I will be getting a 55 gallon tank soon, and I have some questions about the capacity of it. I’m most definitely NOT a beginner in the fish hobby, and I know all the ropes of fishkeeping.
The only thing I struggle with is knowing how many fish will fit into my tanks. So my future plans for the new tank are:
4 regular adult sized angels
6 cory cats
8 blue zebra danios (large enough to NOT get eaten)
1 dwarf gourami
4 swordtails (1 male, 3 females)
What do you think? I’m kind of timid about introducing the dwarf gourami, cause I’m just not sure if they’ll fare well with angels.
The tank will be heavily planted with all manner of plants, and the substrate will be very small pebbles (to go easy on the corys).
I will be feeding them an assortment of tropical flakes, frozen bloodworms/brine shrimp occasionally, and very fine tropical pellets.
The pH will be at a constant 7.0, I will do water changes of 25% twice a week (like all my other tanks) and the tank’s in a quiet location.Thanks
I will be feeding them twice a day with the flakes and pellets, and maybe every four days the bloodworms and brine shrimp.
The tank lights will be on for a maximum of 7 hours, to promote plant growth, and the tank is in a moderately light location (I don’t rid my tanks of algae cause I know that my fish can kind of snack on it from time to time). My tank will be at a constant 78 F, maybe 80 to accomidate the angels. Any extra advice and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Also, on a totally different note, I bought 20 feeder guppies from a local fish store (mainly cause they were cheap). I got 20 cause I knew I was guaranteed at least 6 deaths within the first few days. Is the gender ratio affected by the temperature?
I keep having births with only females, and I only have 3 males left, to which I have grown infinitely attached to (because they’re prettier than the “fancy” guppies). My tank temp is always somewhere around 78 F.