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Tropical Fish Keeping Help and Advice => New Fishkeepers => Topic started by: Aquamaid on December 25, 2014, 05:31:34 PM

Title: Stocking fillers err i mean choice?
Post by: Aquamaid on December 25, 2014, 05:31:34 PM

So tanks is 4'L  x 18"W x 15" H, 232 L so lets say 216L? this is my stocking choice, unless of course you know otherwise  :-\   (ignore the Ph variations i shall be questioning Lfs on that)
11 Congo Tetras
6 Large Raibow fish maybe Banded
8 Corys maybe Bandit
12 zebra Danios
Aqua advisor say i'm 81% stocked Here says i am 51% Looks awful lot to me? Oh and here says the Rainbows are too large to be kept with Corys, can you tell me why??

Title: Re: Stocking fillers err i mean choice?
Post by: Sue on December 25, 2014, 07:57:53 PM

Cories are timid fish and can be intimidated by large fast swimming fish.

You're right, it does sound a lot. I wonder if the wrong figure was entered in the CC programming for one of the fish?

Have you noticed the temp requirements of the rainbowfish? They need the upper 20's C while danios need the lower 20s.......

Title: Re: Stocking fillers err i mean choice?
Post by: Aquamaid on December 25, 2014, 08:02:15 PM

Hi Sue, yes i though there might be an overlap at about 25c ? oh dear, it's never straightforward is it  :(