rreekers
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are there cases where being overstocked is OK?
BHead707 said:IMO there is a fine line between a manageable overstock, and a tank that clearly had no justification in being stocked a certain way(because of stupidity or lack of knowledge).
mfdrookie516 said:Overstocking indicates an inability to maintain proper parameters given your maintenance schedule. So no... there are no situations where overstocking is ok. Overcrowding, yes. Overstocking, no.
DragonFish71 said:Some people tried to tell me that having 180 neons, 10 black neons, 10 harlequin rasboras, 12 albino corys, 4 gold dojos, 4 angelfish, 4 zebra botias, 6 GBR, 2 dozen ghost shrimp, apple snails and a partridge in a pear tree in a 115g was overstocked.
Considering the bio-load, the heavy planting, the different levels the fish swim at, weekly 50% or more water changes,2 Fluval 405s, 2 HOBs, I highly doubt I was over-stocked. I had no aggression issues with the angels vs the neons. Still have no problems.
Sadly, most of the smaller stock was lost to the dreaded camallanus worm brought in by new stock. Which is why I QT for 2 months now.
Overstocking indicates an inability to maintain proper parameters given your maintenance schedule. So no... there are no situations where overstocking is ok. Overcrowding, yes. Overstocking, no.
DragonFish71 said:Some people tried to tell me that having 180 neons, 10 black neons, 10 harlequin rasboras, 12 albino corys, 4 gold dojos, 4 angelfish, 4 zebra botias, 6 GBR, 2 dozen ghost shrimp, apple snails and a partridge in a pear tree in a 115g was overstocked.
Considering the bio-load, the heavy planting, the different levels the fish swim at, weekly 50% or more water changes,2 Fluval 405s, 2 HOBs, I highly doubt I was over-stocked. I had no aggression issues with the angels vs the neons. Still have no problems.
Sadly, most of the smaller stock was lost to the dreaded camallanus worm brought in by new stock. Which is why I QT for 2 months now.
I saw a six inch firemouth cichilid in a 10 gal in a hairdresser at a market. overstocked just a little bit..