Fish List...

[Graybeard]

5 - Cories
6 - Lemon Tet's
6 - Serpea Tet's
1 - Pleco
1 - Dwarf Flame Groumai
4 - GBR's

I believe I need something in the upper water column, maybe Danios.

20 gallon, sand bed, plastic plants, HOB (plan to add Fluval 203 or 304) and 25% weekly PWC's.

 

[bosk1]

I wouldn't add anything. You are over stocked as it is.

 

[StngStr]

yeah...like twice as much fish (in inches) that you should have.

 

[Skyrmir]

Depending on breed, the pleco by himself could end up being too much for the tank. Instead of more fish, I'd look at a second tank in the 30+ gallon size range. That'll give you room for more types of fish.

Just a warning though, multiple tanks get addictive!

 

[Graybeard]

That is a wish list...

 

[nomadofthehills]

Take out the serpaes, and up water cahnges to 40%, and you shopuld be fine.

 

[Graybeard]

The 1" per Gallon rule of thumb has been around since the early 70's that I know of, possibly longer if you ask those that are older and grayer than I am.

It is fundamentally flawed like the height/weight charts for men and women of the same time period. For example, out of 100 normal healthy men who are 5'-6" tall, only a few really should weigh 135 pounds; the rest of the group should weigh 150-165 pounds.

Now, back to the fish...consideration should be given not only to the length of the fish, but the girth, mass and activity level.

Is a 2" long Angel equal to a 2" long Blue Ram?

Is a 1" Cory equal to a 1" Zebra Danio?