05G35COUPE

I got a little fish crazy and think my tank is overstocked. What do you think?..

2[m/f] Kibs
1 Balloon Rams
1 True Altum Angle,
1 Discus,
2 [m/f] Apistogramma Cacatoide
2 Loaches
2 [m/f] German Blue Ram's
2[m/f Gold ram's 2 Odessa Barbs
2 SAE's
1 Bull Noise Pleco's
1 Flying Fox
1Congo Tetra

NUMB3RS

You are definitely overstocked You should get more Congo Tetras because they are schooling fish. I love all your fish and I wish I could have them. I love rams and angels. I would do an upgrade on your tank. Rule is inch per gallon. I still like your fish tho!

CHoffman

The 1 inch rule only works with small fish...For example you wouldn't put a 10 inch fish in a 10 gallon tank..but 10 1 inch fish would be fine....I do think your tank is overstocked. I would consider re homing some of them.

Edit: I would love to see a pic of your Altum..They are beautiful!!

05G35COUPE

How overstocked am I?....I think I will bring back the Congo Tetra & Balloon Ram to start since i do not have pairs. Eventually I will have to bring back the 2 Loaches as they will outgrow the tank. I have been doing 30% weekly water changes & monthly gravel vacuuming to keep my water parameters up.

agabr123

what kind of loaches?

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CHoffman

Very pretty!!..I'm jealous
You have allot of bottom feeders..Loaches, pleco, SAEs, flying fox's..I would consider maybe cutting back on them..Plus teh pleco and SAE"s are huge waste producers.

AlyeskaGirl

Wow, yeah you are overstocked!

"Overstocking a tank won't just mean poor water quality. It can result in stunted growth, illnesses amongst fish, and even aggression problems. Lots of fish mean lots of waste, i.e. ammonia. You may well think you're okay, then one day your tank goes cloudy. This is often the first sign that you may have too many fish. Basically what is happening is your biological filter may be having problems keeping up with the amount of ammonia it has to deal with. Ammonia will start collecting in the tank water, rather than being processed by the biological filter. Occasionally when this happens, free swimming bacteria will start multiplying to consume it which is when you get the cloudy water. You must do a water test when you notice this happening, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH. It is very possible that you will find that you have ammonia present in the water. Nitrite and nitrate may be okay."

Source link: http://www.oscarfishlover.com/index....Fish-Tank.html


But all in all you will be doing alot of water changes to keep up with the ammonia. If it was me I would take some fish back. Good luck!

agabr123

if you have clown loaches then IMO they should go back ASAP, they get up to and over a foot long and are unsuitable for anything less than a 100+ gallon tank

here's an idea of how big they get
http://www.loaches.com/species-index...a-macracanthus