30 galllon stocking question

otmmy205 · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:23 am Post subject: 30 galllon stocking question

i have a 30 galon all i have is a ghost knife and 1 corrie catfish and 1 guppies what else could i put in something with color and personality
i was thinking about a guppie tank or if i got rid of all my fish in there how many chiclids could i put in and what kind

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

For starters, I'd get rid of the ghost knife because it will get way too big for a 30 (almost 2 feet long).

If you want to keep the cory, you should get about 3 or 4 more since they do best in groups. If you got the cories, that would leave you enough room for about 15 - 20 guppies. If you went that route, I would only start off with about 10 (2 - 3 females/male) because they will breed and fill up the tank on their own.

As for cichlids, it depends on what kinds you want. You could fit either 2 cons or 2 firemouths in there (although it would be borderline overstocked). Or you could fit several shell dwellers (depending on the species), dwarf cichlids, or rams.

-Chelle

otmmy205 · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:17 am Post subject:

thanks for the info but i just bought 2 green sunfishes

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

If you get rid of all the other fish in the tank, then they should be okay. You might eventually have to get a bigger tank since everything I read lists their size as 3 - 8 inches. But they should be okay for a while.

-Chelle

otmmy205 · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject:

ya im goin to buy a much bigger aquarium like a 80+ gallon