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highjinx Hobbyist Posts: 108 Kudos: 96 Votes: 2 Registered: 16-Jul-2004   | Ok... in a 55 gal. tank I'm thinking of going with: 2 zebra plecos, 3 electric yellows, 5 chilumbas, and 8 rams (not sure on specific type of ram) totals 20 fish and about 60 inches of fish in a 55 gal. tank. The only reason for pushing maximum inches in my tank is because I have a habbit of over filtering  At the moment I'm filtering 320gph in a 20 gal. tank with little water movement What do you al think of this arrangment??? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23 |     |
Rob1619    Fish Addict Posts: 763 Kudos: 619 Votes: 626 Registered: 01-Sep-2004  | Love those zebra plecos  ..iam going to buy 2 my self.About your stocking it sounds good...but i would cut down on those rams to 4-6  |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23 |  |
militarysnake  Banned Posts: 74 Kudos: 57 Votes: 10 Registered: 20-Jan-2005 | your stock sounds pretty good. I agree with Robby, however I would go ahead and start with 8 rams and let them pair then reduce the number to 2 or 3 pairs of rams |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23 | |
| highjinx Hobbyist Posts: 108 Kudos: 96 Votes: 2 Registered: 16-Jul-2004 | after reading more into zebra plecos I may put more in the tank, but I have to ask where is the best place to buy some zebras, I sure don't have $200 to spend on just 1 fish  |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23 | |
Dangerous Dave Hobbyist Posts: 144 Kudos: 179 Votes: 3 Registered: 15-Jul-2002  | You will have problems keeping rams and electric yellows in the same tank. EY are Lake Malawi fish requiring hard water and a high ph. Rams are Sth American fish requiring softer water and a low ph. This will be an expensive lesson if you put these fish into the same tank. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23 | |
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