My Tank Feels Small..

[squidneh]

I have a 55 gallon (4 foot) tank. 
 
My current stocking is as follows:
1 Rainbow shark (3 years old, 3 inches)
1 CAE (3 years old, 4 inches)
1 Opaline gourami (3 years old, 3-4 inches)
13 neon tetras
13 corys of different kinds
5 amano shrimp. 
 
Am I overstocked? Because I feel over stocked, but in writing it doesn't seem like a lot of fish. My water specs are all good as usual (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrates 5-20 depending on closeness to water change). Fish are all happy and healthy and coexist peacefully. Many of them are actually survivors from when I was a brand new aquarist and they made it through several fish-in cycles (because I didn't even know fishless cycles were a thing). I run 2 internal filters and religiously do a 50% water change every week and filter cleanings once a month so that's not an issue. I recently rehomed the tiger barbs and black skirt tetras I had taken in as rescues, for many reasons, but one of them being this paranoia that I'm overstocked. 
 
So, am I crazy or am I actually pushing the limits as far as my stock goes? I think it may have to do with my aquascaping (read, lack thereof) and maybe once I get the tank planted again and I can't see every single fish (besides sharky and CAE who often are hiding away) every time I look into the tank it won't feel so crowded.
Then again, I read about people keeping like 13 fish in a 5 gallon tank and I feel even crazier for feeling overstocked!

 

[LyraGuppi]

It doesn't sound overstocked to me.

 

[Andysc1]

sounds ok to me too. wouldn't worry if all your parameters are fine all fish are happy sounds like ur more stressed than the fish lol
wouldn't get anymore large fish though

 

[Ch4rlie]

Your stocking numbers seem fine to me actually. Perhaps even slightly understocked in terms of mid swimming fish which is a good thing.
 
The only concerns are the CAE, you probably already know this, but they do get agressive and the gouramis may be in danger of this CAE latching onto them to get at thier slime coat. They dont always do this but CAE's are reknowned for this.
 
And the Rainbow Shark, keep an eye on this one for any aggressive behaviour. They do sometimes get more aggressive, especially to cories and catfish, as they get older.
 
Not saying it WILL happen, just saying to keep an eye on the CAE and Rainbow Shark.
 
I'd love to see a full tank photo with this stocking

 

[BettaBettas]

seems fine

 

[squidneh]

Your stocking numbers seem fine to me actually. Perhaps even slightly understocked in terms of mid swimming fish which is a good thing.
 
The only concerns are the CAE, you probably already know this, but they do get agressive and the gouramis may be in danger of this CAE latching onto them to get at thier slime coat. They dont always do this but CAE's are reknowned for this.
 
And the Rainbow Shark, keep an eye on this one for any aggressive behaviour. They do sometimes get more aggressive, especially to cories and catfish, as they get older.
 
Not saying it WILL happen, just saying to keep an eye on the CAE and Rainbow Shark.
 
I'd love to see a full tank photo with this stocking

Yep, I'm aware that I need to be on the look out for aggression. I got really lucky, I purchased these fish when I was just getting into the hobby and trusted the big chain store that they'd be perfectly fine in a community tank. Little did I know. However, they are both very peaceful and there is no aggression or harassment in my tank and they are both almost 4 years old. The rainbow shark can get a little zippy and chase everyone away from her cave, but mostly she cleans things around the tank or stays in her cave. The CAE is a busy body, always cleaning off the glass and the decorations in the tank. 
 
I am about to move so my tank is bare besides one hiding spot/log thing on each end of the tank, but when I move to my new location I will be doing a full overhaul and scaping and planting the tank, so I will take a FTS then and add it to the journal