Once you are in the forum you want to post in (e.g. general freshwater) click on the bubble "New thread" in the upper left-hand corner. create an interesting title and then write your question.angelfish123 said:
Stocking question for 75g
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Dunno what fish you are referring to when you say "because they like WARM water" wwildcats04"? Hope it's the loaches because rainbows like colder water for the most part.
Guys, you really can't use that "inch" or "2 inch" or whatever the hey you want to call it when you are stocking a tank. loaches, yah, I'd say you are overstocked, but not because you have 100" of fish, but because most of your fish are classified as "bottom dwellers" Even if you only had 75" of fish, to use your example, you'd be overstocked. Ideally a tank needs to be balanced between all the layers. Even people who keep plec tanks don't stock as heavily on the bottom as you have
Debisbooked -- If you decide to get rainbows, please make sure you have a school of at least six *of one species*. Don't mix species. They are schooling fish and, like small schooling fish, need to be with their own kind. Mixing rainbows is no different than sticking 2 neons, 2 cardinals and 2 glolites in the same tank and calling it a school. It's not and they won't be that happy.
I would avoid putting neons or cardinals or other really small schooling fish in with rainbows. Bows are too active for them and most will spend all their time hiding.
Roan
Guys, you really can't use that "inch" or "2 inch" or whatever the hey you want to call it when you are stocking a tank. loaches, yah, I'd say you are overstocked, but not because you have 100" of fish, but because most of your fish are classified as "bottom dwellers" Even if you only had 75" of fish, to use your example, you'd be overstocked. Ideally a tank needs to be balanced between all the layers. Even people who keep plec tanks don't stock as heavily on the bottom as you have
Debisbooked -- If you decide to get rainbows, please make sure you have a school of at least six *of one species*. Don't mix species. They are schooling fish and, like small schooling fish, need to be with their own kind. Mixing rainbows is no different than sticking 2 neons, 2 cardinals and 2 glolites in the same tank and calling it a school. It's not and they won't be that happy.
I would avoid putting neons or cardinals or other really small schooling fish in with rainbows. Bows are too active for them and most will spend all their time hiding.
Roan
