20 Gallon Fish Tank Stocking Ideas: Something Different!
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Hello Fellow Fish Keepers,
In this video we discuss stocking options for a 20 gallon fish tank. We look at some less common ideas and throw in a few old favorites that I think are underrated.
If you haven't seen our suggestions for stocking a 10 gallon fish tank check out this video. Anything included here can go in a 20 gallon as well: • 10 Gallon Fish Tank St...
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Bolivian Rams: • Bolivian Ram Care and ...
Gourami: • Gourami Care - The Goo...
Bristlenose Pleco: • Bristlenose Pleco Care...
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If you haven't seen our suggestions for stocking a 10 gallon fish tank check out this video. Anything included here can go in a 20 gallon as well: ruclips.net/video/zYlDbL-bSAU/видео.html
Here is additional information about some of the fish featured in this video:
Lamprologus ocellatus: ruclips.net/video/tqAOrEA6fyw/видео.html
Bolivian Rams: ruclips.net/video/yh66CXYsEH0/видео.html
Gourami: ruclips.net/video/4Efyiwo-lc4/видео.html
Bristlenose Pleco: ruclips.net/video/RRt_tjOKY84/видео.html
Why is your beard 2 colors
Jack Uzumaki perfectly natural for a beard to go grey that way. Most people go grey from the temples outward, and that could well apply to facial as well as hair on the crown of your head.
@@buckshots2dabrain859 Mine did that, then my facial hair went all white before my head did.
I know this video is old, but I broke my tibia so my mom is letting me put a single fish in my 20 gallon tank. I was thinking a halfmoon plakat male betta. What do reccomend for something individual and interesting, that can be aggressive or a little bit bigger at 3 or 4 inches?
What is the fish shown at 7:10 behind the brilliant rasboras? They have those beautiful long fins and look so amazing
I know this is a old video but I find my self all the time just watching through older videos of yours and Corrys. You two are definitely an inspiration to me.
Really appreciate you watching!
My 20 gallon is stocked with high quality guppies and a platinum dragon betta.
Very nice!
Prime Time Aquatics I bred the guppies myself!
I used to have a 20T with a nice assortment of fish until I added a pair of Jewel Cichlids.
It didn't take long until I only had a pair of Jewel Cichlids and a lot of baby Jewel Cichlids, all the other fish vanished.
I was young and didn't know better.
Make a video
Haha I have a platinum dragon scale betta too
I like this series - it gives me lots ideas for future tanks I **NEED** to have.
That's why I'm here. Haha
Your one of my main go-to for anything about this hobby! Thanks for taking the time to make these videos.
That Cory cat with the rams is chunky!!! He is living his best life right there. The rams are my favorite tropical fish but aren't available at any stores where I live. I'd love to have them someday! Thanks for the vid!
Ya, the Cory's get their fair share of sinking food. : -)
One of my favorite 20 gallon setups was a bunch of neon tetras and a betta in a planted 20 long. Definitely an eye-catching tank with all the color against a green, leafy backdrop.
Sounds very cool!
Now I have to make a shopping list, you pointed out some amazing fish I want, great video brother.
Glad I could help! Haha
I'd like to see the 29/30g tanks featured.
Soon! : -)
Me too that's what I have!
20 and 29 gallon Aquariums are my favorite sizes!! I'm hopeful to get back into the Freshwater Aquarium hobby!! I read, research, and study on Freshwater Aquarium Fish (among other things!) Much of the time! I had many Freshwater Aquarium Fish and Aquariums during my youth, and it is One of my most Beloved memories!
Amazing 😉 video on the stockings of a 20 gallon. Thanks as always my friend. 👍
Thank you! Appreciate it!
Everytime he says "cool" or "really cool" have a shot.
You’d be pukin 🤮😁
A chaser shot for every "pretty cool"
You would actually die of alcohol poisoning
😂😂😂
I'm setting up a 20 gallon tall tank and I needed ideas thank you so much
Wanna know how to determine who keeps fish in a group of people?
1. BEARD
2. BALD
Every self respecting LFS has a “No Bald, No Beard, No Service” sign
My 20 gal has ..... Black skirt tetras, Neon Tetras, Platties, Zebra Danios, Cory Cat, 1 Dwarf Gourami, and 1 Betta. ..... Heavily planted in tank. Pathos vine growing out top of tank. Extra filtration.
Sounds like nice tank!
Prime Time Aquatics ..... lots of activity and color.
Any advice on keeping betta's and black tetra together?
How do you keep the betta from getting aggressive with the other fish?
Also is your tank a 20 long or high?
I have a 20 gallon long with Cherry Barbs and Harlequin rasbora's. They seem to get along pretty well.
Ya, that mix has worked for me as well, albeit in a 75 gallon.
This was an awesome video! Most of the time people don't mention these cool fish in their videos/blogs and stick to the guppies, tetras and the common ones.. thank you! Loved this video!
Not a Tetra fan.... However, the Black Neon Tetra's are pretty cool. Hardy, schooling, and pretty... Plus they get a little bigger than the standard neon. I have one Black Neon that's right at 2" long. She's a beast! Love them!
I know! Everytime I get them they last FOREVER!
Fantastic video. Thanks for the info. I was worried that there was no hope for my 20 gallon. I want a beautiful community of fish.
New Subscriber here, working my way through your channel vids. I love this concept! Thank you for making these videos! And the species profiles, definitely keep those up! They are very much appreciated.
Appreciate you being here!
Wow love all the crazy different suggestions! Definitely not your typical PetSmart/Petco fish. :)
Thank you! Wanted to change it up a bit. : -)
Amazing list
You also gave me ideas for my 75 gallon in this video😉
They would certainly be a nice addition. : -)
Wow that's cool that you can have a center piece fish
I can always spot a cichlid due to the way they swim... like when they're just hanging out...the use their dorsal fin... at the very end. The way they sway it !
Nice to see my Similis babies in a good home
They are doing great! Thank you so much!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics You are very welcome
I love this video. It gave me some really great ideas. I am currently setting up a 55 gallon tank and....I fell in love with those Peruvian Pencil fish. My LFS had those and they can get it again.
Thank you. You have a forever fan.
You are SO lucky! I would jump all over those fish if I could get them. : -) Really appreciate you being here!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Actually Sir Jason, it is an honor to be here. My daughter and I watch your videos together. She wants to be a Biologist someday....like you. Looking forward to watching more of your very informative videos.
I've already ordered the Nannostomus mortenthaleri. The LFS owner told me that they are also called Coral Red Pencil Fish. He said his order of 50 of them will arrive the 2nd week of May. I ordered 12. I love them.
Thanks to you Sir, I found one of my dream fish to take care of.
Again Sir, Thank you.
Great material, you can see that you put a lot of work into it. I would like the things that I do to be as good as yours!
Thank you!
Im a big fan of the skirt tetras. We opted for a 29 gallon but definitely a solid option. Nice video!
Thank you!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics your welcome
I got a ringtail pike for mine, he’s doing great
My first tank is a 29 gallon, currently trying to hardscape and figure my stocking out. Thanks for the info, ill check your profile videos out.
Cool! Have fun with it!
This is an awesome video! I love seeing wider varieties of fish beyond what the big box players offer. Been thinking about re-trying apistos in the 40 breeder, this time with no rams. Won't make that mistake again.
That would be cool!
Slightly off topic, I'm raising 6 red shoulder severum in a 20 gallon tank, and I realized that in the wintertime the well water I'm using gets really hard. It turns out that this actually promotes the growth of your fish! I'm trying to find any literature or study on how this could affect the fishes metabolism in general but other than vast generalizations there is not much to be found. Spawning,laying eggs etc. Is a different story, but this is actually good news to all those that are constantly fretting about water hardness ph.etc.
It can help by provided minerals the fish require. However, most wild-caught fish that normally reside in softer water may struggle considerably. You are correct, many fish that are naturally found in softer water may not be able to produce viable offspring in harder water.
That aquarium at Aquashella was pretty lit ngl
Great video, I hope you do another one for 75 gallon tank.
It'll be out soon! : -)
Was great to see Nannacara Anomala on a list. They are such a great fish but too often left on the sidelines
They are so interesting!
I paused the video to look them up! No idea how easy it is to find them in my area, but I'm definitely interested in adding them to a future list...
Excellent review sir, very good information
Sir make a information about Endler guppy fish, appreciated tkx
Will add it to the list!
Yes sir
We’ve got 2 African Dwarf frogs (one albino and one green) and was looking for ideas on what else to add to our 20gal. Opinions on some good tank mates?
I had good luck with most peaceful live bearers (guppies, platys, half beaks), small tetras like neons, black neons, etc, rasboras, honey gourami.
Rams tank looking amazing feeling awsome to see that greate video😀
Thank you!
"we're going to include fish that are somewhat unusual, fish that you might not see all the time. Fish that wouldn't be included in other lists. So stay tuned."
Starts with Tetra's, earned a sub anyway :D
Too funny - at least we went more unusual later. haha :-)
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Yeah, I enjoyed the video, thats what its all about! ^^
Sup Jason, new to the channel! Already a huge a fan of the videos!
Glad you are here!
I have runny nose tetra in my 20. Dojo loach, corys, red capped oranda and platties. Great video and ideas.
307 Wyoming 4F I don’t know about a dojo in a 20
Hello I’m 6 months deep in the hobby now, I love the channel you provide a lot of great information and tips, I have a quick question about stocking an aquarium, how many different species would you say is too many for a community tank? I currently have hengeli raspbora’s (5), julii/sterba cory’s (3/2), odessa barb’s (3) and an albino bristlenose pleco. I wanted to add a couple leopard danio’s and a handful of neon tetra’s to add some mid to upper tank dwellers. Is having 5 or 6 different species in a 24 gallon too much diversity though?
I don't think it is too much. The neons might be a little better fit than the danios in your setup though.
I'd like to do some Galaxy rasboras (can't find them local yet) might go harlequin, ember Tetras, and maybe some guppies or mollies. I'd like some kind of catfish but I have gravel.
White skirt tetra are just black skirt tetras (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) bred to be white.
I love when you add fish that aren't common cause that is what I usually looking for. RIght now I'm stocking a 40 breeder, and personally I love fish that are ideally kept in a 10 gallon usually nano fish like CPDs, pencilfish, dwarf corys, rasbora brigittae, etc that usually grow to only 1 inch
Very cool! Thanks for watching.
Back when I used to work at my LFS, and we would always recommend danios as a starter fish due to their hardiness and higher activity. Personally, my favourite is the Kyathit danio, or the "orange-finned" danio! Mine didn't get as blue as I have seen in photos online, and I am still on the lookout for ones that have more of a leopard pattern (mine have more stripes), but they are indeed a cool little fish. They are nippier than I expected, so I would definitely recommend them to be kept in their own school in a 20, or for bigger aquariums, with more active tetras like Phantoms, Emperors, or Blue tetras. They like lots of open swimming space to zoom around! I would say they're underrated in my experience, usually due to the fact that they're not initially as flashy as a neon or cardinal, but once they colour up at home they put on quite the show. Great recommendations all around, and perfectly timed for my 20H overhaul :D
Thanks for sharing other options!
Let’s goooo aquatics unlimited baby!
Another great video mate love seeing all the shell dwellers lol but no shock there only thing I would of added is maybe a trio of neolamprologus caudopunctatus as well and love seeing Andrew skiffa still thinking about that since the tour
I have been keeping my eye open for caudopunks for a while now. They were all over the place a few years ago, and now they are no where to be found around me.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics if your wanting the normal yellow fin strain wetspot has them though if you don't want to do shipping there is a big store near that hotel that had some but idk about buying from there
Im waiting for dave from daves rare fish to get the redfin strain in stock he is who i bought my dwarf sumbu from
Love all your videos!!
So jealous of that beard. Can you weave it into some filter floss? Cause that thing is glossy smooth.
Ya, it’s the top layer in some of my HOBs. Haha
Great ideas 💡
Surprise fry is the best fry! Just here to say Julidochromis are the best fish evah!
I agree! : -)
Eagerly waiting for 50 gallon stocking ideas
It's in the works. : -)
I like this channel. Some great ideas. And an excellent beard!
Thank you!
great vid , still mightly impressed by the silkiness of the beard , what products dop you use or recomend the shin is emmense
I have some type of beard oil that I think came from Duluth Trading Co., but I can't read the label anymore. : -)
the skiffia are pretty nice :)
I love them too!
Thanks bud 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Could you do a 50 gallon tall stocking idea's.
WIAT. OMG THAT IS SO COOL 7:10 IN THE VIDEO WHAT IS THAT FISH I MUST HAVE IT!!!!
Those are brichardi.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thank you!!!!
GOOD VIDEO 👍
Thank you!
I'm thinking of getting like 12 cardinal tetras and a male betta, with live plants. The theme (u probably won't understand if u dont watch anime) is Hunter X Hunter and the 12 cardinal tetras are the 12 legs of the spiders in the phantom troupe and the betta is the boss (Chrollo), which is the head of the spider. I wanna get some snails too, it will be 4 and it would be Kurapika, Leorio, Gon and Killua. I feel like that's too much and let's add the fact that I wanna add 1 more type of like fish and that will be Hisoka but I dont know what to put. So that will be 12 Cardianal tetras, 1 male betta, 4 snails, and maybe like a smaller sorta catfish (hisoka). I always liked bettas and ive seen them live with other fish and that cardinal tetras are good companians with them also snails, but i dont know about a catfish if thats to much or maybe the catfish will bother the snail....i know their are some type of catfish that go well with bettas and are small. Its also a 20 gallon long tank. Tell me if thats too much fish or not.
I think that could work in a 20 gallon for sure!
Any plans on doing a 40 gallon version of this series? It's a fairly popular tank (you seem to like 'em too!) but its hard to find great information on stocking.
I’ve thought about it, but the 29 gallon and the 55 gallon options still work for the most part. 😀
Great job 🙌
Amazing ideas! I just set up my 20 long with a huge group of corys, a betta, some neon green rasboras, and a Bolivian Ram! I noticed some white dots on the bottom fins of you bolivian ram. Is that normal? I think mine is getting some white dots, too.
I have seen that on some as well.
I have two endlers some platies sword tails three scarlets kulli loaches pepper corys and in my 20 gallon
So I am thinking about making a tank. I have a 20 gallon long and was thinking about 1 fancy goldfish in it. I kind of wanted one that was decently planted though as well. I’ve normally seen goldfish in a non-planted tank do you think that I could put a goldfish in a decently planted tank? Thank you.
They usually dig them up or mostly eat them.
Well done man well done
Thank you!
after like MONTHS of reserarch I have decided what shall be going into my 32 gallon.
4 neon tetras
6 cardinal tetras
9 harlequin rasboras
1 Bolivian Ram
6 Julii corydoras
3 honey gourami
2 otto catfish
6 gold pencilfish
10 blue shrimp GIVEN they have enough places in the aquascape to hide from the ram if need be:
a few snails for algae.
hey! can i ask how this setup went for you?
@@skylighttunes3778 lol well turns out I went for Saltwater instead, got me the Fluval evo 13.5 and a pair of clowns and a Wheelers shrimp goby, sorry I couldnt be of any assistance but I got that setup from a guy who had identical, i cant remember who but his was similar and things were going really well between all the species
Woah! I wasn’t expecting you to talk about the fish store I go to in Milwaukee, it’s great there isn’t it?
Very cool place!
Can you do a 40 breeder stocking idea video?! Please and thank you
I hope you make a 40 breeder video soon. I have a 40 breeder that I'm going to need ideas for once i move my flowerhorn into his bigger tank.
For a 20 gallon tank, would the combo of 2 honey gourami, 5 zebra danios, 8 chili rasboras and 3 nerite snails be good? It's important to me to build around the danios. When I was a little kid we had a big tank and the danios were always my favorite. We had one that survived basically throughout the lifespan of the tank, probably a good six or seven years. Considering we weren't great fish owners, this is a small miracle.
Anyway, I'm planning on buying my first tank as an adult in college, and I really love this combo for the presence of danios, the bigger color pop of the gouramis, the red of the chilis (I want to feature red because I go to University of Wisconsin), and the snails make a great cleaning crew. AqAdvisor says I'm at 86% stocked for the tank I plan to buy (which is apparently officially 21.7 gal, based on dimensions).
If this combination is unlikely to work, what suggestions would you have that incorporate the school of zebra danios, a pop of red, a couple bigger fish, and a cleanup crew? Thanks in advance!
That could work. I might add a few more honey Gourami?
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks for your quick reply! Wow, could a couple more gourami fit without overstocking?
I love the rams but I just can’t keep them alive. I tried and tried and tried and just kept failing
I've found regular German Blue Rams like water warmer (82 degrees) and pH between 6.5 - 7.0. The Bolivian Rams are much easier to keep for me given my hard water and high pH.
Great channel!
Thank you!
I wish I found this video a few months ago. The only personable fish I was steered toward was German Blue Rams. Which are nice, but just didnt do it for me. I ended up going in a different direction, but I wish I had a few of these guys.
Something to look for in the future. : -)
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Definitely! Thanks for making the video!
Good stuff! I have to ask- you said you had hydra because you fed baby brine shrimp. I just bought some BBS eggs. My plan was to hatch them in small batches as treats for my small fish. Will this give my tanks hydra?
If they eat them fast enough probably not.
I love them rams.Could i put a few of each kind of ram in a 20?
It's hard to say. They can be a little rough on one another if you wind up with a bunch of males. I've had multiples of one kind in a 20 gallon long and 29 gallon with minimal issues, but they grew up together and had their own territory. If you try it, I would have a back-up plan just in case it's not working out.
LOVE THIS!!!!
Nice ideas Jason! I came from school yesterday and I put my tank lights on and I saw fish eggs. I'm pretty sure they are glassfish eggs. Not sure tho. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks jason
That's so cool! Where were they located? Connected to leaves and stuff?
My pet store says that Bolivian rams can’t go into my 29g does anybody believe that?
I had them in a 20 long (same footprint) for a long time and then moved them into a 29 gallon. Never had any issues at all.
Prime Time Aquatics can they be with community fish or must be with other chichilds?
Your nannacara anomala look quite different than mine! Mine never get such a blue coloration. My dominant male is more of a green/teal color highlighting a gold body. Perhaps we have different localities.
That could be. Interestingly, I have a female in the 150 and she turned quite a bit more gold after going in that tank.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Interesting, so then maybe it is environmental, like some rainbow fish.
I think it is a combination of different substrate color, lack of other nannacara in the tank, and an increase in larger fish.
Nice
1 Honey gourami ,4 Denison barb, 8 Neon Tetra,
4 black Tetras ,4 Cherry barb ,1 Bolivian ram & 1 bristlenose pleco. Will these combination survive in a 30 gallon. And these need a heaters??
Yeah these should all survive together in a 30 gallon cause a lot of those fish are quite small so the gallon per inch rule is kinda thrown off a bit, I would just make sure that you get a good filter for your tank and yeah it will need to be heated
That's a good mix. I might hold off on the Denison barbs in a 20 gallon because they get pretty big - 6" or more. Definitely get a heater. Good luck!
@@nataliapierce4001sure, thanks for the advice.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks for the advice. N love ur videos.🐠👍
Are those geos pellegrini in the white skirt tetra portion?
They are! Just pulled a bunch of eggs from a female, but they weren't viable. Darn it!
That last thing plus the reg acara make the electric blue acara?
I noticed my blue acara liked to breed with anything had green terror hybrids and the acara was aggresive way more than any electric blue acara i kept.
is 8 neons , 8 harlins, and 8 guppies wirth 2 or 4 rams and a cleaner fit in a 20 gal. which cleaner fish is best and how many
I might just do one ram - if they start breeding it could get rough.
Both of Bolivian rams were attacking and hunting down my other fish, I had to re home them sadly
Aquatics unlimited is awesome!!!
Awesome video! I have a quick question about the cryptoheros nanoluteus; what are some good tank mates for these fish? Could you keep them with rainbowfish, peaceful barbs or even somewhat larger cichlids like flag cichlids?
I think the rainbow fish and peaceful barbs could work!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thank you!
A group of 6 tiger barbs ☺️
So I’m gonna get 2 bristelnose plecos 6 tetras and 1 or 2 blue angelfish and I am wondering if that is to much for a 20 gallon tank
I might go with one pleco. My largest angles are about a foot long from top to bottom? You might want a new tank for them after a few months.
Prime Time Aquatics ok thanks
Is it to much to keep 10 ember tetras, a clown pleco, 4 ottos, a female betta and some shrimp and snails in a 16 gallon????
I know it's a bit over stocked but 🤷♂️🤷♂️
yes thats way to much
It might be a little over-stocked. If I had that size tank I might try the ember tetras, clown pleco, and the betta. A snail might work too. The betta will probably eat the shrimp and the clown pleco will be more than enough for algae control, especially if there is a mystery snail in the tank. You may have to cut the school down to around six as well? Just what I would probably do. : -)
would a birchir or black ghost knifefish work?
They both need very large tanks - 6ft tanks at least.
I like your videos. I live in California and I have a 20 gallon fish tank. I want to put use it as an outdoor fish tank on the side of my outside bar on my patio that has a cover. What fish do you think I can use or try out?
Depends on the temp of the tank. If you think it will stay in the low 70s you will want cooler water fish like white clouds, hillstream loaches and paradise fish. If it's going to get into the upper 70s consistently, any of the fish listed here should work. Wish I could do that, but Chicago weather doesn't allow for it. :-)
Prime Time Aquatics I truly appreciate you responding back so fast. Thank you for the information.
What about amano shrimp or a nerite snail for the clean up crew?
Sure
GUPPIES GUPPIES GUPPIES
What would you recommend for a 28 gal bowfront?
Anything listed in our 20 or 29 gallon stocking options videos!
They there Jason. So, I had Dwarf Rainbowfish in my 20gallon tank, optimal water conditions, and i've had corys and mollies living happily in there for over 6 months.. Sadly, these rainbows passed only 1 week in the tank, do you know what could have caused this? Water was 0Amm, 0nitri, and very low nitra (planted semi-heavy) and the ph was around 7.5..the only thing i can think of is that it's the same thing that caused my mystery snail to turn black/brown and pass.. i think maybe theres some kind of metals in my water(like copper from the pipes) that's causing the issue, but i've had a betta live for a while in the water (same water as the snail) and as mentioned earlier, mollys/corys in this tank for a long time... any suggestions you might have for a 'centerpiece' style 'showstopper' fish for this tank? one that might be able to handle w/e hidden thing is in the water quality?
Sounds like your parameters are fine. Could have been a sick group of fish. How about a Bolivian ram?
Any idea of the size of the cylindrical tetra tank from AquaShella (all these years later)? I would love to put my tetras in a tank like that. Thanks for all the info.
I don't remember exactly, but it had to be at least 150-200 gallons?
You look like the host of the Military Arms Channel.
MAC! : -)
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Dead on!
what are those awesome fish at 7:20 in with the raspboras?
Those are Brichardi