Help stocking my tank 30 G

[lynnJ]

I am in my final stage of cycling my tank. I know it will probably take one more week or so but now the funny party beginning. I have looked around from other people’s signature and from different photo I have come out with some fish I like but still need help and advise.

1. My tank is 36”X 12”X16” 30 gallon long

2. Filter running right now is canister Rena XP1 and I have Aquaclear 200 but I haven’t set this up but if advised to do that I will put this up in no time.

3. Heaters 2 X 100 Watts

4. Gravel is standard 0.5mm –2.5mm substrate

5. My tap water PH is 7.0

6. I don’t have the glass cover top for now and I am planning to get lights that have mounted legs.

7. Right now I have two 60 watts clip table light (but is a temporary thing)

8. I have plant two weeks ago Java fern, Java moss, Amazon sword and cabomba and they are doing very well.

The types of fish I have seen and like so far but I need more opinion on compatibility and how many will fit my tank. I prefer few fish only that are not community type.

Catfish - (Oto, Upside – down, Panda, Emerald
Loaches – (Kuhli ), striata, Daria, Lohachata, skunk
Pleco - Clown, Candy stripe, bristlenose

Maybe later I will put like two amino and two Red Cherry Shrimps. I don’t know how and what is good when keeping with the other so anyone can help me to choose btn those to mix and match for top and bottom dwellers

 

[Daniel_MoY]

how remove double post?

 

[Daniel_MoY]

I know the bristlenose Pelco stay's kinda small but still think 6"

I like the rule of 1" of fish per gallon, but also have to keep in mind that the bigger the fish, the more area he is going to take up in girth not just length. so as the longer the fish they also take up alot more room.

so it's not a hard and fast rule.

 

[Web Gazelle]

I am in my final stage of cycling my tank. I know it will probably take one more week or so but now the funny party beginning. I have looked around from other people’s signature and from different photo I have come out with some fish I like but still need help and advise.

1. My tank is 36”X 12”X16” 30 gallon long

2. Filter running right now is canister Rena XP1 and I have Aquaclear 200 but I haven’t set this up but if advised to do that I will put this up in no time.

3. Heaters 2 X 100 Watts

4. Gravel is standard 0.5mm –2.5mm substrate

5. My tap water PH is 7.0

6. I don’t have the glass cover top for now and I am planning to get lights that have mounted legs.

7. Right now I have two 60 watts clip table light (but is a temporary thing)

8. I have plant two weeks ago Java fern, Java moss, Amazon sword and cabomba and they are doing very well.

The types of fish I have seen and like so far but I need more opinion on compatibility and how many will fit my tank. I prefer few fish only that are not community type.

Catfish - (Oto, Upside – down, Panda, Emerald
Loaches – (Kuhli ), striata, Daria, Lohachata, skunk
Pleco - Clown, Candy stripe, bristlenose

Maybe later I will put like two amino and two Red Cherry Shrimps. I don’t know how and what is good when keeping with the other so anyone can help me to choose btn those to mix and match for top and bottom dwellers

In a week when your tank is fully cycled you can do many differnt combinations with those fish. You could get a shoal of 4 Otos, a shoal of 6 Panda Corys, 4 Kuhli Loaches and maybe a Clown Pleco. Although the Otos could do a good job cleaning algae.

Many of those fish will co-exist together. I just offer a caution with the Bristlenose Pleco. They can be territorial and may be bothersome to any other bottom dwelling fish. I know, I have kept one with Panda Corys in the past and he would pester the Pandas.