AshleyXavier
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Okie, I know it sounds crazy, I have a grossly overstocked tank based on the 1inch per gallon rule. It came from buying young fishes and overstocking b4 I knew about stocking guidelines.
Well, since the fishes seems to be healty and thriving, and I do not have the space to get a bigger tank, I'm just leaving them as it is until there's a need to make changes.
I'm just wondering how overstock are your tanks and how you are maintaining them.
My 15G tank (2ftX1ftX1.5ft) with 1 55W PC & 1 18W Normal lighting,
1 external Jebo 3 compartment canister filter
Fishes:
8 Cherry Barbs
10 Guppies + 3 newly born babies
3 Hi-fin Mickymouse Platies
14 Neon Tetras
5 Cardinal Tetras
10 Rummy-nose Tetras
10 Bumblebee Gobies
4 Otocinclus Affinis
3 SAEs
1 long slim Loach (not sure the exact species)
Others:
18 Amano Shrimps (Yamato Shrimps)
7 Cherry Shrimps
2 Red Ramshorn Snails
2 tiny snails (looks like bumble bee)
3 normal size snails (looks like pond snail)
Plants:
Water Cress (or japanese cress)
Riccia Fuitians
Glossostigma
Cryptocornye Parva
Vaillisneria (2 types, the tall long ones & the short twisted var)
Ceratopteris Thalietroides (Water Sprite)
1 more plant I'm not too sure the species
The plants are doing very well as I also pump CO2 for approx 8-12 hrs. Only need to trim it once a week or 2. At nite I use air pump to maintain enough O2 for the fishes and plants. Both lights and air pump are on separate timers.
My Canister filter is rated for 60G tank or something, I put in Ceramic rings for cultivating bacteria, 2 different types filter media, Zeolite & Peat
Well, since the fishes seems to be healty and thriving, and I do not have the space to get a bigger tank, I'm just leaving them as it is until there's a need to make changes.
I'm just wondering how overstock are your tanks and how you are maintaining them.
My 15G tank (2ftX1ftX1.5ft) with 1 55W PC & 1 18W Normal lighting,
1 external Jebo 3 compartment canister filter
Fishes:
8 Cherry Barbs
10 Guppies + 3 newly born babies
3 Hi-fin Mickymouse Platies
14 Neon Tetras
5 Cardinal Tetras
10 Rummy-nose Tetras
10 Bumblebee Gobies
4 Otocinclus Affinis
3 SAEs
1 long slim Loach (not sure the exact species)
Others:
18 Amano Shrimps (Yamato Shrimps)
7 Cherry Shrimps
2 Red Ramshorn Snails
2 tiny snails (looks like bumble bee)
3 normal size snails (looks like pond snail)
Plants:
Water Cress (or japanese cress)
Riccia Fuitians
Glossostigma
Cryptocornye Parva
Vaillisneria (2 types, the tall long ones & the short twisted var)
Ceratopteris Thalietroides (Water Sprite)
1 more plant I'm not too sure the species
The plants are doing very well as I also pump CO2 for approx 8-12 hrs. Only need to trim it once a week or 2. At nite I use air pump to maintain enough O2 for the fishes and plants. Both lights and air pump are on separate timers.
My Canister filter is rated for 60G tank or something, I put in Ceramic rings for cultivating bacteria, 2 different types filter media, Zeolite & Peat