▷ 60 liter aquarium | Guide and stocking examples

Important: This article gives you an example of stocking a 60 liter aquarium. If you are looking for questions and tips on operation, break-in and the first aquarium, please read the article “Breaking in an aquarium after initial setup«

A 60 liter aquarium is one of the very small tank types. Accordingly, only small species of fish and invertebrates can be accommodated in it. Even if keeping a small aquarium is a bit more demanding, a 60 liter tank can still look very nice and give you a lot of pleasure. In order to really enjoy the fish for a long time, you should pay attention to a few things with the crew.

Fish that can generally live in a 60 liter aquarium are:

So that you also know which of the fish species you can best socialize with one another and how many fish can be accommodated in a 60 liter aquarium, there are three examples of occupations below.

Our recommendation for a 50 – 60 liter aquarium complete set

The aquarium sets from Tetra. Here you get proven quality and a set that is ready to use. The single purchase of Aquarium. Filter, lamp and co. not recommended for a 60 liter aquarium. Fluval offers visually appealing and high-quality solutions including lighting control via smartphone app.

Crew example 1 South America Basin:

Guppies are among the most popular freshwater fish. They are easy to keep and not demanding. Since the guppies reproduce very quickly, 5-6 guppies are sufficient for a 60 liter aquarium. The female guppies should always be in the majority.

Harlequin rasbora are small carp fish. They are hardy and particularly peaceful. They like dark substrate, lots of plants and little light.

crew example 2 Southeast Asia Basin:

• 1 pair of honey gourami,
• 10 dwarf rasbora and
• 8 Blue Dream dwarf shrimp

This basin then resembles a rainbow. The yellow honey gouramis are a great eye-catcher. The dwarf rasbora shimmers beautifully red in the light and the blue dwarf shrimp on the ground are a great finish. If you like it less colourful, you can also exchange the Blue Dream shrimp for other dwarf shrimp. The shrimp should be fully grown at the tank size but no longer than 3.5 cm.

The honey gouramis like a densely planted tank. Floating plants on the water surface allow them to enjoy the shady water. Honey gouramis should definitely only be kept with small and calm fish species. With other dwarf gouramis, there are often big arguments and territorial fights. For this reason, it is also better to avoid several males of one variety.

Shrimp are very prolific and can double or even triple their number after a few months. For this they need fine soil, roots and moss. There they also like to hide from the fish and the young animals can protect themselves.

Crew Example 3 The community pool:

The platys like to reproduce just like guppies. Again, the females should be in the majority. Since Platys like to hide from time to time, the tank should be well planted. They like a lot of light, so it is better to avoid floating plants on the surface. Platies prefer standing water. The aquarium filter should therefore not be set very strongly.

For the dwarf armored catfish, the substrate should consist of sand or very fine gravel, as they like to dig around. If the stones are too coarse, their gills can be injured.