Hello! I've been having so much fun getting into the aquarium hobby with my grandchildren. This website is amazing, there's so much information available - & so much to learn!
I have a 20-gallon high aquarium with a biofilter for up to 40 gallons, & I added additional sponge, replaced the charcoal with Seachem purigen. I also have an airstone and keep the temperature at 77-78 degrees. We have very hard well water & use a softener, so I added a wondershell and an almond leaf. I do 1/3 - 1/2 tank water changes regularly every 1-2 weeks & use Tetra safe start.
The tank is planted with 15 mostly low-light low-tech plants (anubias, java fern, java moss, mini sword, bolbitis, bacopa, wisteria & marimo, & 1 melon sword. (I may give away the melon sword since I don't do Co2 or ferts.)
My current tank population consists of:
3 amano shrimp
5 ghost shrimp
1 golden mystery snail
2 nerite snails
1 betta (mellow)
8 neon tetras
4 black kuhli loaches (all my lfs had in stock)
Am I maxed out now density-wise? I'd like to add 3 red cherry shrimp for more color, 5-8 more neon tetras, and 2 more kuhli loaches because they're so much fun to watch (our 4 loaches seem very relaxed - they hang out all over everything & often do ferris-wheel circles during the day).
Thanks for any advice & suggestions - I really appreciate the help!
I have a 20-gallon high aquarium with a biofilter for up to 40 gallons, & I added additional sponge, replaced the charcoal with Seachem purigen. I also have an airstone and keep the temperature at 77-78 degrees. We have very hard well water & use a softener, so I added a wondershell and an almond leaf. I do 1/3 - 1/2 tank water changes regularly every 1-2 weeks & use Tetra safe start.
The tank is planted with 15 mostly low-light low-tech plants (anubias, java fern, java moss, mini sword, bolbitis, bacopa, wisteria & marimo, & 1 melon sword. (I may give away the melon sword since I don't do Co2 or ferts.)
My current tank population consists of:
3 amano shrimp
5 ghost shrimp
1 golden mystery snail
2 nerite snails
1 betta (mellow)
8 neon tetras
4 black kuhli loaches (all my lfs had in stock)
Am I maxed out now density-wise? I'd like to add 3 red cherry shrimp for more color, 5-8 more neon tetras, and 2 more kuhli loaches because they're so much fun to watch (our 4 loaches seem very relaxed - they hang out all over everything & often do ferris-wheel circles during the day).
Thanks for any advice & suggestions - I really appreciate the help!