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tetra lover
12-29-2002, 9:33 PM
About 6 months ago, I got a 100 gallon (6'x18"x19") and started with some hardy fish that I knew I was going to keep in there. It is very lightly stocked right now since I didn't have enough filtration. I had an Aqua Clear 300 and Aqua Tech 20-40. But tonight, I added a Eheim 2217. (I will still use the old filters until the Eheim has the bacteria established). So after about a couple of weeks I will be adding more fish. The tank is planted and has some driftwood and rocks also. The temp is at 78 and the PH at 7.6. Right now I have:
2 Flying Foxes( trading in for 2 brsitlenose plecos)
2 Platies with lots of babies
2 Swordtails that I bringing back( I got them with the tank)
4 cories (albino, bronze, network and juhlii)
3 Kuhlii loaches
1 neon dwarf rainbowfish(building school up to 4)

I have a plan on what fish I will add to my tank to finish it off but I want to make sure that everything is ok, and that is where you people come in!
Here is my list:
12 Cories- 2 Juhliis (2"), 3 Pandas (2"), 2 Schwartz's (2.5"), (3"), 1 Albino (2.5"), 1 Bronze (2.5"), and 1 Network (2")
Total of 22"
2 Bristlenose Plecos- 12”
5 Bleeding Heart Tetras- 12.5"
10 Bloodfin Tetras- 20"
3 Platys- 7"
8 Harlequin Rasboras- 16"
4 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish- 9"
5 Kuhlii Loaches- 20”
2 Pearl Gouramis- 8"
Total of 126.5".
The surface area allows me around 112" but I think I will be able to get away with the extra inches with the Eheim.
If you see any problems, please tell me! Or if you have a more intesting way to stock this tank, tell me also! I am open to ideas.

Thanks everyone!

tetra lover
01-01-2003, 10:16 PM
*bump*

NJ Devils Fan
01-01-2003, 10:35 PM
For the cories, they like to be kept in schools. You should have 4-5 of each individual group. They will be happier together.

tetra lover
01-01-2003, 10:42 PM
Believe it or not but all my cories are almost always together, swimming and eating. I got the albino, bronze and network with the tank and they are pretty old so when they die, I will just add to the other schools that I have.

NJ Devils Fan
01-01-2003, 10:45 PM
Sinse they are old, I guess they can't see who they are hanging around with. ;)

tetra lover
01-04-2003, 11:56 PM
I just remembered another fish that I would really want in my tank and that is the clown loach! I had 3 in my 30 gallon but gave them back when they got too big which was very hard. But now with my 100, I can keep them until they are almost at full length. I also am starting to get a snail problem, so I could use them now. Obviouslly, this will be alot more of inches to add, so I changed my list around abit:

8 Cories- 2 Juhliis (2"), 3 Schwartz's (2.5"), 1 Albino (2.5"), 1 Bronze (2.5"), and 1 Network (2")
Total of 18.5"
2 Bristlenose Plecos- 12”
3 Clown Loaches- 36”
5 Bleeding Heart Tetras- 12.5"
3 Platys- 7"
8 Harlequin Rasboras- 16"
6 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish- 15"
3 Kuhlii Loaches- 12” (only have three right now anyways)
Total of 129".

How does this sound? Is there anything else that you would do differently?