I think people would class my tank as over stocked
I have a 170L , its classed as a 180L but actual water volume is 170L
in it I have
2 x Molly (about 2.5 inches)
2 x Platy (about 2.5 inches)
1 x Gourami (about 5 inches)
1 x Loach (about 5 inches)
2 x Pictus (about 5 inches)
2 x Rams (1 inch)
2 x Cory (1.5 inch)
2 x Kribs (2 inch)
4 x Guppy (1.5 inch)
42 inches of fish..
They all seem happy but I am looking for a bigger tank actually, because all the bigger fish seem to do a couple of flicks of their tails and they are at one or other end of the tank.. Also, one of the kribs and one of the rams are a bit territorial and they arent even paired up.
There is plently of space in the tank and some spend most of their time in the top half of the tank and the pictus tend to sleep in the day and are more mobile at night when the rest sleep. So they dont interfere with each other much, but I could definitely see trouble if I had a male and female krib rather than 2 females.. seeing what they are like, I think they'd need a tank all of their own.
I am pretty new to this but I watch the fish a lot and I think it should be down to common sense and also your own personal fish... my other krib for example is called "friendly" and she really is.. she is a lovely peaceful fish who keeps herself to herself and doesn't cause any trouble. "Nibbles" on the other hand.. well her name speaks for itself!!! (my daughter named them all by the way!)
I have a 170L , its classed as a 180L but actual water volume is 170L
in it I have
2 x Molly (about 2.5 inches)
2 x Platy (about 2.5 inches)
1 x Gourami (about 5 inches)
1 x Loach (about 5 inches)
2 x Pictus (about 5 inches)
2 x Rams (1 inch)
2 x Cory (1.5 inch)
2 x Kribs (2 inch)
4 x Guppy (1.5 inch)
42 inches of fish..
They all seem happy but I am looking for a bigger tank actually, because all the bigger fish seem to do a couple of flicks of their tails and they are at one or other end of the tank.. Also, one of the kribs and one of the rams are a bit territorial and they arent even paired up.
There is plently of space in the tank and some spend most of their time in the top half of the tank and the pictus tend to sleep in the day and are more mobile at night when the rest sleep. So they dont interfere with each other much, but I could definitely see trouble if I had a male and female krib rather than 2 females.. seeing what they are like, I think they'd need a tank all of their own.
I am pretty new to this but I watch the fish a lot and I think it should be down to common sense and also your own personal fish... my other krib for example is called "friendly" and she really is.. she is a lovely peaceful fish who keeps herself to herself and doesn't cause any trouble. "Nibbles" on the other hand.. well her name speaks for itself!!! (my daughter named them all by the way!)