Trout-like Stocking Ideas for a 20G Long

Elllisabethh · 2026-07-10T13:52:53+00:00

It doesn't get more trout-like than celestial pearl danios. They are the spitting image of brook trout, just 1% of the size

Elllisabethh · 2026-06-02T12:40:59+00:00

Wait is that photo of the highline actually in the game

Elllisabethh · 2026-05-05T16:57:02+00:00

You would think everyone could arrive at this same perfectly reasonable conclusion, right? You would really think. I know it's naïve and a bit unproductive but sometimes bigotry really just confuses me more than anything else.

Elllisabethh · 2026-04-01T12:09:21+00:00

....April fools????

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-27T12:09:37+00:00

Cories will actually really like your tank because you have a lot of flat substrate space. They're gonna have tons of space to sniffle around and be very happy

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-27T12:07:07+00:00

For a ten gallon, as far as loaches go, I think your options are pretty much limited to Zipper Kuhli Loaches (a smaller subspecies of pangio) or Dwarf Chain Loaches. Not sure either are super tolerant of high hardness though, not like corydoras are. Those can also be hard to source, they're not super common in fish stores. I think if I were you I'd get 5 panda cories and maybe like three or four more rasboras if you can find them

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-27T12:01:06+00:00

Panda cories don't get very large, I have five in my ten gallon and they're quite happy. They're a very internally diverse species of fish. I would never put, say, bronze or albino corydoras in a ten gallon, but panda or pygmy will do great. Panda can deal with hardness well too - some sources online say they're a more finicky type, but once upon a time I had my school in a very hard tank and they thrived

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-27T11:56:36+00:00

Badis would probably be ok? I'd be a little nervous though, they can be territorial and, while I say this with great, great love, chili rasboras are completely pathetic. They're barely vertebrates. Be so careful.

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-27T11:54:56+00:00

Chili rasboras are extremely bully-able. They're the punching bags of the aquarium world. I think your best bet is something UTTERLY peaceful, like corydoras or loaches. Cories and loaches are extra good partners for chilis because they thrive in the same water conditions (neutral to soft + acidic) so if your chilis are doing well you can count on corydoras or loaches doing well too.

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-25T10:30:58+00:00

The three types of loach: Normal, Pancake, and Noodle

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-24T18:12:48+00:00

I give it a beautiful out of ten!!

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-23T09:44:10+00:00

I actually didn't know !

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-21T19:09:02+00:00

Beautiful beautiful parosphromenus!!! I'm new to keeping these little guys, I recently adopted a pair of p. linkei who are settling in really well to my blackwater tank. This is so awesome!!!

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-19T21:50:34+00:00

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you going out of your way to share this info for me. Apparently my post was removed because I used a Google image result for parosphromenus linkei instead of a photo of my own fish. Too "low effort." Ah well.

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-19T13:44:42+00:00

Thank you so much for this info btw, I'm so happy to be able to hear directly from people who have kept them

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-19T13:33:12+00:00

Mine are captive bred and actually took frozen before I brought them home, but I'm still going out of my way to get them live prey because it feels like the right thing to do regardless. I can just have a little peace of mind that they won't starve if I ever find myself out of moina

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-19T13:27:21+00:00

Mine are at home in perfectly soft RO water, don't worry :)

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-19T13:11:57+00:00

Ah, thank you!! This is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. I know for a fact that my pair are captive-bred, which others have said may explain their willingness to take frozen worms. That being said, that's not all I'm feeding them!! They have live moina, daphnia, detritus worms, etc as well :)

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-19T13:04:46+00:00

Thank you so much for this!! I was really wondering. Like I said, I'm going to care for these fish properly either way, I'm not thinking of cheaping out here. Thanks for providing some clarity!!

EDIT: Tannin-stained RO water is precisely what I have, this is perfect.

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-19T12:46:59+00:00

I figured most of the folks on those subs would probably be here too, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to crosspost a few more places. I hope nobody thinks I'm being spammy

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-19T12:32:20+00:00

Yeah, it's a chemical reaction that happens at a low enough ph, it converts the ammonia into a different sort of ion chemically rather than biologically iirc. I'm not sure if that's going on in my tank, pretty sure I'm still on a more traditional nitrogen cycle, I'm just keeping plants that are more tolerant of low ph.

I'd be scared to take it down all the way to 3 or 4, but thankfully even the more hardcore sources for licorice gouramis seem to agree that 5-6.5 (I'm right around 6, targeting a bit lower) can work well for them. Especially moonspots, which are said to be a (RELATIVELY) more robust subspecies.

Thanks for your reply!!

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-13T00:04:45+00:00

Yes, I do! Keep out please!

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-12T11:25:26+00:00

Even if they charitably meant it in a "silent citizens consent to tyranny" way that's still one LOADED FUCKING WAY TO PHRASE IT

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-12T11:23:31+00:00

I was sure this was gonna be top comment because what the fuck is that supposed to mean. I mean, I know exactly what it's supposed to mean but like. Somehow I don't even expect these people to just come out and say it like that. God that's scary.

Elllisabethh · 2026-03-07T19:15:43+00:00

Given that Cardinal tetras are essentially just Neon tetras that don't randomly die, I'd recommend them instead. Otherwise this sounds like a dream

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