How many Puntius denisonii and Erpetoichthys calabaricus can I get for my 125gallon tank? It's 72" long x 18" Depth(wide) x 24" High. I plan on 16 Puntius denisonii and 8 Erpetoichthys calabaricus. Would this be ok in this size tank? Would I have to decrease the number of Erpetoichthys calabaricus to 4? Thank you for your time and suggestions!

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If I knew the common name, I might be able to help.....

Sorry, I like using scientific names. Puntius denisonii is Roseline shark and Erpetoichthys calabaricus is the Reedfish.

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Stocking has a lot more to do with water changes than volume. Water quality is what stunts fish, allows 'over'stocking, etc. With enough water changes to keep the nitrate concentration under 20ppm before a water change you are not chemically overstocked. Then it is just an issue of physical space for the fish.

With enough water changes you could easily have a dozen roselines in there. I wouldn't want too many reedfish in my tank, so I would stick to two or three or so and leave room for other fish. I think a few fancy plecoes would be a good addition, some other bottom feeders like cories and/or loaches, and maybe some more fish for the main water column. I love spotted silver dollars. They have more colors than other species and only hit around 4".

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Stocking has NOTHING to do with tank volume, it is all about water changes.

So, should I get, say, 16 Roselines, 4 Reedfish, ? kulii loaches, ? glass eels, ? Otocinclus and 12 hatchets? Plus, I really don't want silver dollars because I hear they eat plants and this is going to be a planted tank. Well, would my list above be a good combination? I'm not too sure on the glass eels, so I may not get those. What types of plants would go well in this type of tank? How many Otos, kuliis, and glass eels should I get? I also like pygmy cories and glass catfish. Would these go well with the others?

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The reedfish will eat the coolie loaches, and possibly the glass eels depending on how large they are, ottos as well.

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Stocking has NOTHING to do with tank volume, it is all about water changes.

Then what would you suggest? please comment! Thanks!

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