Son's tank

PBrods · 01-16-2012, 04:52 PM

It's a 20 gallon tank. I'm putting 2 female guppies an one male guppie. Later on, I'll be adding a male and female swordtail... What would be a good bottom dweller, ie catfish. algie eater etc...?

KG4mxv · 01-16-2012, 05:25 PM

Bristlenose Pleco
I think would be a good choice since it will not get too big for your tank.

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PBrods · 01-16-2012, 06:15 PM

So, one female Bristlenose Pleco, two swordtails in a twenty gallon tank...How many guppies could I add?

KG4mxv · 01-16-2012, 06:17 PM

not too many.
it all depends on your filtration and aeration
go to this site and plug in your info and it will give you a good idea on what would be good.
also having lots of live plants makes a big difference and how often you want to make water changes.

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PBrods · 01-16-2012, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KG4mxv

not too many.
it all depends on your filtration and aeration
go to this site and plug in your info and it will give you a good idea on what would be good.
also having lots of live plants makes a big difference and how often you want to make water changes.

AqAdvisor - Intelligent Freshwater Tropical Fish Aquarium Stocking Calculator and Aquarium Tank/Filter Advisor

That thing doesn't make sence...It says I can have 3 swortails but if I delete the three and put one male and 2 females it says they will outgrow the tank

holly12 · 01-16-2012, 09:45 PM

Sword tails can sometimes get big. Plus guppies and sword tails breed fast. Get what you originally planned, plus the BN Pleco and just watch - you'll have guppy and sword tail babies out the yin yang!

BN plecos should have some real drift wood in the tank, as they do rasp on it to help with digestion.

Summer · 01-16-2012, 11:09 PM

I think your original plan sounds good, assuming you are prepared to cull or sell the fry, you should be fine. Love the BN plecos too by the way!

Matt68005 · 03-13-2012, 02:11 AM

Lots of people, myself included, like Cory catfish, and plecto for algae control. I have about 30 adult guppies in my 20 Long and they are just fine.

z1200 · 03-13-2012, 05:20 AM

I have a 20 long set up with guppies, swordtails, platies and 2 corries for clean up, they are bottom feeders not algae eaters so they wont clean the glass, but the gravel. Snails are probably a good choice for algae just get mystery snails or some that aren't prolific breeders.

jrman83 · 03-13-2012, 11:17 AM

Swordtails and Guppies will mix well, but Swordtails are the best eater of fry I have ever seen. They have an incredible appetite.

ChessieSFR · 03-17-2012, 09:44 PM

My cleanup crew is a corycat and a mystery snail. If you do have a snail, sink a piece of cucumber or a spinach leaf every so often. They need supplemental feeding sometimes, but my corycat gets along just fine. And he's super cute, and doesn't grow very big the way plecos do.

KG4mxv · 03-17-2012, 10:05 PM

Yes I agree a cory is a great choice for clean up.
I keep one in my fry tank and feed him a shrimp pellet once every 2 days.
He keeps the sand substrate nice and clean.

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PBrods PBrods's Photo Gallery Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 165 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 1 Times Said "Thanks" 14 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Son's tank It's a 20 gallon tank. I'm putting 2 female guppies an one male guppie. Later on, I'll be adding a male and female swordtail... What would be a good bottom dweller, ie catfish. algie eater etc...?

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ChessieSFR ChessieSFR's Photo Gallery Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 75 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 2 Times Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Son's tank My cleanup crew is a corycat and a mystery snail. If you do have a snail, sink a piece of cucumber or a spinach leaf every so often. They need supplemental feeding sometimes, but my corycat gets along just fine. And he's super cute, and doesn't grow very big the way plecos do.

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