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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 · GOOD

On paper this can work — still match filtration, adult sizes, and run pair checks; real fish may surprise you.

Reads as a general community basket — outcome depends on honest volume, peaceful choices, and filtration headroom. 3 fish across 2 species in 200L. Shared temperature 24–28°C. Stocking: understocked (load index 31 vs ref 200).

Keyhole cichlidDwarf Gourami

Tank preview200L · 3 fish
2× Keyhole cichlid1× Dwarf Gourami

Your stock

Keyhole cichlid
Keyhole cichlid
10cm · peaceful · 200L min
2
Dwarf Gourami
Dwarf Gourami
8cm · peaceful · 60L min
1
VerdictGOOD

On paper this can work — still match filtration, adult sizes, and run pair checks; real fish may surprise you.

Reads as a general community basket — outcome depends on honest volume, peaceful choices, and filtration headroom. 3 fish across 2 species in 200L. Shared temperature 24–28°C. Stocking: understocked (load index 31 vs ref 200).
Score 100/100·Confidence medium·General community mix

One or more species profiles are only partially verified or need verification — treat numbers as planning guidance, not guarantees.

Pair compatibility for any two species · Fish library

Positives

  • WaterTemperature ranges overlap comfortably (24–28°C).
  • WaterpH requirements overlap reasonably across the group.
  • StockingStocking pressure looks conservative — room to grow schools or add compatible species if filtration allows.
  • CommunityPeaceful community core — no aggressive species in the list.
  • StockingEvery listed species has a published minimum tank size at or below 200L.

Water overlap

What every fish can share at the same time

Shared temperature: 2428°C

Shared pH: 6.07.5

Shared temperature range for all species: 24–28°C.

Shared pH window: 6.0–7.5.

Stocking pressure

understocked

Load index 31 vs conservative reference 200 for 200L (adult cm × quantity × bioload weight × territory factor).

Swim-zone distribution

Fish-weighted zone use — top 0.5, middle 1.5, bottom 1.0 (relative biomass per level).

top 1
middle 2
bottom 1

Beginner difficulty

moderate

  • Includes intermediate species — stable parameters matter.

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