Saturday, September 12, 2009

Overstocked tank. Or is it.....?

Question:

Could this possibly work?

Answers:

I think it will be just fine, they are all small fish and don't produce much waste. The old rule of thumb was 1 inch of fish for every 1 gallon of water, but in the last few years that has been thrown out the window because different fish produce different amounts of waste. Just make sure that you keep an eye on the ammonia levels and have a good filtration levels.

that should work, but i'd do my hardest to get a replacement tank asap. the plants should help a bit, since they will take in some of the wastes as fertilizer.

I'd say you could handle it for the time needed to get them a new tank. Between the plants, bigger filter, and special care you should do fine. Just don't wait any longer then you have to!

Good luck.

i dunno mine is 55l and it has 6 neon tetras 6 white cloud mountain minnow 2dwarf gouramis and 1 ruby shark

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