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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. 3 fish across 1 species in 80L. Shared temperature 20–28°C. Stocking: balanced (load index 64 vs ref 80).

Swordtail

Tank preview80L · 3 fish
3× Swordtail

Your stock

Swordtail
Swordtail
12cm · semi-aggressive · 80L min
3
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. 3 fish across 1 species in 80L. Shared temperature 20–28°C. Stocking: balanced (load index 64 vs ref 80).
Score 100/100·Confidence low·Species / centrepiece lean

Low confidence — small list or thin data; use this as a starting checklist, not a final word.

Pair compatibility for any two species · Fish library

Positives

  • WaterTemperature ranges overlap comfortably (20–28°C).
  • WaterpH requirements overlap reasonably across the group.
  • StockingEvery listed species has a published minimum tank size at or below 80L.

Water overlap

What every fish can share at the same time

Shared temperature: 2028°C

Shared pH: 7.08.0

Shared temperature range for all species: 20–28°C.

Shared pH window: 7.0–8.0.

Stocking pressure

balanced

Load index 64 vs conservative reference 80 for 80L (adult cm × quantity × bioload weight × territory factor).

Swim-zone distribution

Fish-weighted zone use — top 0.0, middle 3.0, bottom 0.0 (relative biomass per level).

top 0
middle 3
bottom 0

Beginner difficulty

easy

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