Stocking limits

[earhtmother]

Tried this once & got multiple views but no responses
Rearranging tanks & need to know what my limits are for gish so I put everyone in the right tank
Have a 55, 65 & 30 high, each comes with a 6" pleco
"Fish" are guppies, assorted tetras, 5 Amano shrimp & 50+ neo shrimp (probably more but they move to fast to get an accurate count)
Currently tetras are in 55, guppies & shrimp in 60 30 os empty eccept for pleco (giving current occupants to hubby for his 125)
Was thinking of moving tetras to 60, guppies & amano to 55 and doing only the neo shrimp in 30 tall but need to know my limits to make sure this change is possible

 

[Delapool]

The inch per gallon guideline kind of gives a kind of a start (kind of ) but there are so many exceptions it breaks apart very quickly. Having said that, I do make use of it to try and picture the fish full-grown and swimming around.

All I have found useful is to stock one less school of fish type than you think and increase the other school sizes. An extra school can always be added in a few months but if it does look stocked can skipped. Whereas adding to an existing school I often find fish seem to do better and stocking-wise doesn't seem as noticeable. Some thoughts.