CrashCourse
Aquarium Advice Activist
I've been using aqadvisor, and I like the site. I know it doesn't have all the answers, but it's a good general guideline.
That said, does anyone know if it takes swimming levels into account?
I will be stocking my 10 gallon eventually when I get out of this endless mini-cycle. Right now I have 4 x-ray tetra and a small mystery snail. (I read recently that the tetras should be in groups if at least 5, and would prefer a longer tank. Too bad I never came across that information in any of the profiles I researched before I bought them...)
Anyhoo. Originally I wanted to add a dwarf gourami, but after reading some of the stories on here of people having aggression issues, especially in a 10 gallon, I'm reconsidering. I'm now thinking one more tetra to complete their school, maybe a small school of endlers, and possibly a few kuhli loaches. Supposedly they all have a low bioload, and Aqadvisor says that the filtration is good, but it would be 130% stocked.
The loaches are a maybe for now, since I've had a couple cory eggs hatch, and I might need to move them over to that tank, since the one they hatched in is already pushing its limits on stocking. But it would be nice to put something new in there that I don't already have in the 20 gallon.
I thought overstocking has as much to do with overcrowding than just bioload. I overfilter, and have an aquaclear 30 filter on the 10 gallon, and do weekly water changes.
So I guess I'm wondering if, added them slowly enough to let the BB catch up with the new additions, is it still considered overstocked, since they would all be occupying different levels of the tank?
One day I'll have a nice big tank, and have a little more freedom with stocking. Haha.
That said, does anyone know if it takes swimming levels into account?
I will be stocking my 10 gallon eventually when I get out of this endless mini-cycle. Right now I have 4 x-ray tetra and a small mystery snail. (I read recently that the tetras should be in groups if at least 5, and would prefer a longer tank. Too bad I never came across that information in any of the profiles I researched before I bought them...)
Anyhoo. Originally I wanted to add a dwarf gourami, but after reading some of the stories on here of people having aggression issues, especially in a 10 gallon, I'm reconsidering. I'm now thinking one more tetra to complete their school, maybe a small school of endlers, and possibly a few kuhli loaches. Supposedly they all have a low bioload, and Aqadvisor says that the filtration is good, but it would be 130% stocked.
The loaches are a maybe for now, since I've had a couple cory eggs hatch, and I might need to move them over to that tank, since the one they hatched in is already pushing its limits on stocking. But it would be nice to put something new in there that I don't already have in the 20 gallon.
I thought overstocking has as much to do with overcrowding than just bioload. I overfilter, and have an aquaclear 30 filter on the 10 gallon, and do weekly water changes.
So I guess I'm wondering if, added them slowly enough to let the BB catch up with the new additions, is it still considered overstocked, since they would all be occupying different levels of the tank?
One day I'll have a nice big tank, and have a little more freedom with stocking. Haha.