Started a tank in September, need some help!

[Jstov96327]

Hi!

I started a tank in September...It is a 22gallon corner table tank. I never had an interest in fish, it was a present for my new house. It is really pretty but along with it came tons of information i need to know and didn't bother to research. I'm finally starting to like the hobby and need some help. I have a canister filter because my tank came with an under gravel filter which was a complete pain. I do a 25% water change every other week and the tank looks great. I test my levels weekly and everything has been normal so far. I have 3 glow fish which I recently learned they like to live in groups of 5 or more so i would like to get 2 more glow fish. I have two corys and I recently learned the same is true for them so I would like to get 3 more corys. I also have a Plecostomus which I was told would be great for my tank. Silly me didn't research it for myself and I recently learned they can get up to 24'. So luckily he is still small now but I will need to find a new home for him because there is no way I ever plan to have a 100 gallon tank. I also have an aquatic frog who is very tiny. Can I get 3 more corys and 2 more glow fish or is that too much for the tank? Also what kind of fish are best for this size tank...I would like to have fish that keep a clean tank. Thanks!

 

[The Trooper]

Should be ok to add them, i would try and re home the plec if possible as they are very messy fish, i am in the process of trying to re home mine, bought under the same conditions as yours.

EDIT - I have a 17 gal with 4 corys, 9 harlequins, a plec and a fighter and i have no problems, you will be able to add a good few more fish.

 

[cgthebeast]

You can get slot more then 2 if you want. You even add a smaller tetra like a neon it flame school

 

[Rivercats]

As already stated you can up those groups of fish and rehoming or returning the pleco is a good idea. One thing I do suggest is doing a weekly WC to keep the water pristine and to replenish buffers. I do a 50% WC weekly which insure no excess nutrients or toxins can build up in the water. Also be sure to clean your canister filter about every 4 weeks, but don't clean the bio-media as canister filters not cleaned on a regular basic can build up a lot of detris and cause nitrates to rise.