3 tanks stocking questions

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Jacca

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I have 3 tanks set up right now. Tank #1 my wife's tank, tank #2 the kids tank, and tank #3 my tank. I will list what is currently in them followed by what I am planning on adding. I would appreciate any advice.

Tank #1

55 gallon
Marineland 350 bio wheel filter
Heater
Air pump running 2 bubble stones

Fish
1 male blue gourami
1 male gold gourami
1 female opaline gourami
1 lavender gourami pair
1 sunset dwarf gourami pair
2 dwarf angelfish
1 pictus catfish
1 German Blue Ram

Thinking about adding

1 Female blue gourami
1 female gold gourami
1 male opaline gourami
1 female GBR
And maybe 2 more pictus cats


Tank #2

55 gallon
Marineland 350 bio wheel
Heater
Air pump running 10" air wand

Fish
1 ADF
1 black Molly
1 bleeding heart tetra
6 red eye tetra
1 upside down catfish
1 ivory snail
2 tinfoil barbs
1 male paradise fish

Thinking about adding
4 bleeding heart tetra
1 Molly
3 snails
6 neon tetra
 
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Tank #3

10 gallon
2 aquaclear 20
Heater
DIY co2

Fish
1 male guppy
1 female guppy

Thinking about adding
2 female guppy
15 red cherry shrimp

I am also planning on adding more filtration to both of the 55's
 
Good, the two 55's need better filtration IMO.

#1 There's a lot of mid-top swimmers going on there. I would probably add a mid-bottom tank schooler rather than more gouramis. Definitely add another pictus cat or two. Like most catfish, they do better when not solo.

#2 I would add 5 bleeding hearts and 4 more tinfoil barbs to get your schools up to size. The others would be fine as well. ADF's shouldn't be kept solo. I don't think they belong in a community setting such as yours, as they are nearly blind and will likely be outcompeted for food. If you are going to keep them in there I'd recommend adding atleast a couple more and target feeding them to be sure they get enough to eat.

#3 Of course you'll have tons of babies, but as long as you have a plan for them, that would be fine. Guppies are social fish that do better in groups of 3 or more. You could even add another male and a few more females if you want.
 
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