Stocking a 50 gal. please help

twiant

twiant

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Aug 24, 2008
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Hello, Im going to buy a 50 gallon tank soon and I already have a couple tanks but there smaller and have just basic tertas and danios. Anyway I want to put something a bit more exiting in it like sharks or something. I would like to put at least 10 fish in it so I dont want anything that gets too big and I also want to put a shrimp in there but I dint know how they will all react. So I was just wondering what fish would be good and if a shrimp could go in there also. Thanks
 

unwritten law

unwritten law

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Sep 2, 2008
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Most fish will be okay with adult sized shrimp but I wouldn't count on those shrimp's babies to survive. Also don't put in fish that can fit a shrimp in its mouth, just like you wouldnt put a big fish ion a tank with a fish that it can eat unless you want it to. Also fish that eat crustaceans like loaches or puffers wont work real well with most shrimp. I have a bamboo shrimp in my tank ( http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/skimbum/fish/6-10002.jpg?t=12446606120 ) and he's pretty safe with my fish stocking cause hes about as big as the biggest fish. Getting ten fish in a 50 is no problem, it just depends on what you absolutely want and then you can add other fish that are compatible and will also look good.
 

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Jun 4, 2009
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I fear the Jack Dempsey would severely limit the numbers of fish you could place in 46 gal. The photo is of the Electric Blue Jack Dempsey. I currently keep one in an 80 gal with a six inch Synodontis Multipunctatus. Bout the only thing he will tolerate.
 

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