Is my tank overstocked?

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White Cloud

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Hi! I have just finished cycling my 10 gallon aquarium. I have a Tetra PF10 filter, an air pump with an airstone, 4 plastic plants, one cave/temple decoration, and a marimo moss ball that I got off eBay. I do 20% water changes weekly. The pH is 7.2, and the temperature is 78 degrees.

Right now, I have one platy and one oto, and I want to add one more of each. Also, I want to put in 6-8 glowlight tetras.

This is my plan so far:
-Two Otocinclus Catfish
-Two Sunset Fire Platies
-6-8 Glowlight Tetras

Is this too many fish to live comfortably in my tank?

Thanks for reading and hopefully replying. :thanks::thanks::thanks:
 
Hi! I have just finished cycling my 10 gallon aquarium. I have a Tetra PF10 filter, an air pump with an airstone, 4 plastic plants, one cave/temple decoration, and a marimo moss ball that I got off eBay. I do 20% water changes weekly. The pH is 7.2, and the temperature is 78 degrees.

Right now, I have one platy and one oto, and I want to add one more of each. Also, I want to put in 6-8 glowlight tetras.

This is my plan so far:
-Two Otocinclus Catfish
-Two Sunset Fire Platies
-6-8 Glowlight Tetras

Is this too many fish to live comfortably in my tank?

Thanks for reading and hopefully replying. :thanks::thanks::thanks:

That would be overstocking danios need a 20 g IMO. Flame or neon tetras would be better
 
That would be overstocking danios need a 20 g IMO. Flame or neon tetras would be better

Danios? I think that it would work okay but maybe up the water changes to 40% weekly. I would possibly swap the glow light tetras for ember tetras, since they aren't as active
 
Danios? I think that it would work okay but maybe up the water changes to 40% weekly. I would possibly swap the glow light tetras for ember tetras, since they aren't as active

My bad ,there are glow light tetras, and there altered versions of white skirts. I have a huge gli skirt that over 2 1/2 inches long and a 1 wide. I would not have 6 in a 10 g. Once again the min is a 20 g
 
My bad ,there are glow light tetras, and there altered versions of white skirts. I have a huge gli skirt that over 2 1/2 inches long and a 1 wide. I would not have 6 in a 10 g. Once again the min is a 20 g

Glow light tetras aren't White skirts. They are their own species. They don't get bigger than a neon. Check them out! Pretty neat fish
 
Glow light tetras aren't White skirts. They are their own species. They don't get bigger than a neon. Check them out! Pretty neat fish

Oh, my bad. I got confused with the modified glo tetras. Duh, I feel like an idiot now. This Will be fine in a 10 g but stay around 6 In a school
 
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