Is My Tank Over Stocked

[jakey]

120 litre
4 dwarf gourmis
2 corys
2 guppys
6 baby cichlids
2 platys
2 mollys
2 platerus cats
1 s shark
2 angels

 

[toxik]

The shark'll outgrow the tank
Angles will eat your tetras
I don't think cichlids are compatible setup wise with anything in there
Corys need more than 2 to be happy

 

[omega59]

isn't it recommended 2 female platy's per 1 male platy?

 

[jim566]

Personally i would say yes, but i dont know what your maintenance regeime is?. However i would say that your choice of tankmates isn't the most compatible or best suited to the size of tank but i'm not familiar with all the specimens your keeping.

 

[Musho3210]

a big.... YES

 

[Mikaila31]

I would say it is over stocked. Your tank is about 30 gallons and you have about 40" of fish not counting the cichlids and the 2 cats. One inch of fish per gallon is a good guideline to follow when you are new to the hobby.

cheers,
mikaila31

 

[Musho3210]

 

[n3ont3tra]

Also, it's worth noting that the 1" per gallon only applies to small fish (about 3 inches). That silver shark can grow up to 14 inches. A 14 inch silver shark would produce a LOT more waste than 14 one inch long neons.

 

[Musho3210]

Incase you didnt know, the emotions are for the posts directly above me.

 

[omega59]

i would have to agree to that, overstocked!

sama:

 

[Tommy Gun]

I agree with the notion that the 'inch per gallon' rule is severely flawed and only applies to a very small number of fish. While I am not sure if 14 neons make less waste than a 14 inch silver shark (but would assume that to be true), perhaps a more applicable analogy might be that a 3 inch pleco will create more wastes than a 3 inch tiger barb. Personally, I wish this 'rule' would be thrown out completely since, most likely, we are able to keep a much larger array of fish in an aquarium than one could have kept way back when this 'rule' was invented.

However, to support the fact that a silver shark really does grow to a much much much larger size than most of us might think, here is a picture I took earlier this year during a trip to the Shedd Museum in Chicago, Ill:

For comparison, that is my hand under the fish and I am a fully grown adult, with fully grown adult sized hands.

Forgive me if this is an extremely stupid question, but what are platerus cats?

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

What kind of baby cichlids are those?



If you remove the silver sharks , and possibly the baby cichlids (depending on what they are), then you should be okay.

 

[Luketendo]

What kind of baby cichlids are those?



If you remove the silver sharks , and possibly the baby cichlids (depending on what they are), then you should be okay.

Yeah that's what I think.

 

[Straydum]

he is getting bombed!

 

[Meds081603]

Its not about being bombed. He is getting honest opinions to his question. I agree that regardless of anything else, it is overstocked. More info is needed though, in particular, what type of cichlids they are.