Stocking my 53 gallon

[Louise0328]

Alrighty, so I have a 53 gallon tank I am wanting to restock.

The majority of the fish in there right now are bottom feeders.

I am hoping for some neat ideas for stocking. I want something a little bit different from my usual.

Here's my list of current stock:

1 angel fish
1 bristlenose pleco
4 black skirt tetra
4 albino Cory
4 peppered Cory
2 ghost shrimp
2 nerite snails

So I have 14 fish. Like I said 9 out of 14 are bottom feeders at this point.

I would love something a bit different from the normal neons or platies.

The tank is heated and filtered appropriately. It is planted and I will be adding some taller plants for more hiding spots.

I would like to pick up 1 more angel and Maybe add 1 or 2 more black skirt to the group before adding any other types of fish.

Any ideas on other fish I could have? And how many fish would be appropriate for this sized tank?

 

[henningc]

Angels and black skirts are fin nippers and somewhat aggressive. You likely don't see that now. Ruby barbs would look nice, penguin tetras may work, a pearl gourami would look nice as well.

 

[Louise0328]

I hear from a lot of people that black skirts are aggressive.. I just never have that problem. They have never been an issue for me

 

[Louise0328]

Ok guys, so today I got another angel fish. So my stock is currently upped by one. It's about the same size as my other one so I thought it was a good match.

I still need more ideas for other tank mates! I want a fish I've never owned before. And I've owned several of the common fish.

Such as:
Guppies
Platies
Mollies
Neons
Cardinals
Betta's
Swordtails
Harlequin Rasboras

SOOO... Anything other than that would be cool lol

 

[Louise0328]

Could I do

2 angel fish
1 bristlenose pleco
5 black skirt tetra
8 Cories
6 red eye tetra
8 silver tip tetra

That would be 30 fish total. I don't know if I could add any more or if that is too many as is.

 

[Dallascowboys16]

That would be perfect.