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So the 40 breeder i was getting turned out to be a 39 breeder which means no angelfish in that tank so i will have to rearange them to make it work.
heres the tanks
55
30 breeder
29
20
3 10s but id rather not use these
heres the fish in order of importance
angelfish (i have 5 and want to keep 2)
blood parrot
electric blue crayfish
rams (2(
celestrial pearl danios (6)
endlers (3 males)
swordtails (8 fry)
bristlenose plecos (2)
cherry barbs (10)
congo tetras (6)
syno petricola (1 will be 3)
cutteri cichlid
bluntnose minnows
fish id like to have
firemouth or severum
corys
honey gourami
loaches
so tell me what you think.
 
WOW That's a lot dude....

Well, there are like about twenty five combos I can think of here right off the bat but I don't know how you'll think of those, so let me ask: what do you want in those tanks? That's always a good starting point :)


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The 10 gallon should suit all the endlers and celestial pearls. I'm working on a 20 gallon endler/celestial pearl tank myself.

The crayfish will have to go in a solo tank, as it's likely to kill anything including its own kind. I'd go with the 20 for the crayfish, they can be pretty messy. Make sure it's escape-proof, too. They're climbers.

I'm sure the swordtails, cherry barbs, congo tetras, corys, and possibly some small peaceful loaches would get together great in the 29, but it might be a bit crowded for all of them. I think swordtails need higher ph, but not sure. I've never had much luck with live-beaerers.

I haven't kept angelfish in over a decade, and I don't know if they're compatible with the blood parrot. If so, I'd put the angels, parrot, and plecos in the 55.

I know nothing about cichild sizes/compatibility, and have never kept synoa or honey gouramis, sorry.

Good luck!
 
In my opinion, do not add anymore stock to the tanks. You can stock them with what you already have as anymore just seems too much even with a lot of filtration as fish need space also:

55g: angels, BNs, synos, congos, cherry barbs, swordtails (maybe)
30g: CPD, endlers, rams
29g: cutteri cichlid
20g: crayfish with the minnows if they are feeder fishes (or do you want to raise them?)

Blood parrot may have to go as it can only fit in the 55g but I think it would look weird with the angels. The two BNs and synos are enough for the 55g as it does not have a big foot print to add corys, in my opinion, especially if both BNs end up being males. I'm not too sure about the swordtails in the 55g as I prefer them to be the only mid/upper level fishes in tanks. It may be a little crowded in the 55g but would not put them into anything smaller than a 40g as they do get to be 3+inches each. You may be able to add a honey gourami into the 30g but would just stick to the CPD, endlers, and rams.
 
i was thinking of doing this.
10 gallon- 6 celestrial pearl danios, 3 male endlers, 2 killfish
30 gallon- 2-rams, 10-cherry barbs, 1- bristlenose, 3-6-swordtails.
29 gallon- 2-angelfish, 6- loaches or corys
20 gallon- 1-electic blue crayfish, 6-bluntnose minnows(they're more of just feeder fish)
55- BP, firemouth, cutteri cichlid, congos, synos, bristlenose\
i stock more on the heavy side bc im very dilegent with water changes (been doing daily on a couple of my tanks), and i over filter. i also make sure to stock plants according to the fish (ex floating plants and lilies for cichlids, dense plants for shy fish, etc.).
 
Yes, but filtration doesn't solve everything. You have to remember, the fish needs room to move around and have his/her own territory. Sure, you may overfilter but that's not going to solve stocking problems. The 30g stock is ok but not too sure on the swordtails as they need a lot of room, in my opinion. If you decide to keep only 3, it works. 10g is a little too overstock for my taste, as I like stocking under the tank size no matter the size of fish but I guess if you want the stock to be like that it can work. I don't know about the 55g as I've never been a fan of cichlids but your BP looked big in the tank from photos. I'm not too sure how well he/she is going to share the tank with two more cichlids.
 
he's not big at all. 5-6 inches right now, and i think they usually only get 8in. if they dont all get alone i will get rid of the firemouth.
 
if you had the choice which would you choose?
1. 30 gallon breeder with chip in bottom front corner and broken black rim.
2. 30 gallon standard (i think) with no cracks but isnt a wide tank and will fit my stand weird.
3. 40 gallon breeder with chip
i think a 30 gallon standard would be better than a breeder for this wouldnt it? so i was thinking this would work.
30 gallon- 2-rams, 10-cherry barbs, 2-angels, 3-6-swordtails.
29 gallon- electric blue crayfish, 6- bluntnose minnows.
20 gallon- 6-CPDs, 3- male endlers, 2 killifish, 10- kuhlis or 6-corys, 1 bristlenose.
55- BP, firemouth, cutteri cichlid, congos, synos, 1-bristlenose
i really want the 40 but it has a crack
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How I hate my computer, I just spent seriously an hour typing a response, and somehow, I or it pressed a back button, and bye bye it all went! Argh!

Anyways, I first went and listed your fish by what I believed were minimum tank sizes for each:
blood parrot- 55 Gallon
electric blue crayfish-20 Gallon
rams (2)- 20 Gallon
celestrial pearl danios (6)-10 Gallon
endlers (3 males)- 10 Gallon
swordtails (8 fry)- 30 Gallon
bristlenose plecos (2)- 20 Gallon for a single breeding pair or 2 females, 55 for 2 males, Can you sex them yet?
cherry barbs (10)- 20 Gallon, but for 10, I'd say 29 Gallon
congo tetras (6)- 30 Gallon, 55 would be better though
syno petricola (1 will be 3)- 30 Gallon
cutteri cichlid- 20 Gallon for one, 29 Gallon for one with other fish
bluntnose minnows-20 Gallon (these are just basically rosy reds, right?)
fish id like to have
firemouth-55 Gallon
severum-75 Gallon
corys- For dwarf cories 10 gallons, for Panda Cories- 20 Gallons, for any other other cory- 29 gallons
honey gourami- 10 Gallon
loaches- For hillstream and panda loaches (and similar) 10 gallons (with tons of live plants, high O2, TONS of algae), for kuhli loaches, dwarf chain loaches, and horse face loach 20 gallons, for any loach between 4-5" 55 Gallons

I know you said you didn't want to use the 10's but if you set them up nice with lots of plants and make them dedicated to each species in there with dwarf fish, you'd have some nice set ups. Here's my stocking idea.

~10 Gallon #1 *with sand for substrate*- 6-8 dwarf corydoras, 1 honey gourami, 3 male endlers
~10 Gallon #2 *cool water 20-24C, with lots of plants, round rocks covered in algae, and high O2 levels via spray bar, etc.- NOT BUBBLER*- 3 hillstream or similar loaches, 8 Celestial Pearl Danios (I'd get 2 more)
~10 Gallon #3 *I noticed killifish were added on to the list ;) * -Killifish, someone more experienced will have to give you numbers
~20 Gallon- EB Crayfish and the 6 Bluntnose minnows
~29 Gallon- 2 Rams, 10 Cherry Barbs, 1 Bristlenose
~30 Gallon- 2 Angelfish (hope you don't have a breeding pair), 6 Congo tetras (are Congo tetras fin nippers?), 1 Bristlenose pleco
~55 Gallon- Blood Parrot, Cutteri, Fire mouth, (you MUST have MANY territories for all of them, lots of open swimming space but LOTS of caves)

Only thing is the swordtails and syno petricola. I wasn't sure where to put the swordtails, and the synos need 7.6-9 pH, they are really better off in a rift lake tank, all mine died because my pH was too low :( Lesson learned. (and my rainbow shark helped pick off the rest of course). You could probably put the swords and synos in a tank of their own (have a pH of ~7.7), but it'd need to be at least 30 Gallons
 
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10 gallon- 6 celestrial pearl danios, 3 male endlers, 2 killfish yes, maybe not killis though
30 gallon- 2-rams, 10-cherry barbs, 1- bristlenose, 3-6-swordtails yes provided over-filtration
29 gallon- 2-angelfish, 6- loaches or corys definitely
20 gallon- 1-electic blue crayfish, 6-bluntnose minnows(they're more of just feeder fish) sweet
55- BP, firemouth, cutteri cichlid, congos, synos, bristlenose maybe...the bp, fm, and cutteri would be the issue

All look good except for the 55g :)

 
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