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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.

Single-species or centrepiece lean — fewer cross-species surprises; match temperature and pH tightly to that fish. 1 fish across 1 species in 2000L. Shared temperature 24–28°C. Stocking: understocked (load index 212 vs ref 2000).

Red-tailed catfish

Tank preview2000L · 1 fish
1× Red-tailed catfish

Your stock

Red-tailed catfish
Red-tailed catfish
120cm · aggressive · 2000L min
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VerdictGOOD

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

Single-species or centrepiece lean — fewer cross-species surprises; match temperature and pH tightly to that fish. 1 fish across 1 species in 2000L. Shared temperature 24–28°C. Stocking: understocked (load index 212 vs ref 2000).
Score 100/100·Confidence low·Species / centrepiece lean

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.
  • StockingEvery listed species has a published minimum tank size at or below 2000L.

Water overlap

What every fish can share at the same time

Shared temperature: 2428°C

Shared pH: 5.57.5

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

Shared pH window: 5.5–7.5.

Stocking pressure

understocked

Load index 212 vs conservative reference 2000 for 2000L (adult cm × quantity × bioload weight × territory factor).

Swim-zone distribution

Fish-weighted zone use — top 0.0, middle 0.5, bottom 0.5 (relative biomass per level).

top 0
middle 1
bottom 1

Beginner difficulty

advanced

  • Includes advanced-care species.
  • Aggressive species require confident husbandry.

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