Am I overstocked

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tylermakin

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2 zebra danios
2 endler guppy male
9 fancy guppy
6 red eye tetra
10 platy
3 24k gold molly
1 dalmation molly (it's a runt 1 inch full grown)
1 black and gold molly

37g tank. Water parameters are always fine. There's a lot of activity but they all seem to have sufficient room to move... ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1392515615.527398.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1392515660.208722.jpgImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1392515708.799971.jpg

Also any other comments are appreciated.
 
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It sounded ok to me until I got to the 10 platys haha! Livebearers tend to have a large bioload despite their small size. It might be a bit overstocked, but as long as you keep an eye on nitrates and do large weekly water changes I think you're good :)
 
I'm actually not certain the sort the 10 is and guessed because they were fry from a fish that I forgot what it was ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1392521367.486215.jpg
They don't seem to have developed there colour as the mother was much more orange.

I would also like to increase the amount of light in the tank via some sort of led addition as I don't find the brightness enough for viewing with only a t8 24" actinic bulb.
 
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Hmm the fish in that picture actually reminds me if the shape of a young female swordtail.
 
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