Overstocked, By How Much?

[jiffy]

I currently have a 10g tank that I have had set up for about 9 months now and everything is looking good. In it I have 6 cardinal tetras, 4 longfin zebra dainos, and 2 skunk cories. I am running a penguin mini filter and an airstone. I want more fish but don't necessarily have the space for another tank. I am checking out my options for a 5g tank.

I do have a few options though (in order of my preference):

I don't know if I would be safe to add 1 more fish (a dwarf gourami) to my current tank.
Add gourami but upgrade to bigger filter.
I think I have a small old hexagon tank that I could move the dainos to, and then add the gourami to the 10g (no airstone).
Get a 5g tank (probably dwarf puffers).

Suggestions?

 

[OohFeeshy]

I currently have a 10g tank that I have had set up for about 9 months now and everything is looking good. In it I have 6 cardinal tetras, 4 longfin zebra dainos, and 2 skunk cories.

It's be OK without the danios, they need at least a 24'' 20g tank IMO. And you ideally need one more skunk cory.

I don't know if I would be safe to add 1 more fish (a dwarf gourami) to my current tank.

Nope, not as it is.

Add gourami but upgrade to bigger filter.

Filtration isn't really the problem.

I think I have a small old hexagon tank that I could move the dainos to,

That'd be an even worse idea, either get the aforementioned danio minimum tank size or rehome the danios.

Get a 5g tank (probably dwarf puffers).

I'd sort out the current situation first, and a 5g can only hold 1 dwarf puffer.

 

[WILDER]

Or a betta for the 5gal then you still get a fish.

 

[jiffy]

Ok here is my interim decision. I found that old hexagon tank, its just under a 3 gal. I am going to get 1 fish, probably a puffer, and house him in there until I can upgrade to that 5 gal and nget 1 or 2 more to go with him.

 

[prankster705]

NO, as OohFeeshy already said DP are the samllest puffers and in a comunity on needs at least 5 gal, you might get away with one in a 3 gal, but not any more than one in 10 gal.

 

[jiffy]

I'm new to puffers, so I can't dispute this too much but here is one of many places I have found that say 1 puffer can be in under 5 gal:

dwarfpuffers (dot) com

 

[prankster705]

Yes it could work if it's one DF, not two, as they are agressive and might kill eachother, hope this makes some sense.