HELP with my tank!

[rob0829]

I'm totally confused with stocking my new cycled 20 gallon tank.

Heres what I'm thinking so far. I would like to have possibly 2 schools of fish, 1 of which maybe neon tetras. And maybe 2 or more larger fish, 1 of which being a blue dwarf gourami.

I would like a colorful, active looking tank. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and the fish I have mentioned do not have to be included if you have any other ideas. Thanks.

 

[fishcatch22]

I thin you would be best with just one school of 9-10 neons or other such schooling fish, glowlight and rummynose tetras as well as harlequin rasboras are onthe good choices. as for 2 centerpiece fish... you should get something like a betta, gourami, or small new world cichlid (such as a ram or aptiso.) for and then a small type pleco like a clown pleco or a bristlenose pleco or maybe a pair of khulii loaches. you could also do cories instead of those two bottom dwelling choices if you want more schooling fish.

 

[H3D]

and then a small type pleco like a clown or bristlenose or maybe a pair of clown loaches. you could also do cories instead of those two bottom dwelling choices if you want more schooling fish.

I hope this was a typo fc. c: Do not get clown loaches! They get way too big for a 20 gallon aquarium.

 

[fishcatch22]

I hope this was a typo fc. c: Do not get clown loaches! They get way too big for a 20 gallon aquarium.

oh, sorry, I meant khulii loach! i'll clear that up. for some reason i always get them confused... they do look similar....

 

[rob0829]

any other suggestions?

 

[wataugachicken]

don't get a clown pleco unless you have driftwood in the tank.

 

[rob0829]

bump

 

[neonmadness]

heres what i would do with that tank: I'd get a school of cherry barbs, like 10, which imo are funner to watch then neons, i'd get a like six cories, pandas, peppered, and albino, and for the centerpiece i'd get an african butterfly fish.

 

[Cory Lover]

Hi,

You should get a school of six-eight Cories(Schwartz's or Three-Striped). A nice school of Cardinal Tetras, and a couple Rams or Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid.

Cory Lover

 

[fishcatch22]

no butterfly fish, they are very aggressive and need mucho swimming space. 20G minimum, all by their lonesome. that is also overstocked, he could not do "a couple rams" in a 10G. he could, however, do 6 panda cories, (those ones you reccomended i wouldn't do in a 10G, not enough space.) 6 cardinals, and 1 ram or apisto. (dwarf aggasizs cichlid)