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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

Tank volume is below published minima for at least one species — shop size is not adult swimming space. Review supporting points next, then re-run the check.

Primary issue: Tank volume is below published minima for at least one species — shop size is not adult swimming space. Hard conflicts on file (water, pairing, size, or bettas) — resolve red items before fine-tuning decor or food. 9 fish across 2 species in 40L. Shared temperature 22–26°C. Stocking: near-limit (load index 45 vs ref 40). 1 high-severity pairing flag(s).

Adolfoi coryAmano Shrimp

Tank preview40L · 9 fish
6× Adolfoi cory3× Amano Shrimp

Your stock

Adolfoi cory
Adolfoi cory
5cm · peaceful · 80L min
6
Amano Shrimp
Amano Shrimp
5cm · peaceful · 40L min
3
VerdictRISKY

Tank volume is below published minima for at least one species — shop size is not adult swimming space. Review supporting points next, then re-run the check.

Primary issue: Tank volume is below published minima for at least one species — shop size is not adult swimming space. Hard conflicts on file (water, pairing, size, or bettas) — resolve red items before fine-tuning decor or food. 9 fish across 2 species in 40L. Shared temperature 22–26°C. Stocking: near-limit (load index 45 vs ref 40). 1 high-severity pairing flag(s).
Score 29/100·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. At least one species has ID or trade-name ambiguity on file — plan for a typical trade example, not every shop label. Elevated risk verdict — we bias toward safety; your reading of specialist sources still matters.

Pair compatibility for any two species · Fish library

Critical problems

  • Adolfoi cory needs about 80L minimum for adult size (~5cm) and normal swimming space — your 40L tank is below that. Shop size is not adult size.
  • Adolfoi cory + Amano Shrimp: Adolfoi cory + Amano Shrimp: Tank may be too small. Adolfoi cory and Amano Shrimp together need at least 80 litres. Your tank is 40 litres. Real tanks add variables Fishori cannot model; treat this as a high-risk read, not certainty.

Warnings

  • pH overlap is tight — large water changes can swing chemistry outside the safe band.

Water overlap

What every fish can share at the same time

Shared temperature: 2226°C

Shared pH: 6.56.5 (tight overlap)

Shared temperature range for all species: 22–26°C.

Shared pH window: 6.5–6.5.

Stocking pressure

near limit

Load index 45 vs conservative reference 40 for 40L (adult cm × quantity × bioload weight × territory factor).

Swim-zone distribution

Fish-weighted zone use — top 0.0, middle 1.5, bottom 7.5 (relative biomass per level).

top 0
middle 2
bottom 8

Most biomass leans toward one swim level — shy fish may feel exposed or outcompeted at feeding time.

Compatibility summary

Species pairing: avoid

critical· other
  • Adolfoi cory + Amano Shrimp: Adolfoi cory + Amano Shrimp: Tank may be too small. Adolfoi cory and Amano Shrimp together need at least 80 litres. Your tank is 40 litres. Real tanks add variables Fishori cannot model; treat this as a high-risk read, not certainty.

Pairs checked: 1 · RISKY pair flags: 1 · CAUTION: 0

Fix this setup

Grouped by scenario — work through each block in order

Volume & minimum tank

  • 1.Increase tank size to at least 80L, or remove Adolfoi cory from this stocking plan.

Species pairing & temperament

  • 1.Clear each unsafe species pair by removing or replacing one side — do not stock while red compatibility flags remain.

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.
  • Where a pleco is the volume problem, consider bristlenose pleco instead of common pleco for sub-200L plans.

Beginner difficulty

advanced

  • Includes intermediate species — stable parameters matter.
  • Serious compatibility or tank-size issues — not a beginner layout until resolved.

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