Stocking my 20g

**Lemur** · 02-09-2012, 03:35 PM

Hi guys, I have just completed my fishless cycle and my new 20g tank is currently being enjoyed by my 4 new baby panda corys. They are quite hard to come by in my area so I snapped them up while I had the chance. In terms of future stocking my tank I would appreciate some advice/suggestions.

Stocking plans:
4 Panda corys
School of tetras (either Rummy-nose or Cardinals)
2 German Blue Rams
1 Angelfish as a centrepiece for the tank

Any immediate concerns about this choice of fish or compatibility/stocking numbers? Thanks

**Goes to 11!** · 02-09-2012, 04:20 PM

I'd say you are stocked and I would add that 20g is not really big enough for your angel + company. 20G is borderline too small for an angel anyway IMO.

Rams generally do better in mature stable tanks also.

**Fishin Phil** · 02-09-2012, 04:22 PM

Agree on the Angel.

If it was my tank, I'd leave the Angel off and call it a day. That is actually a very nice combo you have listed.

**MLBfan** · 02-09-2012, 04:26 PM

If you were to leave the angel off, you'd have more room for a bigger tetra school, so personally, I would not get an angel and stick with what you have as previously mentioned. For a 'centerpiece' GBRs are very beautiful.

**nikelodeon79** · 02-09-2012, 04:57 PM

No angel, no german blues, IMO.

German Blues require much warmer water than your corydoras will be comfortable with. Additionally, if this is a standard 20g tank (not a 20g long), I don't believe that footprint allows for both a pair of rams and corydoras.

Rummynose and cardinal tetras also prefer it a bit warmer, I do believe.

Personally, in a 20g tank, I'd up that school of pandas to about six and put in a large-ish group of small schooling fish (harlequin rasboras would be a good choice).

**pjaldave** · 02-09-2012, 05:10 PM

+1 to adding some more pandas for a proper school.

I would totally get a bit smaller tetra and stock them up to at least 8 in that tank. I wouldn't go for cardinals nor neons though. It's just my own preference though.

2 GBR in a 20? That's not gonna be advisable as nick said, plus you already have the pandas for bottom dwellers.

**Lemur** · 02-09-2012, 11:04 PM

Thanks for the feedback - much appreciated.

My tank is 80cm long, so I think it is more of a 20g deep, rather than 20g long.

How many more panda corys do you reckon I should add for my school? Bring it up to 6?

I don't think any other tetras match the colours of the Cardinals... I would very much like to put 10 or 12 in to brighten my tank. Unless anyone knows of other bright tetras that would be a good alternative?