is my tank overstocked?

[paulmorgan]

hi,

i have a 13 us gallon tank i have 2 DGs, 4 mollies and 3 guppies is that to much?

 

[Rivercats]

Way too much! Three guppies and 1 dwarf gourami would be good. Mollies get too large and have to heavy a bio-load for a tank that small. DG's should be kept singly unless you have a really big tank. I keep 3 DG's in a 220g tank.

 

[Zimmanski]

hi,

i have a 13 us gallon tank i have 2 DGs, 4 mollies and 3 guppies is that to much?

Unfortunately yes you are overstocked. Go to aqadvisor.com put in your tank/filter/stock information and see what it says. You should return or re home Molly's for sure, they have surprisingly high bio loads for such a small fish and you need to work out the DG. Are your guppys male female or mixed? What's the m:f ratio?

 

[paulmorgan]

all guppys are male, did take advice from a few different people before stocking, mollies only grow to 80mm dont they?

 

[bud29]

Mollies normally grow to about 4 inches, about 100 mm. Because they get this size, they also have a large bioload as Rivercats said. They really are not a suitable fish for a tank your size.