Stocking Advice

[cannsyl]

Hi
I am new to this forum. I have a 100 gallon freshwater community tank, a 40 gallon breeder, and a 20 galloon all fresh water community. Also a 10 gallon quarantine tank.
Amonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 15 pH 8.2 about 73 degrees steady
I have a bunch of fish in my 100 gallon tank that I have inherited. It was/is my friends tank. I live with her and her family, but she has said she doesn't want to deal with it and I can do what I like. This is what I would like to do...how far overstocked am I?
3-Dojo Loach (I have these)
1-Pictus Catfish (I have this one he is 6")
4-6-Angelicus Botia (I only have one of these)
1-Rainbow Shark (I have him he is 6")
12- Neon Tetra (I have only 2)
12- Zebra Danio/Glo-fish (I have 6 natural zebras)
1- Pink Gourami (I have 2 but one is much smaller and is being picked on so one must go back to LFS)
1- Blue Gourami (I have him also)

I want to accomidate as many fish that I already have as I can and try to keep the kids favorites but I also want the fish to thrive not just survive.
How overstocked will I be?
thanks

 

[cannsyl]

am I overstocked?

 

[Davo86]

am I overstocked?

If it is indeed a 100G tank then you are well within the stocking.
Is it 100 US or UK Gallons ?

 

[cannsyl]

it is 100 gallon US it is 72"x16"x22". So I would be good with this arrangement? Maybe I could add to the danios or another school of tetras? thanks

 

[Davo86]

it is 100 gallon US it is 72"x16"x22". So I would be good with this arrangement? Maybe I could add to the danios or another school of tetras? thanks

As a very basic guide to stocking I would start with the inch per gallon method and then go from there

3-Dojo Loach 15"
1-Pictus Catfish 6"
4-6-Angelicus Botia 16" - 24"
1-Rainbow Shark 6"
12- Neon Tetra 12"
12- Zebra Danio/Glo-fish 24"
1- Pink Gourami 6"
1- Blue Gourami 6"

Total - 91" - 99"

Note: depending on your maintenance and filtration on the tank this can be moved to 1.5inches per Gallon or even 2inches per Gallon,

 

[Miss Wiggle]

yup agree with above, the stocking you give is almost dead on 1" per gallon which is the usual guide we give, you can bump this up to 1.5/2" per gallon if you have good filtration so you have room for probably half as many fish again quite easily.

 

[cannsyl]

But the 1" per gallon rule is a myth. You can't put a 10 in oscan in a 10 gallon tank. I know that some fish just need more space than 1" per gallon.

 

[Davo86]

But the 1" per gallon rule is a myth. You can't put a 10 in oscan in a 10 gallon tank. I know that some fish just need more space than 1" per gallon.

It is a guideline that works fine with community species like you have,
however with large, aggressive or specialist fish it is indeed not a valid method to use