more fish?

[Tom15]

I have a 30 gallon tank and wanted to know if I could add more fish. Currently there is:
10 neons
5 corys
1 otto
2 small angelfish (can be moved to separate tank if necessary)
Could I add a couple small clown loaches or maybe another school of small tetras or barbs? The tank has an AC 300 and is lightly planted.

Thank You

 

[TKOS]

If I were to add anything I would add more of what you have. More ottos would be nice, more cories would be nice and more neons are always nice.

I don't think you want to add too much more as those angels will of course get big and then the tank will be packed. Plus it may look cluttered in a tank that size to have too many different species.

Just my opinion, but then I like sparse tank with tons of plants.

 

[ChilDawg]

Angels eat Neons once they get larger. I'd move them to another tank. I'd finish off the shoal of Ottos (add three to five more) and then leave it at that...but that's just me and MHO.

 

[mogurnda]

I vote for leave it (mostly) as it is. The angels will grow pretty quickly, and I have found them to do well as pairs in a tank of that size. Keep your fingers crossed about the sexes. I agree with Childawg about the otos, add several more. I wouldn't add more tetras or barbs. It's definitely a gamble regarding mixing neons and angels, but I'd say just give it a try. If the neons get eaten, you know you'll need bigger tetras, but people have gotten away with it.

 

[Tom15]

Once the angels got bigger I planned to move them to another tank but right now they are only 1.5-2" and I haven't seen any problems between the angels and neons.

Thank you for the replies

 

[LMOUTHBASS]

its gonna take

a while before your angels get big enough to eat the neons, so dont worry bout em

 

[ChilDawg]

No prob...glad I could help.

LMOUTHBASS, I agree that it may take a while for the Angels to attain sufficient size to eat the Neons, but it should be a consideration and I consider it necessary to provide the warning so that the original poster will know that this has been a volatile combination in the past. I lean toward encouraging fishkeepers to buy and plan their tanks so that their fish may grow to maturity within them rather than be transferred from tank to tank.