I can't really recommend anything as far as stocking.
I would say at least 99% of posters on here think my 40 gal breeder is way overstocked

All I know is what is working for me, & that my skippers have everything they need, & then some.
I have absolutely NO aggression issues or fighting
All 10 have their own "perches", and feeding spots
If I did run into any issues in the future, I'm quite prepared to resolve it, whatever that takes.
I have a empty 20 long I could set up in 20 min, if I needed to, but I will continue to keep them all together as long as it's working
As far as picking up after them, believe it or not, I couldn't even tell you what their poop looks like, as I've never seen any
I use an internal filter which I rinse the media once a week
I also change 50 % of their water once a week
I guess my point is you have to find what works for the skippers & for yourself.
I just took the long road to saying it!
