Hey all!

[Jimmy.gme]

New member here. These are my 2 tanks...
75 gallon community

Stocklist-
5 x Puntius Denisonii
4 x Dawkinsia Assimilis
1 x Dawkinsia Tambraparnei
12 x Black Neons
6 x Corydoras Schwartzi
5 x Botia Almorhae
5 x Botia Kubotai
5 x Botia Striata
1 x Chromobotia Macrantha
1 x L200 Green Phantom
3 x L240 Leporacanthicus Galaxias
2 x Epalzeorhynchos Bicolor
2 x Albino Epalzeorhynchos Frenatum

50 gallon planted community

Stocklist-
80 x Rummynose Tetras
6 x Neons
6 x Cardinals
5 x German blue rams
10 x Blue Pinoy Pterophyllum
2 x Epalzeorhynchos Bicolor
1 x L18 gold nugget
1 x Twig Catfish

[bekateen]

Hi Jimmy.gme,
Welcome to PlanetCatfish. You've got some really pretty fish!
Cheers, Eric

[TwoTankAmin]

I hate to make this sort of post but I think it is important to note the following:

Clown loaches need to be kept in groups as do most loaches. Lone clowns become "schizoid."

Both of your tanks are overstocked and the choice of fish will result in problems, especially the 4 "sharks" which will not coexist in that 75 gal tank for very long nor will the two in the 50 gal. They do not do well with each other without much more room.

That number of angels in the 50 will also be a problem.

Here are 3 very good sites for researching fish:
[url]ttp://www.seriouslyfish.com/knowledge-base/[/url]
http://fish.mongabay.com/
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/2ndpage.html#info

[Jimmy.gme]

I appreciate your reply.

With all respect and research, this is what I have observed from the many years of having these exotic fishes.

A clown loach when kept with other loach species tend to lack aggressive dominance (no scrapes and graying out) and school playfully with the botia.

In terms of overstocking, my 75 gallon tank is filtered over 13x per hour (984GPH) with 25% weekly W/C.
It also has mediocre circulation in a clockwise direction, with a strong current behind the center-piece driftwood where my plecos mostly hide. Proof of this is the thickness of the sand substrate, notice the sand being lower on the right.

The Redtail and Albino Rainbow sharks are both adult pairs (you can tell this by their dorsal fin, stomach size and gray for adult female redtails). They don't chase even when its feeding time. I have had them for years and are my favorite Cyprinidae species.

The Angels are young juveniles that are growing out. The 50 gallon has 300GPH filtration as its a planted tank.
I will transfer the angels If I encounter any problems in the future.

All fishes are fed a varied diet of Bloodworms, Brineshrimp, Earthworm flakes, Protein pellets, Blanched veges and Spirulina wafers.