Need Stocking Ideas...Afraid to Overstock

[thegarthok]

I've got 2 tanks going and am not sure how much room I've got left to add some fish.

10 Gallon
Pop - 1 Betta, 2 Platys, 1 Mystery Snail
Filtration - AquaClear 30, 175 gph
Temp - 80 F

For this first tank I'm at a complete loss as to what I could add, if anything.

29 Gallon
Pop - 5 Albino Corys, 1 Dalmation Molly, 1 Silver Lyretail Molly
Filtration - Aqueon 30, 200 gph
Temp 80 f

I was thinking about adding a few female bettas but am afraid of overstocking both tanks. I'd like to get something that moves in a group or would stay close together.

Basically, I'm new to this and I don't want to overcrowd my tanks.

 

[Rosenweiss]

Well, your 10g is probably fully stocked as is, unless you wanted to add some shrimp, another snail or an ADF (African Dwarf Frog).

With your 29 though, you have a lot of options. You could get a school of almost any small schooling fish (tetras, danios, rasboras). You could get a German or Bolivian Ram (they love that temp). You could do a dwarf gourami, a pair or peacock gudgeons. You could do a school of 5+ glass catfish. Those last ones are great if you want something that sticks together.