Am I Fully Stocked?

[chrisrm]

is my tank fully stocked?

350l/ 92Gal

2x angelfish
2x rams
2x silver dollar
1x clown loach
1x female betta
1x sailfin syno
1x opline gourmi
1x otto
1x flying fox
1xbosemani rainbow
7x columbian tetra

The ones in red i rescued off a friend i know they should be in bigger groups but dont know if i have the room, hence the question!

thanks

 

[dave_oddballs]

i think you'd be fine to extend the clown loach group to around 3, they prefer to be in bigger groups but can get quite large as you probably know, so id stick with 3, bosemani rainbows, not a massive waste producer, id say a group of around 6, they should be happy with that. and otto's, i don't think they would make much of an impact on your tank so you could get a few more maybe 4-6 would be nice, if you havent had them ong id just maybe see how the otto goes as sometimes they can be pretty hard to keep until settled in, once settles and happy maybe extend to a group!

Dave

 

[chrisrm]

i think you'd be fine to extend the clown loach group to around 3, they prefer to be in bigger groups but can get quite large as you probably know, so id stick with 3, bosemani rainbows, not a massive waste producer, id say a group of around 6, they should be happy with that. and otto's, i don't think they would make much of an impact on your tank so you could get a few more maybe 4-6 would be nice, if you havent had them ong id just maybe see how the otto goes as sometimes they can be pretty hard to keep until settled in, once settles and happy maybe extend to a group!

Dave

thanks dave

so you reckon i can put 5 more rainbows and 2 more clown loaches in there?

will they not be too big when adults!?

 

[dave_oddballs]

yeah they get to a good size maybe around 10" bit 350 litres sufficient i would of thought for 3, is the tank around 5 foot? or is it a wide 4 foot?
if the only thing your worried about is the clown loach's then maybe re-homing the 1 you have is a better option than extending to a group.
ye, you would definitely be ok with a group of 6 bosemani rainbows, beautiful fish! you could probably have up to around 10 but that would be to your preference i suppose.
also is dependent on your fitration, the otto's won't make much of an impact though so if you find you ike them and want more that woud be fine.
sounds like a good selection of fish you have, should make for a nice display!

Dave

 

[chrisrm]

the tank is 48"L 30"H 12"W

and at the moment im running 2x fluval u4's

 

[chrisrm]

can anyone help with this, as i just read that clown loaches need at least 400l!?

i really dont want to overstock my tank

thanks

 

[Wills]

generally the clown loaches need big volumes of water and most people would recommend a 5 or 6 foot tank for them how big are they now? As with a potential size of 12 inches or bigger they will be as big as the tank is wide and this will cause turning problems. Though they are slow growing so you have a good length of time to work something out. I would say for now (unless they are fully grown) they will be comfortable. But I think I agree with dave I would rehome the loach and get some more rainbows .