Stocking/Compatibility

[James0816]

Think I may have my stocking planned for the 20H. However, I could not find if all of the proposed fishies would be fine together. Have to poll audience.

2 Angels
2 GBRs
4 kuhlis,dogo or corys (bottom guys still contimplating)
amano shrimp
Heavily planted, rocks and sand substrate.

Odd combination I know.

 

[malken]

I'd recommend the corys. dojos get too big and are coldwater (I made that mistake but my dojo is still really small) Kuhlis are really awesome but alot of people have trouble keeping them alive and you probably won't see them very often.

 

[Ruben Tolon]

i would go with only one pair of cichlids, not both

 

[silentskream]

i would not get a pair of angels in a tank that small either. they can get kinda big.

 

[echoofformless]

Yeah, skip the angels in anything less than say, 40g. The rams will do nicely but remember to make sure you don't add them until the tank has been well established and very stable. I would in fact wait even a few months before adding them - and only once I know the overall pH of the tank stays at around neutral or below.

Kuhlis aren't very hardy and like said, they hide too much. It's sad because I really like them but what's the point in spending money on fish that die a lot and hide even more? Go with corys.

 

[Lupin]

but alot of people have trouble keeping them alive and you probably won't see them very often.

Trouble is lots of people themselves are quite eager to add them in the early stages of the tank.