guppiemaster892

I dont know if i should overload on fish. I want more than 10 fish cause i got a 10 gallon.

sirdarksol

The tank that you have described, as I said in the other thread, is overstocked already, and some of the fish in it need more space just to swim in. Other than that, the waste buildup means the fish are swimming in toxic water. A tank is a closed system. Think of if you were living in a sealed house. As you live, you produce waste products in the form of CO2, methane, ammonia, and other trace amounts of toxic chemicals (not to mention the solid and liquid waste). There is a filter that strains out some of the waste, and it's enough to deal with your waste without many problems. In this sealed house (we'll say it's a one-story, three bedroom house), the only time that any of this waste is changed out is when the owner of the house does a partial air change, which he does in a timely manner. Before the change, the air is getting a bit thick, but not dangerous.

Now, let's add ten people to the house, without making it any larger. The waste builds up much quicker, and the filter is almost immediately overloaded and becomes nearly useless. On top of that, you're crammed into a three bedroom house with ten other people and no way out.
The exact same thing happens with fish. As it stands, your fish's lives are going to be drastically shortened. If you add any more fish, it's doubtful that the majority of your fish will live for more than a month.

COBettaCouple

unless they're 1" or smaller, you wouldn't want to put 10 fish in a 10 gallon tank. SDS makes a great example and even keeping to the guideline of 1 gallon per adult inch of fish, weekly partial water changes and cleaning is a good idea. On overstocked tanks, that needs done daily and will still result in stressed fish that don't have the behavior, color or life span of happy fish. Any kind of fish is much more fun to watch when it's happy & healthy and you can watch them behave more naturally.