Deciding To Lightly Overstock A 20gh

[soritan]

I have a 20gH that I'm debating overstocking lightly. It's got a Penguin bio-wheel 125, an Aquaclear 20, and a medium size sponge filter. It's heavily planted and fully cycled, with 20.99" of fish (I know, I know, inches read with a grain of salt).

I'm stocked with a female betta, 7 harlequin rasboras, 3 white cloud mountain minnows, and 3 schwartzi cories.

So, my plans aren't that grand. I'm simply thinking of getting 2 more schwartzi cories, and possibly 2 more white cloud mountain minnows Or a single brig. snail. Do you think that I can pull that off and still do a 20% water change once a week, and be rather safe? Or shall I stop now while I may?


The additional white clouds are optional, imho, I see them school comfortably with my rasboras, but I definately want to add 1-2 more schwartzi cories. The apple (brig.) snail is a lark of mine, an idea easily discarded. If I get 2 more schwartzis, that'd put me at just shy of 4" overstocked... and most of me says that'll be fine, but part of me has a lingering doubt.

 

[Tolak]

I would go for it, just up the water changes to 50% weekly. I stock 20 highs more than that, and the filtration sounds similar. You can do 50% weekly if you do it every week & your water supply remains consistent.

 

[soritan]

My water supply is my only aquatic virtue. solid as a rock. Changing out 10g per week sounds like a challenge. I suppose I could work on my upper body mass.

So you think I should get all the critters on my wish list? And here I thought I was being rather pie-in-the-sky about the two additional cories. *laugh*