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Hi,

I have a 30 Gal setup 2 months old, stocked with 2 Koi ( orange & black 3.5" each.. donno the name), 1 fantail Gold (small one), and 2 perl Danios. The tank is well planted and I have kept the water in top quality. The fish seem to be happy!!!

I feel I still have space for 2 more medium size fish. but can't decide which to buy. After reading the article on stocking the tank ... still confused.

I want somthing with contrast colour,hardy and not the same old Orange and Reds.. and should go with surroundings(white substrate, plants etc)
water temp : 26-28 C
water is moderately hard.
need ur advice pls.

Bharat

you are planning on moving the koi to a pond aren't you??

when stocking your tank, remember you have to work with the ADULT size of the fish, not the size they are now. all i can say is a hope you have good filteration.

well... the reason the Koi s are there becas one of my friend abandoned them as he was shifting abroad... and I just couldn let them go back to some stupid LFS.
I dont have a pond in my house.. so I guess I might shift the little ones to some koi owner after a couple of months.. ( i have to find some !!). I know thae koi s cant be kept in the tank for long.

The goldfish will soon outgrow that tank, as well. I would add four more pearl danios, then go find something I liked at the fish store. Gold barbs are a very nice-looking fish, but that's all up to your opinion.

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