upgrading - order of fish to go in.

[ezbandrea]

Hey everyone.
so i've got myself a 215lt / 57g new tank. it will be fully cycled and stable before any fish go in.
but what order (over a period of many weeks) do my current fish go into the new tank? - i have
16 - Ember Tetras
5 - Cardinal Tetras
3 - Golden Pencilfish
2 - Platinum Tetras
4 - Pygmy corys
1 - Bronze cory
1 - Oto
1 - L134 Leopard Frog Pleco

Any thoughts......

 

[librarygirl]

Not sure on the order, all of those seem like peaceful fish to me so I don't see any issues, although I could be wrong. Depending on how you cycle the tank will depend on how fast you should add them. If you do a fishless cycle with ammonia and dose to 4 you could probably add them all right away, if you wanted. I think the Pencilfish and Platinums may need more of a group (5+), although it's possible the different types of Tetra will school together, not sure. The Corys also like a larger group, at least 5 is recommended; not sure if the two different types will group together but even so 3 isn't really enough for Corys, they are social and are more active in groups.

The Oto you may want to wait a good six months on; they eat algae and if there isn't enough for them to feed on in the tank they can easily starve as they don't tend to eat other foods well.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Not sure on the order, all of those seem like peaceful fish to me so I don't see any issues, although I could be wrong. Depending on how you cycle the tank will depend on how fast you should add them. If you do a fishless cycle with ammonia and dose to 4 you could probably add them all right away, if you wanted. I think the Pencilfish and Platinums may need more of a group (5+), although it's possible the different types of Tetra will school together, not sure. The Corys also like a larger group, at least 5 is recommended; not sure if the two different types will group together but even so 3 isn't really enough for Corys, they are social and are more active in groups.

The Oto you may want to wait a good six months on; they eat algae and if there isn't enough for them to feed on in the tank they can easily starve as they don't tend to eat other foods well.

+1
I would add the least sensitive ones first.

 

[mfdrookie516]

Use the filter(s) from the tank(s) they are currently in and you don't have to worry with a cycle.

 

[ezbandrea]

+1
I would add the least sensitive ones first.

I would expect the Cardinals, L134 and perhaps Platinums to be the most sensitive. but other than that i am unsure.
I was thinking of going with the Bronze and Pygmys first then the Embers