Hi 👋
I am reasonably new to this hobby and would like to know if the amount of fish for the size of tank seems to be ok? I am aware tetras are schooling fish and we only have one (we were gifted 6 of them and 5 have died) i prefer the other species we have at this stage. We have 5 swordtail (3 male 2 female as 2 male were sold as female and from my understanding they were wrong). a 3 spot gourami. 1 angel fish. 2 bristle nose catfish and 4 guppy.. plus another small tank with 1 swordtail fry and multiple guppy fry. Tank looks smaller than it actually is. About 65x65x40cm I believe.
Posted by Eastern_Degree6173
4 Comments
Angelfish can be very aggressive so look out for that. Also guppies and mollies/platys breed like crazy so you’ll want another tank just for the fry or to put all the guppies in. Make sure to have 3 females for every male to disperse mating. Also I highly recommend a lid!
Unfortunately you’re gonna need a bigger tank, that angelfish will grow quite big, you probs need a 50 gallon. You’ve got a lot of livebearers so the tank will get overcrowded sooner rather than later. But on the plus side, a bigger tank means you can eventually get more fish to get suitable numbers for your schools.
I find it very hard to believe you have the right tank dimensions, for stocking, a good rough idea is aquadvisor though.
Before buying this mess of a mix, maybe read a bit more to not harm fish. Don’t want to sound too harsh but this is crazy