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any ideas how how to stock a 60gal?

what i have already to put in there.

1 bgk (already have)(goin in after cycle)
2 pengiun tetras(temporary)
several zebra danio (for cycle)
the rest is up to you guys and your ideas


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BGK? Black Ghost Knifefish?

As far as stocking goes, for your cycle you could do a school of 12 zebra danios and still have plenty of room to build a tank around them.

Inky

i was thinking using the zebra to cycle but i want to keep slightly larger fish. i have my 29 gal that will house smaller fish

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id say a hardy fish like the bleeding heart tetra or the neon tetra after 1 mounth of cycling then put those in for the bleeding haert mabey 2 weeks and last after the mounth the neons and add a rainbow shark there terotorial but non aggresive

33 gallon 7 neon tetras-5 platys-3 bleeding heart tetras-2 corys-1 rainbow shark-2 L83 gibby plecos

im looking for something semi-colorful in the 4-6in range.

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then for sure get the rainbow shark they get 5 inches and are colourful

33 gallon 7 neon tetras-5 platys-3 bleeding heart tetras-2 corys-1 rainbow shark-2 L83 gibby plecos

ok rainbow shark any other suggestions

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Your BGK has the potential to get to about 20 inches. He may actually eat the danios eventually now that I think of it. You may want to go for the giant danio, which gets a little bigger, but looks simular.

A ranbow shark may be a nice addition, but have you considered a trio of clown loaches? The loaches of corse would need to be moved once they get to big (thier growth potential is a foot ) but they would be nice and hardy against the BGK if it becomes agressive. Another option would be a small pleco, like a rubber lipped pleco, that only gets to about 5 inches. Candy loaches and skunk loaches get to about 4"

Inky

the zebras will go big in the 29 gal after the cycle so no worries there. at a foot long clown loaches a bit out of the question. but i like the sound of the other loaches. what im need is upper tank fish. i saw some nice paradise gouramis today at the lfs near my work.

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maybe a few of riries[i have 6 and they rock!] and a pair of gold gouramis.

Yup. I'm that crazy Twilight/animal/music girl

If it was me I'd go with a School of 6 to 8(may be 10) larger tetras. Like the Congo Tetra or Black Phantom. I would also consider Rosy barbs or Cherry Barbs.

10G- 6 Zebra Danios, 1 Upside Down Catfish
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