55 Gallon Community Stockinh Help

[African Dick]

I have always had large aggressive fish and want to build a peaceful community. I have plenty of filtration, a ton of hiding places (driftwood), and the aquarium has been set-up for a year (with a very high bio-load). All of my fish are very small with the exception of the pleco. I also have a strong powerhead should I cut it down or remove it? Also I am looking for suggestions for more fish. The tank looks empty.

Currently I have:

2 Male Turquoise Guppies
4 Female Fancy Guppies
2 Male Sunburst Platy's
3 Female Sunburst Platy's
1 Glass Fish (small)
1 Large Pleco

 

[jm1212]

arent glassfish brackish fish? if you want "see through" fish like glass fish, lemon tetras or glass catfish are pretty cool.

is you pleco a common pleco? if so, hes not only going ot get to big for your tank, he is going to take up most of the bioload.

 

[fishcatch22]

more glassfish, lose the pleco. after you lose the pleco, you could add a school of tetras to liven things up.

 

[African Dick]

I have had the pleco for a long time? Will the guppies start breeding and kind of take over the tank? Also the glass fish is so small. What about a small group of corys or something like that?

 

[fishcatch22]

I have had the pleco for a long time? Will the guppies start breeding and kind of take over the tank? Also the glass fish is so small. What about a small group of cories or something like that.

you really need to lose the pleco if you want anything at all one the bottom. glassfish look fantastic in large shoals.

 

[African Dick]

you really need to lose the pleco if you want anything at all one the bottom. glassfish look fantastic in large shoals.

Why is that exatly (about the pleco)?

 

[fishcatch22]

common plecos grow to be about 2 feet long, my dad has one that's about 2 1/2 feet long.

 

[jm1212]

it get so big and it makes so much waste, which is not good for glass fish as they are pretty fragile.

if you leave the baby guppies in the tank they should get picked off by the other fish in the tank

 

[African Dick]

What about bettas or are they too aggressive?

 

[fishcatch22]

What about bettas or are they too aggressive?

nah, a betta would be fine.