Overstocked tank help

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Hi...I need help...is my tank overstocked:
60 l and has 8 neon teras, 3 dwarf neon rainbowfishes, 6 killifish, and one sucker cleaner...I want to add 2 more shrimps...could I?
 

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You said it "Overstocked tank ermergency". I suggest you rehome the rainbow fish, some of the killifish(3), and by "sucker cleaner" do you mean a pleco? They need larger tanks as they create so much waste. No, you cannot add 2 more shrimp, first deal with a problem of which you already have on your hands.
 

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I use this website when calculating how many fish to keep in a tank. You just input your filter you have, gallons, and you can play around with adding specific fish and are shown how stocked your tank is and if your filter can handle the waste they will produce. Hope this helps!
 
Hi...I need help...is my tank overstocked:
60 l and has 8 neon teras, 3 dwarf neon rainbowfishes, 6 killifish, and one sucker cleaner...I want to add 2 more shrimps...could I?
Hi, I don't think the tank is suitable for some of the inhabitants, the Dwarf Neon Rainbows ideally need more swimming space and higher numbers.
What kind of Killifish? This is important as there's quite a few and some will be fine others not so much(that's all I can say on them though as I've never kept any nor done extensive research on them).

Again it depends on what the "sucker cleaner" is.

I don't see why you couldn't add shrimp though depending on the Killifish species they may become snacks.
 
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Hi, I don't think the tank is suitable for some of the inhabitants, the Dwarf Neon Rainbows ideally need more swimming space and higher numbers.
What kind of Killifish? This is important as there's quite a few and some will be fine others not so much(that's all I can say on them though as I've never kept any nor done extensive research on them).

Again it depends on what the "sucker cleaner" is.

I don't see why you couldn't add shrimp though depending on the Killifish species they may become snacks.
i have aphyosemion australe
 
Very pretty fish and sounds like they'll be fine in that tank(again haven't kept them but from a quick read it looks good) just watch the Neon Tetra aren't too boisterous for them.
 
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Very pretty fish and sounds like they'll be fine in that tank(again haven't kept them but from a quick read it looks good) just watch the Neon Tetra aren't too boisterous for them.
thank you
 

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