re-newbe

[fishmansteve]

getting back into the hobby after a long absents.

setup a 29 gal. tank with penplex under gravel filter & a Eheim 4+250 canister.
1 small piece of drift wood 2 bunches of Cabomba 1 bunch Anacharis. currently 1 Betta ( to be removed when new fish are stocked).
plan is after cycle of tank to add a few fish each week or two, currently my stocking order is:
1st. 3 kuhli loachs
2nd. 5 neon tetras
3rd. 2 ameno shrimp & 2 snails
4th. 5 zebra danios
5th. 2 blue dwarf gourami
6th. 5 black emperor tetra
keeping close watch on the balance is this order & list good, any species i should change?
any order of addition i should change?

 

[TMaier]

Your kuhli's would be more secure in a group of 6 or more.
Your tetras / Danios would be better off with a larger group of one species rather the 3 smaller different species. Are dwarf gourami like Betta where you should only have one?

 

[fishmansteve]

thanks for the input

"Are dwarf gourami like Betta where you should only have one?"
not from what i have read so far, but the Betta will probably have to be moved back to his solo 2.5 gal tank as he might bully them.
also i was going for variety without over stocking the tank, if i increase the # of shoaling fish how many total fish should i stop at with that level of filtration?

 

[TMaier]

I suggest you try aquavisor on the web to check stocking and filtration.

 

[fishmansteve]

thanks, looked at it but did not see a specific on U.G. filters so i used the generic....