nilz

hi i wanted to ask i got a 19 uk gallon fishtank and i got several fishes (specifc on my profile) i wanted to know whether it will be appropiate to add 4/5 more glowligt tetras and 1/2 more black skirt tetra

thanks!

Birdo

What I heard about fish is that an inch of the body of the fish (not including the tail) per gallon is the way to determine the amount of fish you can put in your tank. However, this is not true with every breed of fish. Some fish that are more active need larger tank sizes. So I would do some research on what requirements those particular fish need according to their ADULT size and natural activity level. Also, you need to keep in mind how big the fish will grow, must fish you get in the fish stores (if you buy from them) will be juveniles, so make sure you leave growing room for them. I am very new to this hobby as well, but I hope this helped!

Peace, Love, and Happiness

Devon

Welcome!

Birdo is correct, the guideline for small fish is 1" of ADULT fish to 1-2 gallons. I prefer to give more space than less, unless you don't mind doing more frequent water changes (I have a slightly overstocked tank I just do more maintenance on: 2-3 water changes a week instead of 1, it's really not that big a deal.)
For larger fish, you need to allow far, far more space per inch of fish: for example, a 14" Oscar is NOT going to be happy in 14-28 gallons of water!!
Your tetras will get to be appx 1.5" at maturity, so they need 1.5-2.5 gallons each (I'd go with two.)
I really don't know anything about rainbow sharks or the loaches, but I am 90% sure that you are already overstocked on adult fish size in that tank. I'll let someone that knows about those kinds of fish address that part. -_-"
Tetras need to live in groups of 5 of their own kind or more: 6-12 is the ideal number.
Also remember to never add more than 3-4 fish to your tank at a time (especially in a smaller tank), because adding too many at once gives a sudden spike to your bio-load and will throw your tank into a mini-cycle.

Hope this helps & good luck stocking.

Chief_waterchanger

Birdo, good job! You may be new but you have done your homework.

Devon is correct also. The 1" per gallon or two is a very tricky thing that most of us wish would never have been put out there as a guideline, because it is only loosely applicable to a very select few fish. I think Devon did a fantastic job of explaining that.

LilMollieBreeder

Yeah I wouldn't add any more fish in other words

nilz

thanks that helped alot! i'll listen to your advice and add a minimal i think i'll just add1 or 2 glowlights as i herd black skirt tetra's get very territorial with their own kind is this true?!

thanks

Allie

Yup they get nasty and fight among themselves all day long. We had 9 of them in a 120g with 5 diamond tetra and 12 angelfish....they only fought with each other. But this freaked out some of the other fish.

nilz

do you think a black skirt tetra will fight against a white skirt tetra ?