Stocking Estimates (overcrowded?)

[jakets]

Hey everyone, just wanting to get some suggestions on my tank, and if I am overcrowding.

The Stock: 25G Tank
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x1 Gould Gourami (F) 4 Inches
x1 Pearl Gourami (F) 2 Inches
10 Black Neon Tetras
x5 Ghost Shrimp
x1 Bamboo Shrimp
x1 African Dwarf Frog
x1 Black Mystery Snail

0 ammonia 20 nitrates 0 nitrite ph7.8-8.0

Everything gets along wonderfully so far, I will also get a picture of the setup tomorrow night. The only question I have is would a pair of Julii Cories be feasible? My GF really likes them and half my substrate is sand.

 

[mark7616]

The only propblem I see are the gouramis they will get big. If you swap them for a couple of dwarf gouramis it will be all good. Then you could add another coulple of adf`s as they do well in groups and maybe some corries.

 

[CPQ]

i'd have a better idea if you could tell us the dimensions of your tank? I've always gone by the rule of one inch of fish to every 12 square inches of surface are of the tank. although obviously you can alter this according to your amount of surface agitation and suchlike.

but i would think that you're ok at the minute (although someone might come and correct me!). i would say you could get some corys although it's recommended you get them in groups of about 5/6 as they're very sociable. and again i would recommend maybe getting a couple more ADFs as they like company too.

 

[xxBarneyxx]

Assuming decent filtration the bio load for volume of water is fine at the moment (though I dont think I would want to add much more). Depending on tank dimensions the gourami's may get a little too big for it (though I'm thinking a 29g might be jast about boarder line).

Frogs I know nothing about. With regards to Cory's I think you really need at least 4 or 5 and I would be worried a little about adding that amount of bioload to the tank as it currently is.

If you do regular (weekly 10-20%) water changes, are ove filtering the water and otherwise make sure you do all you can to keep the water in good condition you might be able to go for 3 or 4 cory's (as long as the tank is already mature and has been running for awhile with its current bio-load). It is possible to go over the 1" per gallon rule quite safely but it does normally mean more work and you have to do it with the right fish (in this case you wouldnt have any territory issues so should be fine).

 

[Biulu]

You are fine at the moment. The gouramis are ok, as we normally count on 10 gallons/fish for them to delimit a proper territory.

 

[jakets]

Thank you all for the comments, I will be looking into getting a bigger tank in a few months anyways, but everything seems happy and healthy, and it doesn't look overcrowded when I look at the tank, everything uses its space quite wisely.