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Old October 20th, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
The latest on my fish

I had 1 Glofish, 2 Black Neon Tetras, 1 Otto and 2 Ghost shrimp. Last night I saw Longfin Leopard Danios and I got five for three dollars!

I have a 20 long. Am I overstocked? I think I am a bit and I am going to try to re-home the two tetras.

When I woke up this morning the leopard danios were going crazy. I looked real close and they were breeding, eggs were going everywhere. It was fun to watch. I really should have recorded it and put in online. Sometime I will. It was cool to see.
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Old October 21st, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
thats awesome that you saw your danios spawning!!!.... i wish my fish would do that >.>...
also.. yes i do think your tank is little over stocked.... in my opinion there are several kinds of overstocked...idk if anyone else thinks of it this way... but
some fish produce little waste so they are easy on your bio-filter.... but if you get to many, they will start on the bio-filter and being too close and too many can cause stress
others produce lots of waste and only a few can be kept, because it is very hard on your bio-filter. even if it looks like there's room.
and, some fish can be very territorial and need a specific amount of space(and or "cave") per fish...
SPACE WASTE AND TERRITORY.... hope ive been a help
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Old October 21st, 2009  
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Thanks for the update! Wow, good things happening in your tank.
I agree with steed, there's different ways of being overstocked.
Although I do respectfully disagree about being overstocked since it's a 20 long.
If it were a 20 regular, I might agree.
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Old October 21st, 2009  
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Everyone has different opinions on stocking. If it was my tank, I would probably add another 4 Black Neons and 2 more otos. A 20 long has a lot of swimming room for such small fish, and all of them have very small bioloads. With good maintence and regular water changes it would be fine. (just my opinion though)
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Old October 22nd, 2009  
Fish Keeper
 
Great advice above! Nick has a good point about adding 4 more black tetras since they like being in a school. I'm sure you could fit in 4 more. Best of luck and keep us updated!
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Old October 22nd, 2009  
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Hello Couesfanatic and congrats on the new fish. I think your stocking list is fine. I would also add a few more as stated above as long as you keep up with your tank maintenance. Best wishes for some healthy fry. Do have plans for the fry?
Ken
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Old October 27th, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
I'm trying to add enough live plants so a few of the fry will survive. I only have one tank so removing the parents and all that is not a option currently. Hopefully my plants will grow enough to help make more hiding places.
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