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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. 5 fish across 1 species in 300L. Shared temperature 22–28°C. Stocking: balanced (load index 221 vs ref 300).

Banded leporinus

Tank preview300L · 5 fish
5× Banded leporinus

Your stock

Banded leporinus
Banded leporinus
25cm · semi-aggressive · 300L min
5
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. 5 fish across 1 species in 300L. Shared temperature 22–28°C. Stocking: balanced (load index 221 vs ref 300).
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 (22–28°C).
  • WaterpH requirements overlap reasonably across the group.
  • StockingEvery listed species has a published minimum tank size at or below 300L.

Water overlap

What every fish can share at the same time

Shared temperature: 2228°C

Shared pH: 5.57.2

Shared temperature range for all species: 22–28°C.

Shared pH window: 5.5–7.2.

Stocking pressure

balanced

Load index 221 vs conservative reference 300 for 300L (adult cm × quantity × bioload weight × territory factor).

Swim-zone distribution

Fish-weighted zone use — top 0.0, middle 2.5, bottom 2.5 (relative biomass per level).

top 0
middle 3
bottom 3

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.