20 gallon stocking!

[mikeISright]

How many could u keep in a 20 gallon?

 

[emerald76]

How many could u keep in a 20 gallon?

Two MAYBE with no other fish and good filtration

 

[mikeISright]

Ok thanks for another idea!

 

[vanimal]

Leaf fish! They sell them at petsmart and they eat minnows, also they don't get too big.
I think its either the same thing or very similar to the fish that emerald mention.

 

[mikeISright]

Its the same! And yeah i really want him to get one. They r sweet

 

[vanimal]

My bro had one in a 20 gal, 1 should be fine but make sure it has a lot of plants to hide in

 

[mikeISright]

Ok sweet. I feel like hes going to go with one. Whats there habitat like?

 

[vanimal]

I'm not sure about Ph and temp but make sure he has a part of the tank with plants for the leaf fish to hide in.

 

[mikeISright]

Ok thanks

 

[Freakgecko91]

Leaf fish (two varieties, African and south American) are NOT the same thing as a leopard ctenomopa!!! The African leaf fish is polycentropsis abbreviata, the south American leaf fish is monocirrhus polyacanthus, and the leopard ctenopoma is ctenopoma acutirostre.

These fish, while occupying similar niches in their natural habitat, are not related.

 

[mikeISright]

Leaf fish (two varieties, African and south American) are NOT the same thing as a leopard ctenomopa!!! The African leaf fish is polycentropsis abbreviata, the south American leaf fish is monocirrhus polyacanthus, and the leopard ctenopoma is ctenopoma acutirostre.

These fish, while occupying similar niches in their natural habitat, are not related.

Which one does petsmart sell?

 

[Freakgecko91]

I have no clue? Every petsmart is different, and I have plenty of Lfs to go to, so I avoid that place like the plague

 

[mikeISright]

Haha your lucky. My favorite one just closed and i rarely go to petsmart. I checked, and its the african leaf fish. How big do they get? Are there ones smaller

 

[Freakgecko91]

I'm not completely sure. Try google searching it

 

[Freakgecko91]

IMHO opinion, any leaf fish would be a bad idea. They can be quite difficult and EXTREMELY shy. Not to mention that they are not safe with any fish smaller than theirselves. Just got that from some quick reading...research is the key to stocking any tank

 

[Keao_m]

How about some sort of puffers?

 

[mikeISright]

IMHO opinion, any leaf fish would be a bad idea. They can be quite difficult and EXTREMELY shy. Not to mention that they are not safe with any fish smaller than theirselves. Just got that from some quick reading...research is the key to stocking any tank

Well hes looking for something that will kill. He wants a nasty fish. I think its the best for him now. And nah no puffers he said. Lol

 

[vanimal]

Yeah my bros leaf fish would eat rosy red minnows from petsmart and it stayed at about 3 inches.

 

[mikeISright]

Ok sweet thanks

 

[vanimal]

Yeah it should be fine alone in a 20 gal with good filtration most of the ones you buy at the store are almost full grown