piao liang yu
Aquarium Advice Freak
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I have a 60 gallon although when putting in my dimensions it actually tells me my gallonage is just over 64 gallons. 48"x13" and two feet deep top to bottom.
My current stock is 81% with filter capacity at over 160%. Then I added to the list what I would like to do in the future and it shows I still have more than adequate filter capacity, but I am stocked to 101%. It recommends a 27% pwc weekly, but I already do over 30% weekly. My question is should I stay below the capacity or is it ok to go over just a slight amount?
My current stock is:
16 neon tetras
8 cherry barbs
4 guppies
2 red wag platies
2 Angelicus Botia Loaches (got a third ordered)
4 otocinclus
10 red cherry shrimp
Now, I know the advisor says not to have rcs with the loaches as they may become food, but I was told otherwise before buying the loaches. Now I have them and I like them. I have tried to remove the shrimp, but they have too many places to run and hide so I have not been able to catch them to just make a shrimp tank. Anyway, with that stock it shows I am 81% stocked.
Since my cherry barbs are mostly females and I would like to have more color I want to add six ornately colorful guppies. Yes, I read the aqadvisor statement that my loaches may fin nip the guppies, but I was told by a mulltitude of others that these particular loaches are peaceful and will not bother other fish. Plus my loaches rarely go above mid way of the tank and my guppies rarely go below the mid way of the tank. Anyway, if I add six more guppies that puts my stocking capacity at 101%, but I still have adequate filtration with the addition.
Any thoughts on this? All guppies will be male.
My current stock is 81% with filter capacity at over 160%. Then I added to the list what I would like to do in the future and it shows I still have more than adequate filter capacity, but I am stocked to 101%. It recommends a 27% pwc weekly, but I already do over 30% weekly. My question is should I stay below the capacity or is it ok to go over just a slight amount?
My current stock is:
16 neon tetras
8 cherry barbs
4 guppies
2 red wag platies
2 Angelicus Botia Loaches (got a third ordered)
4 otocinclus
10 red cherry shrimp
Now, I know the advisor says not to have rcs with the loaches as they may become food, but I was told otherwise before buying the loaches. Now I have them and I like them. I have tried to remove the shrimp, but they have too many places to run and hide so I have not been able to catch them to just make a shrimp tank. Anyway, with that stock it shows I am 81% stocked.
Since my cherry barbs are mostly females and I would like to have more color I want to add six ornately colorful guppies. Yes, I read the aqadvisor statement that my loaches may fin nip the guppies, but I was told by a mulltitude of others that these particular loaches are peaceful and will not bother other fish. Plus my loaches rarely go above mid way of the tank and my guppies rarely go below the mid way of the tank. Anyway, if I add six more guppies that puts my stocking capacity at 101%, but I still have adequate filtration with the addition.
Any thoughts on this? All guppies will be male.