Over Stocked Tank?

[eaglesaquarium]

Sorry pal, but that is the wrong attitude to have. The bala shark (also known as the silver shark) grow up to 16 inches long. At that length, it would have just enough space to sit in that tank and not move a bit. Of course, it will never grow to that size in that tank, because it will end up looking like a fish version of Quasimodo. Your attitude is plain and simply irresponsible.



I was giving you the benefit of the doubt earlier, but how is it possible that you didn't realize that your tank was only 55 LITERS instead of 55 gallons? You already had a 10 gallon tank (or so you claimed) and you didn't notice that the 55 "gallon" tank wasn't 5 times bigger? That it didn't take 5 times longer to fill? That it didn't look cramped in there compared to your other tank?



You need to do A LOT of research, and immediately rehome most of your fish - starting with the ones that will literally grow bigger than your tank. Failure to do that is abuse. You started by acting out of ignorance, now you are acting out of defiance to logic and what is best for your pets.

 

[Harlequins]

Sorry pal, but that is the wrong attitude to have. The bala shark (also known as the silver shark) grow up to 16 inches long. At that length, it would have just enough space to sit in that tank and not move a bit. Of course, it will never grow to that size in that tank, because it will end up looking like a fish version of Quasimodo. Your attitude is plain and simply irresponsible.



I was giving you the benefit of the doubt earlier, but how is it possible that you didn't realize that your tank was only 55 LITERS instead of 55 gallons? You already had a 10 gallon tank (or so you claimed) and you didn't notice that the 55 "gallon" tank wasn't 5 times bigger? That it didn't take 5 times longer to fill? That it didn't look cramped in there compared to your other tank?



You need to do A LOT of research, and immediately rehome most of your fish - starting with the ones that will literally grow bigger than your tank. Failure to do that is abuse. You started by acting out of ignorance, now you are acting out of defiance to logic and what is best for your pets.

+1

 

[Sacred]

I am getting it sorted out. I made a mistake and now I am putting it right. The Silvers are being sold to someone else.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

Glad to hear it.

The thing that concerned me the most was the:

"It's all well and good having the 'perfect evironment for all' but right now it's not a problem."

followed by

"They are all ok for now and I will see how things progress. If things get too big, I'll sell them or what not."

This was concerning because they are not all ok for now. They are all looking to grow and any time spent in a tank that is so egregiously small for the fish (especially with so many other fish in the tank) is a potential disaster for the fish. I'm glad you are working through all this and finding new homes for your fish. They will all be better off and you will ultimately have a better experience as a fishkeeper if you do in fact try to have the perfect environment for the fish you keep. The easiest way is to simply select species that most prefer the water you have available in your tap, and to only keep fish that have the space they require to display their natural behavior (or as close as possible) in the tank you place them in.

 

[Sacred]

I am going to ask my lfs if they will take the Flying Fox off my hands, and the silver's if the buyer changes their mind. I can't really get a large enough tank to accomodate them. If I truely had a 55 gal maybe I could have 1 of them for a while longer. I doubt my floor would take the weight though of a larger tank, being on the first floor of this house and all.

The swords are now in my parent's tank. Will I be able to put the 6 neons from this tank into the other 10 gal tank with the 1 betta, 1 cory and 5 neons in there?

 

[eaglesaquarium]

I would go the other way. I would put the 3 peppered corys in the 10, and move the other neons to the bigger tank. Corys prefer to be in shoals. Having one in one tank, with 3 in another tank doesn't make sense.


Put the corys together with the betta. Then move the neons over to the bigger tank with the phantoms. If you do that, you have pretty much hit your max plus a little more. You might want to pass the guppies on to someone as well. As pretty as they are, you just have too many fish still. The tetras will do better together than mixing a livebearer in there. They have different water parameter preferences. Tetras like softer, slightly acidic water, whereas most livebearers prefer hard, slightly basic water.

 

[Sacred]

I don't really want to get rid of the guppies. A friend of mine has an old 20 gal tank they are willing to give me. I could swap that in for one of these tanks.

The non betta tank I have is 14 Gals, the betta is a 10. Another friend of mine might well be interested in taking the 10 gal tank if it was going spare.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

A 20 gal would be better. If you could swap up the 20 for the 10, that would be even better.

Then you could put the neons and betta into the tank that is 55L. Then, put the phantoms, guppies and cories in the 20. (I would up the cory numbers to 6+). If it is just the 10 and the 20, that's a bit tighter.

 

[Sacred]

A 20 gal would be better. If you could swap up the 20 for the 10, that would be even better.

Then you could put the neons and betta into the tank that is 55L. Then, put the phantoms, guppies and cories in the 20. (I would up the cory numbers to 6+). If it is just the 10 and the 20, that's a bit tighter.

Excellent. That sounds much better Will get here in the end.