Need some opinions on my stocking level please.
I have a standard 48"long 55 gallon tank. According to tables I've seen I should be able to stock 52"-60" of fish I think. This is what I have:
4 Angels - silver dollar size ( 1 pr. spawning )
5 Diamond Tetras - 2" each
5 Cherry Barbs - 1.5" each
2 Head-Tail Tetras - 1.5" each
1 Australian Banded Rainbow - 3" now
1 Rainbow Shark - 4" now
1 Pictus Catfish - 3" now
1 Zebra Loach - 2.5"
They all seem fine now but I worry if they all stay alive to full growth if it would be over crowded.
Any thoughts?
Thank you.
Pic of my tank listed under fresh water tanks. Ranked around # 15.
it seems like you're about at your limit, when considering the full growth of your fish. the above article has some good advice on some further nuances of those rules of thumb.
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Your definatly at your limit and when each of thoose fish is full grown you may need a larger tank. Also, IMO, that rule is useless. It suggests that he could keep a 55" long fish,(overstocked) or 55 1" fish (a bit understocked) It only works for small-mid sized fish (tetras) just my $.02
I happen to think that these guidelines are to help less experienced people so that they don't overstock their tanks and have too much toxin buildup.
I have a standard 55 gallon tank and have the following fish:
18 Neon Tetras
8 Flame Tetras
4 Serpae Tetras
3 Brilliant rasboras
4 Silver Mollies
3 Black Mollies
2 Dalmation Mollies
2 Dojo Loaches
3 YoYo Loaches
1 Clown Loach
40 Goast Shrimp
3 Giant Danios
2 Bosemani Rainbows
3 New Guinea Rainbows
8 Bumble Bee Gobies
3 Sunburst Platies
5 Sunburst Dwarf Platies
4 Blue Platies
Note that I have not had a dead fish in well over 6 months and all of my fish have ample swim room. I also have a large amount of live plant and drift wood.
Having a bigger tank sounds like a good idea, but why not try to add a large canister filter(175gal max capacity) to your setup($150-$200)? I like having lots of live plants, VHO lights, an undergravel filter with powerfull powerheasd, and a canister filter. As far as I know the more biological filtration the better, and if the current bothers your fish there are ways to return the water without creating much current. Canister filters can allow you to have the aquarium closser to the wall due to the device being under the tank as opposed to hanging off the back too. Peter
Having a bigger tank sounds like a good idea, but why not try to add a large canister filter(175gal max capacity) to your setup($150-$200)? I like having lots of live plants, VHO lights, an undergravel filter with powerfull powerheasd, and a canister filter. As far as I know the more biological filtration the better, and if the current bothers your fish there are ways to return the water without creating much current. Canister filters can allow you to have the aquarium closser to the wall due to the device being under the tank as opposed to hanging off the back too. Peter
