Birthday Tank :D

[Mr.Albiman]

For my birthday I'm getting a 20 Gallon tank and i was thinking maybe stocking it like this(feel free to make changes or give advice) :

5 - White Cloud Mountain Minnows
5 - Zebra Danios
2 - Otos
5 - Cherry/Amano Shrimp
and
1 - Apple Snail OR
3 - Nerite Snails.

any good guys?

Dan

 

[Andrewz00]

stocking is fine... as far as i can tell.... but that also depends on how much filtration your going to have.....

 

[Mr.Albiman]

that was going to be another question which filter would you recommend?

dan

 

[meegosh]

AquaClear 50, hands down. Stocking looks fine, take it slow and add 5 or so at a time. I'd save the ottos and shrimp/snails for the end until it is more established. Don't forget to fishless cycle!

 

[RaptorBro]

i have a AC50 on my 20gal works good i have 2 ghost shrimp 6 juvi platys 3 julii cories nd a baby frog nd doing good the frog isnt gunna stay there for long just untill hes big enuff to fit in a 120

 

[HN1]

AquaClear 50, hands down. Stocking looks fine, take it slow and add 5 or so at a time. I'd save the ottos and shrimp/snails for the end until it is more established. Don't forget to fishless cycle!

+1. Great advice on all points.

 

[Mr.Albiman]

'nd a baby frog nd doing good the frog isnt gunna stay there for long just untill hes big enuff to fit in a 120'

n'aaww. i love frogs but mum is scared of them so can't have one

 

[Mr.Albiman]

thanks for the great advice guys how much is the aquaclear 50? i'm in the uk

 

[meegosh]

The AquaClear 50 is around $30-40 USD. I think ~21-28 euros.

 

[Mr.Albiman]

is this right? it's an unheated tank with a hagen elite stingray 15

 

[BigJim]

Looks good as long as you don't get a pair of endlers. If you do, that pair will become a thousand very quickly.

 

[Mr.Albiman]

i already have the endler's and their both male so its all good they're only about an inch each. to be honest i don't really like them.. they're pretty but i just don't like them :/

 

[Mr.Albiman]

oh and i'm thinking of adding 5 cherry shrimp. good idea or not? will the corys eat them? :O

 

[BigJim]

Cories won't eat RCS. I've heard that guppies eat shrimplets, so endlers might, but they won't bother the adults. I've got a colony of RCS in a tank with guppies and panda cories.

 

[Mr.Albiman]

thanks i've changed my mind again... :|

as my tank has no heater and i already have 5 white clouds, i was thinking of adding 3 rosy red minnows? would they be too big?

that would make the stocking as follows:

5 x White Clouds
2 x Male ELB'S
3 x Rosy Red Minnows
5 x Cherry Shrimp

in a 10 gallon tank? thaks