25 gallon stocking ideas

[Dwohlge1]

Well my QT fish in my 25 gallon will be ready to move to my 44 this weekend do I will have an empty 25 gallon tall. I was going to get rid of it but was talked into keeping it by my wife.

I am having a hard time deciding what to use it for. I love goldfish but I wanted to try something new.

Fish I like;
Neon tetra's
Lyre tail Molly's
Bristle nose Pleco
Betta's
Angels
Cory's

Or I can just cave in and get an expensive pearlscale or ranchu from raingarden

be gaol

 

[Edwards36]

Corys and tiger barbs or just some african cichlids

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Well my QT fish in my 25 gallon will be ready to move to my 44 this weekend do I will have an empty 25 gallon tall. I was going to get rid of it but was talked into keeping it by my wife.

I am having a hard time deciding what to use it for. I love goldfish but I wanted to try something new.

Fish I like;
Neon tetra's
Lyre tail Molly's
Bristle nose Pleco
Betta's
Angels
Cory's

Or I can just cave in and get an expensive pearlscale or ranchu from raingarden

be gaol

You could do a small school of smaller cories, 2-3 mollies and a school of tetras. Or an angel fish, bristlenose and a school of a larger tetra (angel will most likely eat neons). Or you could do a Betta (depending on it's personality), a school of neons and a bristle nose or a small school of smaller cories.
The only fish I can see that aren't compatible are the neons and the angel. And the Betta depending on is personally.

 

[Dwohlge1]

Thanks for the replies

Corys and tiger barbs or just some african cichlids

are there cichlids that fit in a 25g besides rams?

 

[Edwards36]

Look at my profile under the 25 gal it has pics of my african cichlids

 

[Dwohlge1]

Look at my profile under the 25 gal it has pics of my african cichlids

I can't see your profile on the iPhone I keep meaning to load it on my computer

 

[bruinsbro1997]

The only African cichlids I would recommend for a 25 gallon are shellies and kribs or African butterflies. The rest get way too big IMO.

There's a huge amount of dwarf cichlids out there, like cockatoo apistos. You can find them, you could try asking your LFS to special order them for you. Here's a list of some: Categorywarf Cichlid - The Free Freshwater and Saltwater Aquarium Encyclopedia Anyone Can Edit - The Aquarium Wiki

 

[Dwohlge1]

The goldfish bug is biting... I am already considering a black moor for my daughter... I am think of redoing the substrate as well

 

[DukeNukem713]

angels are sweet

i always suggest dwarf cichlid, they'll never outgrow the tank and you can have so many. and they have alot more personality than barbs or tetras or other school fish like that

 

[Derekkaine]

Don't mollies need some aquarium salt?

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Don't mollies need some aquarium salt?

No, not really. Although they sometimes go in brackish water they don't need it constantly.

 

[Derekkaine]

Try a African brown knifefish

 

[Dwohlge1]

Haven't done anything with the 25 yet, dealing with some SBD issues with my Oranda.



Here he is in his daily Epsom salt bath

 

[Derekkaine]

Lol nice

 

[Dwohlge1]

Well my swim bladder issues were fixed on Monday

Today we got 6 neon tetras, 3 mollies (2 dolmation, 1 silver), 1 bristlenose.

I think I may be fully stocked?

 

[Mumma.of.two]

The mollies and bnp have a large bio load so I'd say your close. You can probably add 4-6 more neons if you want.

Pics?

 

[Dwohlge1]

I'll do some pics tomorrow the lights are out because they are still settling in.

Wonder if I could try a Betta?

It's funny because the lfs guy said, "The algae eater doesn't count and you have 15 inches of fish so you can get 10 more inches of fish". I said, "So the pleco doesn't poop"?

 

[Mumma.of.two]

I'll do some pics tomorrow the lights are out because they are still settling in.

Wonder if I could try a Betta?

It's funny because the lfs guy said, "The algae eater doesn't count and you have 15 inches of fish so you can get 10 more inches of fish". I said, "So the pleco doesn't poop"?

LOL! What?! He needs a good talking to and a slap up the side of the head!

You could try a Betta. I'm not 100% on what the mollies would be like with one but I can't see a problem. Make sure you have a backup plan incase he/she gets picked on or decides other fish are its mortal enemies.

 

[Dwohlge1]

Yeah I have a Betta in a 5 I might try to move and if he or she( not sure yet) works in the community then I would just get a new Betta for the 5 gallon.

I will wait and see how the neons do. If they are comfortable in a group of 6 I may not up the numbers.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Yeah I have a Betta in a 5 I might try to move and if he or she( not sure yet) works in the community then I would just get a new Betta for the 5 gallon.

I will wait and see how the neons do. If they are comfortable in a group of 6 I may not up the numbers.

Good plan. Let's us know how it goes.