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hi all! i have a 55 gallon tank, with only one royal pleco in it,it has been running for over 2 months.I was thinking about getting a GT or 2,so i have a couple questions:

1: how many gts can i have if i go with only gts?
2: what are compatible species to go with gts?
3: can you give me a stocking list, any suggestions help
4: is there anyway in sexing gts before the male gets his bump in his head?

thanks, all help and suggestions are apreciated

addict

By Gt's i belive you are reffering to Green terrors?
I would have 2 along with that royal pleco. Convicts would be fine but i dont think you have enough room. You can tell male from female simply by loo- sorry thats not very helpful cuzi cant explain it well. Look at the tail, the really extravigent ones are usually the male. Hope i can help.

the best thing to do, imo, with that size tank is to get about 4-6 juvenile green terrors and try to form a breeding pair. in that size tank I really don't think you'll be able to keep 2 non-paired green terrors with one of them eventually killing the other. also, if you do wind up with a breeding pair then you may wind up having to move the royal plec. there's a chance they won't bother it, but be prepared just in case.

your other choice would be to just go with a single gt. it will seem pretty empty for a while, but once the gt grows close to full size the tank won't seem so empty any more. you could still start off with 4 or so juveniles and wind up only keeping the one you like best. that will also make the tank seem less empty for a while.