New Tank

[Sandzee23]

Hi, i think i may have over stocked my tank. My tank is 12UK gallons and i have 10 fish. is this too much?, they are
-2 Tiger Barbs
-1 Kissing Gourami
-4 Platys
-3 Black Mollies
i am saving up for a bigger tank but i am new to the hobby. what size would you recomend and any fish ideas?
please reply

 

[arobinson1984]

Hi there,

For the barbs, platys and mollies a tank of about 30 US gallons would be sufficient. Your main problem is the kissing gourami as these can reach 12" in length and would require a much larger tank of about 60-75 gallons. I'd recommend you re-home the gourami.

The tank is currently overstocked so don't add any more fish. When you get a larger tank I'd recommend you increase the number of tiger barbs to 6 minimum as aggression tends to occur in small groups as they mature.

Was the tank cycled? If so, how?

Andy

 

[Sandzee23]

Hi, ok thanks for the advice. where would you consider me re-homing it to?, can i sell it too a shop or something?

yes i did for 4 weeks

 

[arobinson1984]

You can either advertise the fish in the classified section of this forum or take it to your local fish store. Some stores will give you credit for a fish, others may not but at least you'll be putting the fishes needs first and that's worth more than a few bob.

How did you cycle the tank? Fishless? Fish-in?

Andy

 

[Sandzee23]

fish-less