Barbellover Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I'm planning on setting up a 20 gallon High (24x16x12) with a high o2, planted, brook/river type biotope. Heres my current stocking plan: 6 Dwarf Neon Rainbow 3 Borneo Sucker Loach 1 Sumo Loach 1 Bamboo Shrimp 1 or 2 Sulawesi Rabbit Snail How does this sound? I've always wanted to try sumo loach but have heard they can be micropredators, how would one be with the inverts in a community tank like this? Also I have heard having too many sumo loach can cause aggression without adequate territory/hiding spaces, but will a single 1 do ok by itself? Any suggestions or thoughts are welcome :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Maybe forget the snail if you want to be SUPER safe, but the rest seems fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 10:57 AM, Barbellover said: I'm planning on setting up a 20 gallon High (24x16x12) with a high o2, planted, brook/river type biotope. Heres my current stocking plan: 6 Dwarf Neon Rainbow 3 Borneo Sucker Loach 1 Sumo Loach 1 Bamboo Shrimp 1 or 2 Sulawesi Rabbit Snail I've never heard of a sumo loach! I am intrigued. If you have wood, I would consider a clown pleco in there too 🙂 . For the borneo loaches, I think you'll do better with 4-6 as opposed to 3. I don't know if there is a high risk of the snails taking over, but I would definitely try to keep the population low so that the other fish do well. Borneo's can be pretty unhappy with high nitrates. The only issue I see is that the bamboo shrimp and loaches would generally prefer cooler temps. I just mention this as a means to say, please verify on the compatibility of everything you have selected. If you are going for a cooler water tank (70-74 range) then I would also add in some kabutai rasboras as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) I think that tank is on the small side for Dwarf neon rainbow they can get up to 3in and are a really active fish that likes a lot of swimming room Edited October 13, 2022 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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