Stocking question

[prettyfish_]

Hello fish lovers
I have a
29 Gallon freshwater aquarium
Large Fuval pump for good airation via bubblestones X 2
Large waterfall filter - very good quality (Says on box for 20-75g)
Live plants (X 4)
If I go by the old "1inch of fish per gallon rule" do I measure fish from nose to end of body? Or end of tail fins?.... As I have some fish with big/long tail fins. And do I include "cleaners" such as pleco, red tail shark + snails and things that help clean my tank?
I have in tank now:
Opaline gourami
Golden Gourami
Skirted Tetra (Yes I know I need more!)
Dalmation Molly
Swordtails X 2
Red Tail Shark
Pleco

I live in a rural area so I have to order/buy my fish from a local feed store! (Yes one out of five feed stores in my town sells fish, birds, reptiles, and supplies )

Thanks in advance for your help!!
Here's a picture of my tank


http://instagram.com/p/hUF6Lch2ms/
If you want to see more of my fish related stuff, feel free to at

http://instagram.com/bcprettyfish_#

To go and see my other pics and fish you will have to copy and paste everything above and include the underscore and pound sign....think that will work. JUST CLICKING on the link won't work and not sure why. Happy fish watching

Have a great day everyone!

-Sarah

 

[aquandrew]

welcome to the forum!!! it won't let me see any of the attachments. how long have you had all of these fish? imo you have way too many in too small of an aquarium. and that is just guessing that your pleco is one of the smaller species.... have you seen signs of aggression? did you listen to a pet store for advice on stocking your tank..?

 

[fishyd]

The one inch per gallon is old and a pretty awful standard. There's a lot more involved than just that.

aqadvisor.com is a good site to get a baseline for your stock