Stocking by size
What fits your tank size
Every tank size wants a different stocking plan. Pick your volume and see the fish, shrimp and plants that suit it, scaled so you can build a community without crowding it.
- 10 litre tankSingle-species shrimp tank or a betta sorority of three.
- 20 litre tankPico fish (chili rasbora, CPDs) or a shrimp colony.
- 45 litre tankMid-size schoolers + a small bottom team.
- 90 litre tankSchooling group + a centrepiece + bottom team.
- 120 litre tankMixed community; the classic 4-foot tank in litres.
- 180 litre tankSubstantial scape; multiple shoaling groups + a feature.
- 240 litre tankLarge display; bigger species or many groups.