my heavily stocked 29g

[capecodaquarium]

there are:
2 german blue rams
2 gold rams
galaxy pleco
2 bristlenose plecs
3 albino plecs ( very small )
clown loach
yo yo loach
sterbai cory
5 panda corys
2 peppered corys
large melanistius cory
large unidentified cory
2 neon tetras
single cardinal tetra
large golden killi
dwarf gourami
10 black skirt tetras ( i bred them )
2 zebra danios
not sure what its called albino black skirt tetra die injected? one of my first fish, he is an old gaffer
2 assasin snails

filtration is:
aquaclear 300 ( sponge and bio )
tetra 10 ( just a bag of carbon )
sponge filter

lighting is just a 6ft shop light hanging from the rafters

i know i have too many fish in the tank, they will be moved into the fish room as they grow. this is just a display tank in my room.
plants have not been in for long, they look kind of ratty.
hasnt really been aquascaped to my liking yet..

 

[capecodaquarium]

anyone have comments, suggestions?

 

[alLexX]

aside from being overstocked,it looks good. the clown loach is a schooling species and reaches like a foot long,they need like a 120 gallon tank

 

[capecodaquarium]

yes my buddy has some very large clowns, pretty cool fish.
i do a daily 10% pwc in this tank lol

 

[maxwellag]

Why would you overstock a tank like that and realize it, and not do anything about it?

 

[capecodaquarium]

i dont see a problem as long as the water quality is perfect

 

[alLexX]

i dont see a problem as long as the water quality is perfect

what about the stunting that will happen to several fish in there?

 

[capecodaquarium]

loaches are still small. they are getting a big tank when they grow. galaxy pleco is going in the 92 bow when he grows. i dont think any others will be stunted, am i wrong?

 

[daileene]

I see a schooling fish in the list that are not in the proper quantity like the tetras - they need a school of 6 each, the danios - same, loaches-at least 4, and some of the corys. You are definitely overstocked. They might seemed healthy but they are definitely not totally happy.

 

[maxwellag]

i dont see a problem as long as the water quality is perfect

What about space? Having perfedt water isn't the only issue. Being crowded can be very stressful, and it may cause aggression.

 

[capecodaquarium]

ok ok i'm going to move out the black skirts

 

[maxwellag]

ok ok i'm going to move out the black skirts

Sorry if I was being kinda rude or putting pressure on ya... I just wanted to let you know that fish need personal space too! Lol

 

[capecodaquarium]

no i appreciate the advice! i thought they seemed ok, but hey they cant talk!