xwing
Aquarium Advice Freak
I did say it was a general rule that depended more on the type of fish and mixing was not recommended I didn't go into huge detail but great info
Ok for the sake of argument say I have just a blue acara, butterfly pleco, and a convict. I know the convict is female, not sure what sex the acara is yet. It's a 55g tank with two aqua clear 110's. Where would you go from there stocking wise? Just looking for advice and different points of view.
Edited my post with suggestions for ya
I definitely like the t. Maculipinnis, don't know where I'd find one besides ordering online though. Now, as far as fully stocking the tank down the road I'm guessing its a better idea to get a couple of each species instead of one of these, one of those etc... Correct? When I find a species I like and think would go well in the tank should I buy in pairs?
When you say stock a pair I take it you mean male and female. For example, male and female convict and a male and female fire mouth as a centerpiece.
Gotcha, great advice thank you. I guess the only other thing I'm curious about is for a 55g with 2 different paired species how many schooling fish would be appropriate? hypothetically since you mentioned it say black neons. I think I've read 6 make a school? That seems like a lot though for a 55g.
Gotcha, great advice thank you. I guess the only other thing I'm curious about is for a 55g with 2 different paired species how many schooling fish would be appropriate? hypothetically since you mentioned it say black neons. I think I've read 6 make a school? That seems like a lot though for a 55g.
Oh wow, a lot more than I thought. Excellent Advice I really appreciate it! I will do some research.
In my experience firemouths are wimps, put in a larger fish and he'll settle down. Maybe an Oscar. I have an Oscar, two green terrors and two firemouths in a 55g
That is terrible advice. A 55 is not big enough to support ONE Oscar, let alone an Oscar plus other good sized fish. The bioload on oscars is quite large, not to mention they reach up to 12". Then you have green terrors, which reach 8-10", and finally meeki that reach 6". Your tank is ridiculously overstocked, and is likely to crash in the long run due to ammonia or territorial issues. I would barely recommend that stock for a 125 gallon. Oscars and green terrors are highly susceptible to HLLE (head and lateral line erosion) from high nitrates, which are bound to happen with a tank that small with that stock.