Good/Bad stocking?

[itsstace]

50G long tank.

Cory x5
Pristella tetra x5
Harlequins x5
Rummynose tetra x5
Cardinal tetra x5
Silver shark x2
Red honey gourami x1
Clown pleco x1
Bristlenose pleco x1

Will this be good stocking or overstocked?

Thanks,

 

[Fishguy2727]

Which silver shark are you talking about? Most likely you will need to ditch it. I prefer larger schools, especially the tetras.

 

[joel618]

I like 7 or 8 corries

 

[zooking12]

I prefer larger schools, especially the tetras.

Same here. An so do the fish

 

[itsstace]

Bala silver sharks. What are there requirements? As I really want them.

 

[eco23]

Bala silver sharks. What are there requirements? As I really want them.

Requirements? A giant tank. Last I've read on several sites is a 6' tank. Even the sites which make their money selling fish recommend a 125 gallon minimum. They're very active swimmers, get well over a foot long, need to be kept in schools, can be prolific jumpers (first hand experience there) and are very skittish.

I've said this before, but IMO...Bala Sharks are one of the species which should not be commonly sold in chain stores. Selling them without informing customers of their true requirements is, to me, similar to selling Bettas in cups.

 

[Fishguy2727]

They are a 14" schooling fish, a no go in your tank.