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user_name said:

I hope you plan on keeping them, as they make great fish!

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I assume I will keep them. None of my friends or family have aquariums so I have nobody who would take them. Besides, after helping me with cycling my tank I will owe them a home.

wespastor said:

Try this stocking calulator for both fish relationships and socking levels. It can also help with filtration level calculations.

http://aqadvisor.com/

I found it to be beneficial.

Best wishes,
Wes

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That is a great tool. Looks like I need to reconsider adding a second school of anything. I also need to add a second filter.

After running several scenarios through that tool I think the best stocking scheme I can find that makes me happy is

6 Danios (current cycling fish)
2 Angelfish
4 Cory Cats
2 Dwarf Gouramis

Add another Penguin 200 filter

This leaves me with the following stats -
Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 171%.
Recommended water change schedule: 34% per week.
Your aquarium stocking level is 104%

After some more research on my tank I think I have determined that the guy who sold it to me was wrong on the size. It is a 36 gallon (not 33) Aqueon bow front with matching Geneva cabinet stand.

I put 6 Danios in it on Tuesday evening to start the cycling process. I'm also trying Microbe-lift special blend to speed up the process. I'm not sure if it will do any good but I will report my experience here and on my blog journal. I got six Zebra Danios but three of them are albino so there is some variety to look at.