Freshwater 5-gallon overstocked (help)?

[Honem]

I have had my 5.5 gallon heavily planted tank set up for about a month now, containing only 6 chili rasboras and a whole bunch of ramshorn and pond snails. I was planning on putting about 10-15 cherry shrimp in there as well, and when they bred I would put the extras in my larger 10 gallon. But I also wanted to do something different and add about 4 Thai Micro Crabs. Would this be a good idea? I don't think the Chili's would bother them, and I don't think the shrimp would bother them either. The tank has a lot of hiding spaces and plenty of floating plants, along with a small sponge filter. I would also be doing 25% water changes every 1-2 weeks. On AquAdvisor it said it would be way too overstocked, but I'm not too sure. Any tips?

 

[WRWAquarium]

Hi

I would just stick with the chilli's, a few shrimp might be OK but the crabs as well would probably be pushing it. More to feed, more likely your water will be hard to keep from spiking. I know lots of people advise against any fish other than bettas in a 5 gallon.

 

[ProudPapa]

Hi

I would just stick with the chilli's, a few shrimp might be OK but the crabs as well would probably be pushing it. More to feed, more likely your water will be hard to keep from spiking. I know lots of people advise against any fish other than bettas in a 5 gallon.

I agree.