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Stocking plan

Plan a freshwater tank stocking

Set volume, add species with the numbers you actually plan to keep, and get a conservative verdict for the whole stocking — bioload, group size, zone crowding, and multi-species conflicts, not a single pair in isolation. Use the editor first; the planning notes below explain why a pairwise match still needs a tank-level check.

Shared plan · RISKY

Schooling welfare — a shoaling species is below the safe minimum group size. Review supporting points next, then re-run the check.

Primary issue: Schooling welfare — a shoaling species is below the safe minimum group size. Hard conflicts on file (water, pairing, size, or bettas) — resolve red items before fine-tuning decor or food. 5 fish across 3 species in 100L. Shared temperature 20–25°C. Stocking: understocked (load index 35 vs ref 100).

Hillstream LoachPearl DanioZebra Danio

Tank preview100L · 5 fish
3× Hillstream Loach1× Pearl Danio1× Zebra Danio

Your stock

Hillstream Loach
Hillstream Loach
7cm · peaceful · 100L min
3
Pearl Danio
Pearl Danio
6cm · peaceful · 80L min
1
Zebra Danio
Zebra Danio
5cm · peaceful · 60L min
1
VerdictRISKY

Schooling welfare — a shoaling species is below the safe minimum group size. Review supporting points next, then re-run the check.

Primary issue: Schooling welfare — a shoaling species is below the safe minimum group size. Hard conflicts on file (water, pairing, size, or bettas) — resolve red items before fine-tuning decor or food. 5 fish across 3 species in 100L. Shared temperature 20–25°C. Stocking: understocked (load index 35 vs ref 100).
Score 56/100·Confidence low·Hard conflicts (size, water, pairing)

One or more species profiles are only partially verified or need verification — treat numbers as planning guidance, not guarantees. Elevated risk verdict — we bias toward safety; your reading of specialist sources still matters.

Pair compatibility for any two species · Fish library

Critical problems

  • Pearl Danio is a schooling/shoaling species — keeping only 1 is a serious welfare risk; aim for at least 6.
  • Zebra Danio is a schooling/shoaling species — keeping only 1 is a serious welfare risk; aim for at least 6.

Water overlap

What every fish can share at the same time

Shared temperature: 2025°C

Shared pH: 6.57.5

Shared temperature range for all species: 20–25°C.

Shared pH window: 6.5–7.5.

Stocking pressure

understocked

Load index 35 vs conservative reference 100 for 100L (adult cm × quantity × bioload weight × territory factor).

Swim-zone distribution

Fish-weighted zone use — top 1.0, middle 1.0, bottom 3.0 (relative biomass per level).

top 1
middle 1
bottom 3

Fish are spread across top, middle, and bottom zones reasonably for a community layout.

Fix this setup

Grouped by scenario — work through each block in order

Schooling & group sizes

  • 1.Add more Pearl Danio to reach at least 6 individuals, or remove the species.
  • 2.Add more Zebra Danio to reach at least 6 individuals, or remove the species.

Suggested swaps

  • Single-biome community: e.g. soft-water South Americans together (tetras + corydoras + small gourami) — run the pair tool for every add-on.
  • Species or centrepiece tank: one main species (or one compatible pair group) in a right-sized aquarium with dither fish from the same water profile — not random continent mixing.

Beginner difficulty

advanced

  • Includes advanced-care species.
  • Serious compatibility or tank-size issues — not a beginner layout until resolved.

Schooling / group size

  • Pearl Danio is a schooling/shoaling species — keeping only 1 is a serious welfare risk; aim for at least 6.
  • Zebra Danio is a schooling/shoaling species — keeping only 1 is a serious welfare risk; aim for at least 6.

Fish behaviour varies. Fishori gives conservative planning guidance based on adult size, temperament, tank size and common aquarium care sources.