I had a five gallon tank that had 3 guppies, 2 neon tetras 1 serpae tetra & a swordtail male along with a cat fish. I felt it was crowded but i kept my tank up well and never had stressful water.
Now that i have the 12 gallon, i have read that i can have 8 -16 fish depending on what a choose. I would like to add one more guppy so 4 guppies total. I would also like to have two groups of 4 tetras so i will have 4 neons and 4 of another tetra of simlar size to go along with the current fish that I have ( the swordtail & serpae & catfish.) So15 fish total would be in the 12 gallon. What do you think too many fish or okay?
2007-11-03 18:52:11 · 6 answers · asked by Erin 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Your 5 gallon was way overstocked, so let's prevent the same thing from happening this time. You can splurge on Neons because they are so small they really don't affect the waste production of the tank, so have a total of 7 Neons. You could get another Guppy with no problems. The only problem I see right now is that you have a Serpae Tetra, which are infamous fin nippers. You should try to get rid of it so it won't pick on the Guppies or Neons. If you want a second school of Tetras, try 5 Phantom Tetras. They are great, underrated fish who stand out from other fish because of their unique shimmer on their side spot. Email me if you have any questions.
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2007-11-03 20:02:32 · answer #1 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In a word: no. The 1" of fish rule is general, and doesn't apply to tanks as small as yours. Many, or most, fish require a larger tank regardless of how many you have.
http://www.aquariumlife.net/fishsearch.asp
is a great site to research the tank requirements for different kinds of fish. Guppies and swordtails are some of the few that can be kept in small tanks. The others in your list require a larger tank. If kept in a small tank, they will be under constant stress, and therefore are more likely to contract various diseases and will not live as long as they should.
Anyway you look at it, your proposed fish far exceed the tank size.
2007-11-03 19:05:26 · answer #2 · answered by E M K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i would think its over crowded. i only have 4 fish in my 5 gallon tank. The guy at petco said it should be a inch long fish per gallon. and you have 15. thats two much. i know you just got a new tank but if you want to add another guppy or somthin. get a 20 gallon tank and dont add anything else to it.
2007-11-04 01:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by stephen G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This tank small for the mollies. They do applicable in a tank of a minimum of 30gals. as some distance via fact the sucker fish i'd advise otocinclus maximum something gets to vast. you may suplament the algae in the tank with sinking algae wafers. so some distance as putting greater fish in you're tremendously lots at optimal potential. do no longer upload all of those fish at as quickly because it is going to overload the organic and organic clear out. upload some then something. Assuming you drop the mollies via tank length subject i'd start up with the platies enable the tank cycle then upload a million/2 the neons wait a pair of weeks and upload something of the neons and the otocinclus. EDIT: any of the kinds of puzzle snails could do properly. For this length tank i'd in trouble-free terms get one. To supplement the algae in the tank get some backside feeder pellets and positioned on in a pair of cases each week.
2016-11-10 05:19:30 · answer #4 · answered by rimpel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes your tank is to small for them and they are still overcrowded. Buy a 60-65 gal tank. That would make their tank not overcrowded.
2007-11-04 01:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by Chad, M.D. 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ok for every one inch of fish they need 5 gallons i think. soo id not get soo many just get a bigger tank thats what i would do
2007-11-03 19:00:56 · answer #6 · answered by B-Dogg 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋