Opinions on stocking 55 gallon (adding Botia almorhae)

[ctabone]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to purchase some beautiful young Botia almorhae I spotted at my local fish store today but first I'd like some opinions on the number of fish I have in my tank. There is no rush on the sale because I'd like to make sure I can accommodate the new additions.

Currently I'm stocked with:

5 Chromobotia macracanthus (all young, couple inches at most)
5 Danios (also small, perhaps an inch)
1 Plecostomus
1 Pimelodus pictus

The tank is 55 gallons, medium-planted (in about 2 months it should have a rather large amount of plant cover once everything grows a bit). The filtration is a Filstar XP3 accompanied by weekly water changes of about 10-15%. I also keep provide additional circulation with an Aquaclear 50 (402).

Would it be possible to add 5 Botia almorhae to the current setup? I will be expanding to a minimum ~120 gallon tank sometime next year after I move from my current residence and I'm sure that will be enough room - but for now it'd be nice to have a couple more fish swimming around.

Thanks for any and all help!

[Diana]

With such small, young fish there is room for more. The problem would be when the fish grow, and something has happened to the big, new tank.

I do have Yoyos and Clowns in the same tank, and they are all around 3"-4". They do not hang out together.