how many fish can i have

[bigwiz420]

i have a 40 gal wide witha cascade 500 filter whats the most fish i wont to run in there thanx

[cocoa_pleco]

what kind of fish do you want? cichlids? saltwater? predators? community? There are no rules or inch rules for stocking, you just need to give what you want and we can trim it to a suitable size.:thumb:

[bigwiz420]

i was thinking of trying out a community tank along them lines a few neons a jack dempsy maby a shrimp are two i dont know but like the looks of them

[Drumachine09]

i was thinking of trying out a community tank along them lines a few neons a jack dempsy maby a shrimp are two i dont know but like the looks of them


JDs are NOT community fish.


Try gouramis and some tetras with corys and such

[cocoa_pleco]

Jack dempseys are big south american cichlids.

Community fish are stuff like neons, platys, corys, gouramis, tetras, mollies, danios, guppies, plecos, loaches, botias, most shrimp, sometimes angelfish, flying fox's etc.

[bigwiz420]

Jack dempseys are big south american cichlids.

Community fish are stuff like neons, platys, corys, gouramis, tetras, mollies, danios, guppies, plecos, loaches, botias, most shrimp, sometimes angelfish, flying fox's etc.

ok i got ya cancle the jd whats are some of the combos numbers for schools and so forth with the size of tank and filter do you all recemend thanx

[Drumachine09]

You could prolly do two honey gouramis, two flame gouramiss (try to get a M/F pair), 6-7 cardinals or neons, and 5 or more corys (i suggest albinos) and a rubber nosed pleco. You have a cannister filter, so that is good, but you could also get a cheap HOB for supplemental filtration.

[cocoa_pleco]

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Good idea for stocking. You generally want a top dwelling fish like a honey gourami or flame gourami, and a school of middle fish like tetras, and some bottom fish like corys and loaches