Final Stocking Thread
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That's still a lot of fish for a 30 g. I would just stop adding more.
It's not about adequate filtration, it's the frequency and volume of water changes necessary to keep all of those fish.
I figured that so I am going to drop the african butterfly cichlid and I am going to put 6 pristella tetras in there as the dither thats it nothing more.
Absolute final list is going to be
1 keyhole
1 nanacara Anomla
1 bolivian ram
1 angle (might drop this because of space)
1 festivum
6 corys
6 pristella
And 1 pleco
If it were me, I'd drop the pleco. They're cool but are a fish that's not out and about as often (during the day at least) and add a lot to overall bioload. Ulness you love them of course...
I'd also drop the angel because they do better in larger tanks, and you already have a bunch of cichlids in there.
Then you could instead up your tetra numbers a bit to like 8-10, which will look more effective and help them be more comfortable.
I'd also drop the angel because they do better in larger tanks, and you already have a bunch of cichlids in there.
Then you could instead up your tetra numbers a bit to like 8-10, which will look more effective and help them be more comfortable.
If you want to do the pleco, go for a bulldog/rubber/bn. The commons, and most fancy, get huge and are waste factories. Also, if you wanted to do a checkerboard, they do not really need 80*+. Should be fine with mid 70's.
I agree your new list is too much for a 30 gallon. I would go for more like 3 cichlids total plus your schoolers and cories.
Angels and festivums, both would be okay in a 30 for a good while, but I have seen big old speciemens of both species, that I wouldn't keep in a 30.
I agree your new list is too much for a 30 gallon. I would go for more like 3 cichlids total plus your schoolers and cories.
Angels and festivums, both would be okay in a 30 for a good while, but I have seen big old speciemens of both species, that I wouldn't keep in a 30.
That sounds like a good stock to me.
Algae eaters- 3 or 4 otto cats, or a couple of true siamensis (not the common CAE/SAE) would be good. Small plecos like clown, rubber, bristlenose, would be fine, though I'd only do one of them.
Algae eaters- 3 or 4 otto cats, or a couple of true siamensis (not the common CAE/SAE) would be good. Small plecos like clown, rubber, bristlenose, would be fine, though I'd only do one of them.
Probably something from the Ancistrus genus of plecos is what I will go for but do you have any opinion between the nannacara or the bolivian I just cant chose I would love both but that probably wont happen.
I have not kept the nannacara, they look very nice though. I have kept bolivian rams and they were great fish- not very aggressive, fun behavior to watch. You could probably try both and see if it works out. Get all males of the cichlids. Maybe cut back on the cories or exclude the algae eater to make space.
Thanks for the opinion ill probably try both of them with my stocking because cories need 6 to a group at least and I am going to need an algea eater for a planted tank which has an open area with driftwood.
