honestly, I think if would have to up the amount of pwc you do if you added a school of tetras since your filter isn't stunning. I think it would be better to just leave it as is, but if you want to try adding a school of tetras, thats up to you.
But, what sort of tetras were you thinking about?

 

[rreekers]

Honestly I'm not tlreally sure I.never knew there were so many different types!!! There is more research to be done... I did add 2 more loaches yesterday, the lady at the pet store didn't know about their amazing dance! She said " I kind of thought they were dummy, because all they do it sit under the rock... I enlightened there and told her that they have some much personality and are sometimes my favorite to watch

 

[absolutangel04]

Yeah, that little dance is so great to watch!
Definitely do some research about various tetras. Beware of your space and filter capacity.

 

[rreekers]

I took my 4 adult mollies and 28 babies ( 3/4-1inch) to the lfs. so I decided to get some fish that I found more suitable for my tank, I got a male dwarf gourmi, and 4 silver tip tetras.. I added some more live plants... other tank mates are 2platties 5 swordtails 5 kuhli loaches, 4 guppies, 3 gold dust molies....
what are your opinions of my stalking?
I feel like it sound like that is a lot but its a 60g tank and they are reletively small fish in my opinion

 

[absolutangel04]

I think the combo sounds fine, but I suggest getting 2-4 more silver tips. IME, they are one of the feistier tetras, so mine have done best in larger groups once they got a bit of size of them.
Other than that, I think it sounds great.