75g plan, overstocked?

Raul-7 · 10-21-2003, 08:11 PM

Here's my 75g plan, tell me what you think? Is it overstocked...the tank is heavily planted, and is running on an Ehiem 2126.

8 Marbeled Hatchetfish
4 German Blue Rams (2 pairs)
Otos (4 Normal, 3 Zebra)
6 Cory Cats (3 Sterba, 3 Adolfoi)
7 Blue Emperor Tetras
8 Diamond Tetras
5 Glowlight Tetras<--may remove
5 Black Phantom Tetras
5 Beckford's Pencilfish
1 Mega Clown Pleco
7 Bleeding Heart Tetras
5 Sparkling Gouramis
5 Splashing Tetras
25 Neons

digger · 10-22-2003, 04:54 PM

It sounds like it may work, add the fish slowly and see if they're becoming stressed, etc. Since many of the fish are very small I don't think you'll have too much problem with this plan. In my opinion, I would make all 6 of your cory's the same species, they look much better in larger schools of 6-10. The rams may take issue with the corys, but I've never kept them together. And be aware that the hatchet fish are known for jumping, you'll need to keep a lid on the aquarium.

CarlaB · 10-22-2003, 08:55 PM

I have 4 Cory Cats in a 100G heavily planted tank along with 4 German Blue Rams and they seem to get along fine. Of course the Rams are just babies about 1 inch in length. Rams have been in the tank about 3 wks and I've had the Cories about 5 months.

Wasserpest · 10-22-2003, 09:53 PM

Just my opinion... With that many different fishies you will have to feed enormous amounts to make sure all of them get something.

For example, the two million tetras will be much quicker than Rams or Gouramies, which take a bite, chew a little, spit it out, try again...

If you have excellent filtration, do plenty of water changes, and feed tablespoon-wise, it might work.

I would get perhaps a larger number of less species... but as I said, that is just my opinion.

pufferfreak · 10-22-2003, 11:26 PM

ok, this is my opinion, but I think it is very overstocked! You got 93 fish........some are big, clown placo. It is going to be planted, so that takes space too! I say keep the rams, placo, hatchetfish, ottos, corys, and the neons. That is all I would keep because in the wild when you look at a underwater forest, you don't see a million fish. It gives it a cool aspect with a couple of fish show up and then they goaway and then some other type pops up.

Raul-7 · 10-23-2003, 08:53 AM

Alright, I took all your coments into consideration. I think I'll put the Sparklings in my 40g Asian setup, but here's what I'm keeping(It seems like I have a S.American setup now

):

8 Marbeled Hatchetfish
4 German Blue Rams (2 pairs)
Otos (4 Normal, 3 Zebra)
6 Cory Cats (3 Sterba, 3 Adolfoi)
7 Blue Emperor Tetras
8 Diamond Tetras
5 Beckford's Pencilfish
1 Mega Clown Pleco
7 Bleeding Heart Tetras
5 Splashing Tetras
25 Neons

:!: There is an important note when it come's to the amount of fish, for example 30 cardinals will produce as much waste as a pair of Kribs! So basically, focus more on the waste produced than the actual size of the fish...

10-22-2003, 09:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wasserpest Born to be mild (View User Tanks) PTrader: (57) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 9,322	Just my opinion... With that many different fishies you will have to feed enormous amounts to make sure all of them get something. For example, the two million tetras will be much quicker than Rams or Gouramies, which take a bite, chew a little, spit it out, try again... If you have excellent filtration, do plenty of water changes, and feed tablespoon-wise, it might work. I would get perhaps a larger number of less species... but as I said, that is just my opinion. __________________ All my tanks Cheap Autodosing Cheap Water Change Cheap Filter Acrylic Filter Pipes The Wasser-Controller

10-22-2003, 11:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
pufferfreak Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,018	ok, this is my opinion, but I think it is very overstocked! You got 93 fish........some are big, clown placo. It is going to be planted, so that takes space too! I say keep the rams, placo, hatchetfish, ottos, corys, and the neons. That is all I would keep because in the wild when you look at a underwater forest, you don't see a million fish. It gives it a cool aspect with a couple of fish show up and then they goaway and then some other type pops up. __________________ 55 gallon- Flourite, XP3, 110wattCF Auto-CO2 system 55 gallon- Soon to be Reef Aquarium 20 gallon- Soon to be Reef Aquarium

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10-21-2003, 08:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Raul-7 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lomita, CA Posts: 1,457	Here's my 75g plan, tell me what you think? Is it overstocked...the tank is heavily planted, and is running on an Ehiem 2126. 8 Marbeled Hatchetfish 4 German Blue Rams (2 pairs) Otos (4 Normal, 3 Zebra) 6 Cory Cats (3 Sterba, 3 Adolfoi) 7 Blue Emperor Tetras 8 Diamond Tetras 5 Glowlight Tetras<--may remove 5 Black Phantom Tetras 5 Beckford's Pencilfish 1 Mega Clown Pleco 7 Bleeding Heart Tetras 5 Sparkling Gouramis 5 Splashing Tetras 25 Neons

10-22-2003, 04:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
digger Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 519	It sounds like it may work, add the fish slowly and see if they're becoming stressed, etc. Since many of the fish are very small I don't think you'll have too much problem with this plan. In my opinion, I would make all 6 of your cory's the same species, they look much better in larger schools of 6-10. The rams may take issue with the corys, but I've never kept them together. And be aware that the hatchet fish are known for jumping, you'll need to keep a lid on the aquarium.

10-22-2003, 08:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
CarlaB Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Gulfport,MS Posts: 60	I have 4 Cory Cats in a 100G heavily planted tank along with 4 German Blue Rams and they seem to get along fine. Of course the Rams are just babies about 1 inch in length. Rams have been in the tank about 3 wks and I've had the Cories about 5 months.

10-23-2003, 08:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Raul-7 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lomita, CA Posts: 1,457	Alright, I took all your coments into consideration. I think I'll put the Sparklings in my 40g Asian setup, but here's what I'm keeping(It seems like I have a S.American setup now ): 8 Marbeled Hatchetfish 4 German Blue Rams (2 pairs) Otos (4 Normal, 3 Zebra) 6 Cory Cats (3 Sterba, 3 Adolfoi) 7 Blue Emperor Tetras 8 Diamond Tetras 5 Beckford's Pencilfish 1 Mega Clown Pleco 7 Bleeding Heart Tetras 5 Splashing Tetras 25 Neons :!: There is an important note when it come's to the amount of fish, for example 30 cardinals will produce as much waste as a pair of Kribs! So basically, focus more on the waste produced than the actual size of the fish...

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