Is this too much for a five gallon tank?

Question

3 white clouds, 3 glow light tetras, 1 cory catfish, 1 ghost shrimp

yes there is filter and airation, the white clouds and tetras are all about an inch, the cory is about 1.5 inches

Answer 1

I think you maybe got just the right amount for everything also I heard that ghost shrimp since they are bottom feeders they dont count as fish so as long as they are doing ok you should be fine you may try a mystry snail they are really cool and dont multiply like most snails !!

Answer 2

Oy, that 1 inch per gallon rule is not applicable. It can more or less work for small fish like tetras (ie you can put 10 neons in a 10 gallon tank), BUT all fish have a minimum amount of room they need to swim. So, you could put 10 neons in a 10 gal, but you can't put 1 neon in a 1 gallon tank.
A 5 gallon tank is too small for most fish out there. Even the small tetras need more room because, as I say, they like to swim, they are active, and they are schoolers.

That said, your stocking options would be as follows:
3 white clouds (they are not highly active fish) OR 3 cherry barbs OR 1 betta and a ghost shrimp.
Cories are not suitable because they are active schoolers and grow to 2-3".

Answer 3

yes it's too much. Corys need to be in groups of 3 or more and grow to be 2-3" If you return the cory and get a few more ghost shrimp for your clean up crew, however, you should be fine as long as you have good filtration and regular water changes.

Answer 4

Jabbergirl's got the right answer. I've had aquariums of various sizes, from 60, 35 and 20 gallons, all fresh water, and I know the ratio is one inch of fish for one gallon of water. I don't know the exact sizes of your fish, but I'd bet you're way past that ratio I and jabbergirl have told you, so, you might see some of your fish die or get sick. Either get a bigger aquarium, or just don't buy anymore fish when the one's you have die, until you get down to the proper ratio. And you call your set up a "tank". Do you have any filtration system and aereating system. I know that's a lot for a 5 gallon "tank", but if what you have is a fish bowl, well, I've never been successful in keeping fish in a bowl alive long. God Bless you.

Answer 5

it is technically too much but it is doable. get some live plants like java fern and java moss. make sure you gravel vacuum and change the water about 25% a week. feed them a high quality food that is easy to keep track of. flakes are hard because bits go everywhere and uneaten bits make ammonia. corys like having cory friends. they get stressed if they are by themselves more than most fish.

Answer 6

Maybe, I was told that a good ratio is 1 inch of fish per 1 gallon. How long have you had your tank/fish setup?

Answer 7

nah, especially with filtration..they will have enough room to swim around as they are all small fish and the filter will aerate the water, you should be fine.

Answer 8

one inch of fish requires one square inch of tank space so that probably is a little bit of an oveload for that tank

Answer 9

nope, sounds good