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May 13th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Too small tank?
 Hi I have a Bristlenose plec which is not fully grown in my 22.7 litre(6 US gallon) tank. Will its growth be stunted and will it continue to grow when I get another tank if it has been stunted??
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May 13th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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If it were the only fish in the tank, he should do alright for a little while but with that tank very overstocked, he most likely will experience some stunted growth in 5 months. Daily water changes of at least 25% should help keep the waste down, but I would watch the water chemistry closely.
I'm not sure if he'd start growing again IF his growth were stunted.
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May 13th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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There's a dwarf gourami, 4 neon tetras, 1 platy and 2 cherry barbs. Is that overstocked? (plus bristlenose)
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May 13th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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I would say thats over stocked even if the pleco was not in there.
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May 13th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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ok. then which should I return?
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May 13th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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PS the tank isn't loaded with rocks. it does have a piece of wood in it tho.
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May 13th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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I'd return all but the pleco or perhaps keep the gourami. It's a shame to have to take them back to the store, but you will have less work to do keeping the tank's water chemistry in line the less fish are in that tank.
Most of those fish are schooling fish also, and would be happier in groups of 3-6 or more.
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May 13th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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I MIGHT be upgrading to 4 foot tank in a month or so, or longer. One of my friends is keeping 2 angelfish and 10 neon tetras in a tank. Now that's what I call overcrowding!
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May 13th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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That would be a great tank to upgrade to. 
An angel pair and 10 neons..
30 gallon (~120 litre I think) minimum there and the neons are likely to be snacks if the pair goes to breeding in his tank. |
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May 13th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Sorry I mean 6 gallon tank with the angels in it. Like mine kinda
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May 13th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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Yea, he'll want to get a tank at least 5 times as big VERY soon.  |
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May 13th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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What fish do u have COBettaCouple?
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May 13th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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The fish you have should be in a 20 - 25 gallon tank at the very minimum.
If you're upgrading, that's great since your fish will not thrive in such a tiny amount of water.
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May 14th, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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Our tanks are listed at the beginning of the tanks thread that is in my sig.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Septhen
What fish do u have COBettaCouple?
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May 14th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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COBettaCouple, your sig is not showing.
Stepthen, If you click on their name and view their public profile, you can see their albums.
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May 14th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Hope you get that bigger tank, you really need it lol
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May 14th, 2008
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Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucy
COBettaCouple, your sig is not showing.
Stepthen, If you click on their name and view their public profile, you can see their albums.
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Hi Lucy just FYI.. our siggies only show up in the first post in a thread we reply to. Other posts we add after that in the same thread do not carry our siggies.
CoBettaCouples siggie with link to his tanks are in his first post in this thread.
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May 15th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Ok thanks for that. Getting new tank in a while
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