How many fish can I stock at one time

[Travis32]

My aquatic store is a really long ways away (1 hour drive), so I can't go there whenever I want as it is totally inconvenient. So I need to make the most of every trip I make. Lol. I am just curious as to how many fish could I safely put in my aquarium at one time? It's a 75 gallon tank that is fully cycled, and if it matters I currently only have 5 zebra danios in it. I am currently wanting to start with five or six cory catfish and two or three Siamese algae eaters. Could I do all of those at once or do I need to split it between two or three visits?


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[buffalochip]

If you do that many at once the bacteria may not be able to handle the load for a few days. You can probably get by with frequent water tests and changes until the bacteria colony grows large enough to handle the new load.

 

[PassengerTN]

How did you cycle the tank? If you dosed 4ppm ammonia and its able to process that in <24 hours, you'll be fine adding the Cory's and sae's together

Jesse

 

[Travis32]

I used seeded media from another tank to cycle. That was 2 weeks ago.

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[PassengerTN]

What size was the other tank?

Jesse

 

[Travis32]

55 gallon

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[buffalochip]

knowing the tank is only 2 weeks old, i would not add all the fish at once.

 

[ScotJudd]

My aquatic store is a really long ways away (1 hour drive), so I can't go there whenever I want as it is totally inconvenient. So I need to make the most of every trip I make. Lol. I am just curious as to how many fish could I safely put in my aquarium at one time? It's a 75 gallon tank that is fully cycled, and if it matters I currently only have 5 zebra danios in it. I am currently wanting to start with five or six cory catfish and two or three Siamese algae eaters. Could I do all of those at once or do I need to split it between two or three visits?


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It sounds as if you're probably going to add them all anyway. I know how it is to be miles from a decent fish shop. If you do then you need to test water parameters daily and water change to bring ammonia and nitrite to below 0.25ppm. Using Prime daily will also give you some added protection. Don't over feed as you'll make the situation worse.


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[Travis32]

I ended up getting 6 cory catfish only. We decided to wait on getting anything else as I didn't want to overload the tank at once.

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[Fishy Fever]

You could've gotten more considering your tank size. If you want SAEs you might want to just get one. They get territorial when fully grown. But just against their own kind so all your other fish will be fine.


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