i am looking for a center piece fish for my 20 gallon tank that is HEAVILY planted in fact i had to move the plants several times just so the fish could swim i had tall plants in the front and the back.now i go by the rule tall in back short in the back.here is my stock AqAdvisor - Intelligent Freshwater Tropical Fish Aquarium Stocking Calculator and Aquarium Tank/Filter Advisor my temp is 74 degrees.i have thought about it a bit and here is what i have came up with 1 dwarf gourami,6 guppies,m/f honey gourami pair,3 mollies,1 panamanian yellow cichlid,6 platies,1 sajica cichlid,3 sword tails,1 thick lipped gourami,or 1 key hole cichlid.
center piece fish?
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I would steer away from the cichilds as most cant be kept with other fish and will eat shrimp. But I wouldn't add anything esle to the 20 at all. I've got a 20g myself and I have one large fish and a large school of tetras.
Thick lipped and dwarf gouramis are a no, cichlids are a no, doubt you could even do a keyhole either :/
ok captain jim,not funny.i am for real i want a center piece fish.well could 3 platies work?i have seen red platies for sale before and i think that could brighten up the tank a bit.
Not trying to be funny at all. By yellow cichlid are you talking about a yellow convict? Or the peacock bass? Or a benga cichlid? I actually have an aggressive large platinum angel that may do very well with non-angels. It appears the sajika cichlid should have a larger tank,..What is your favorite color?
I'm certainly not the king of under-stocking, but ~22 fish of this size range and bio load is way too much for a 20g.
i said a panamanian yellow cichlid.just so you know.and by fav color is blue
well i am not either lol.but i was not saying i wanted all of them in there i was spit balling around ideas.
i am looking for something that could get to at least a couple of inches colorful and not shy.and that wont out compete my 5(soon to be 10)red eye tetras
