My 26 gallon (stocking information?!)

[irishdaisy]

Hi I'm new to the hobby. . I have a 26 gallon fluval bow front. Inside I have..

2 adult female guppies
2 sucker fish 1.5 inch each (pleco)
4 guppy juvenile (6 week old)
20 guppy babies (2 or 3 weeks old)
2 young angelfish
(body about the size of an Oreo)

When my smallest guppy fry gets 2 months old, im planning on giving away all the female guppies.

So my questions are

is this tank overstocked at the moment ?

Can it stay with all these fish for 2 months ?

 

[irishdaisy]

I researched the nitrogen cycle. I cycled it using fish (2 guppies) in method &seeded it with filter media from my 5 gal. Not sure if it's fully cycled yet (it's been 3 weeks) ammonia is 0 and nitrates/nitrite is normal. I do water changes very often. Ph is 7 & temp is 78 degrees

 

[claudio1]

hi,have you tried aqadvisor.com ?,i always check there for my fish tank stock..


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[irishdaisy]

Thanks I'm going to try that!

 

[irishdaisy]

That website says my tank is overstocked! I will fix that soon

 

[claudio1]

did you click where it says to use juvenile size?,so you can put the size of the young and fry fish that you have..


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[irishdaisy]

Oh I didn't see that option. But Both angelfish died I guess my tank isn't cycled yet. Now there is 2adult female guppies and 1 pleco and 12guppy fry

 

[irishdaisy]

I did a 98percent water change and added way more plants and flourite

 

[claudio1]

have you got a water test kit?,


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[irishdaisy]

Yes I have a water test kit I'm going to test it tonight

 

[irishdaisy]

New plants. Flourite. And less fish. . (2adult female guppies) 12 guppy fry and one pleco (26gallon)

 

[irishdaisy]

I just tested the water again and it's still ph 7. Ammonia 0. nitrite 0.1 and nitrate 5(or abit less than 5). - How will I know when my tank is fully cycled? - How often should i test the water?

 

[claudio1]

hi,i don't have as much experience as many people here have,but for what i've been reading when there is sign of nitrates the tank is cycled.
how long have you got this tank for?


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[irishdaisy]

hi,i don't have as much experience as many people here have,but for what i've been reading when there is sign of nitrates the tank is cycled.
how long have you got this tank for?


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I think I've had it about 4weeks I'm not sure . But 2weeks ago (about) I did a 99 percent water change and just last guy I uprooted and took out all the plants. Stirred around the rocks and replanted it all

 

[irishdaisy]

*just last night

 

[vikas bharti]

If you maintain right you can overstocking.

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[TMRC Exotics]

You realize this is from April right?