Do you think this is pushing the stocking to far?

[JESSU]

Right now I have a 55g. with 1 Emperor 400 and 1 Penguin 350 running. Thats enough for 150 gallons. There are 2 fancy goldfish and 1 weather loach. The weather loach seems lonely. I have been thinking about getting another weather loch so mine has a friend. In your opinion do you think this would be pushing the stocking to far?

[mitcore]

i am not sure
how big are the gold fish ?

i would say ok but it depends on size of the fish

how big is the weathered loach?

[Lady Hobbs]

Sounds OK to me.

[Harls]

i thought u couldn't put tropical and goldfish together??????

[Incredulous_Ed]

i thought u couldn't put tropical and goldfish together??????
Weather loaches dont to to well in warmer waters.

But yeah, you could put maybe another one ot two loaches in there,

[JESSU]

The fancies are about 3in. Had them for a year and a half. I don't think they will go over 6in. I have had the weather loach for about 6 months and is about 6in. Don't really know because he has himself intertwined in a plant at the moment so its hard to tell how long he is.

[mitcore]

wow nice sizes, i am no expert in gold fish
so i really cant offer much help sorry

someone here can

[cocoa_pleco]

youre fine with the stock, you could have just 4 goldfish in the tank, and it would be stocked, but since you have 2 goldfish you can add 2-3 more loaches

[JESSU]

thumbs2: Great. Looks like Slim is getting a friend.

So after getting the second loach do you think there is room left for a Bristlenose Pleco or some other small pleco.? I always wanted to have a pleco but I want whats best for the fish.

[cocoa_pleco]

i would say no, currently the tanks coldwater and plecos need warmwater

[NickFish]

Nope, plecos don't like cold water.

You'd be fine adding another loach. You could even add a third goldfish if you want.

[JESSU]

Aw man. Slim is going to have to wait a bit longer for a friend. I have caught some virus. :(

[NickFish]

Sorry to hear that. Get better soon!

[jbeining75]

Should be fine except the plecos

[Tooch]

Hope you feel better! If you wanted something else you could try to maybe find a catfish. I know some prefer colder water. Just becareful if you go that route, as some can get quite large. I'm pretty sure some stay smaller though. Just a thought!

[shockshockshad]

Aw man. Slim is going to have to wait a bit longer for a friend. I have caught some virus. :(

Does that virus happen to be muti-tank syndrome? lol. Feel better. 3 weather loaches and 2 fancy golfish sounds fine to me.

[NickFish]

lol ya the mts virus is going around. Must be something in the water!:19: