Is This Better?

[Judgejudy]

As i said before one of my tanks had " exploded " .... So i had to move my fish into the 12 gallon.

This is what i had before:
- 2 gold barbs
- 2 harlequin rasboras
- 5 neon tetras
- 1 platy
- 4 guppies
- 1 honey gourami

Now i have:
- 2 harlequin rasboras
- 1 platy
- 4 guppies
- 1 honey gourami

Hope that isnt overstocked like it was before. Is it still overstocked?

 

[KittyKat]

What are the tank dimensions? For a 60 cm long tank, this is not overstocked, but for a 30 cm tank, it is. It is still awkward stocking as the rasboras are not in a school, but definitely an improvement both overall and in terms of water preferences.

 

[Judgejudy]

It is 60 cm long and 45 cm high and 30 cm wide i know about the harlequins but cant do much about them at the minute, they seem to be with the guppies all the while moving around the tank also do you thinki could add some sort of snail, shrimp, otto or cory. Thanks

 

[OldMan47]

You are doing fine for that 20 gallon tank. The rasboras could be increased a bit but I think you are on the right track.

 

[Judgejudy]

You are doing fine for that 20 gallon tank. The rasboras could be increased a bit but I think you are on the right track.

Im sorry but its a 12 gallon tank not a 20

 

[OldMan47]

Check your calculations. 1 x 2 x 1.5 feet is 3 in my book. There are 7.49 gallons in a cubic foot. I rounded it off to 20 total because I am guessing you measured the outside, not the inside.

 

[Judgejudy]

Yes im sorry i didnt measure the inside as i have fish and all that in it and i thought it might stress them out a bit.

 

[OldMan47]

I simply wanted you to be aware of the real volume of your tank.

 

[Judgejudy]

So would i be able to add some sort of cory, snail or shrimp?

 

[OldMan47]

If you don't add anything else, you could probably get away with a few of the smaller species of cory like pandas. If you fill out the rasbora numbers you will be using up your excess capacity that way instead.

 

[Judgejudy]

I dont really want to get rid of the rasboras as they seem really happy and look nice. How many pandas could i get?