Tank is stocked but considering more fish

[ccg]

Hello, hope you are all doing well today.

I have a 35 gallon that I believe is fully stocked.

These are the fish that I currently have:

3 Tiger Barbs
6 Golden Barbs
6 Cherry Barbs
1 Red-tailed black shark
1 Very Small Pleco

Apparently my pleco is common pleco, I saved him from a friends 10 gal tank he spent nearly 2 years in. I believe his growth has been stunted because he has not grown within the last 8 months of getting him.

(see, he’s small, so don't tell me to return him lol)


What I would like to do is add 3 yoyo loaches if possible. I my tank is pretty stocked as is, but I have got a bit over kill on the filters. Currently I have:

Aqua Clear 200 (200 gph rated for 50 gal tanks)

Aqua Clear 200 (200 gph rated for 50 gal tanks)
(not a typo, I have 2)

Aqua-Tech 20-40 (160 gph rated for 40 gal tanks)
-its from walmart, but says it is made by Marineland, similar to the penguin series so I'm told

I am also running an under gravel filter.

Overall I am pulling in 560 GPH + whatever the under gravel filter does, it’s a 35 gallon tank.

I have been keeping fish for about 6 or 7 years now, but did not really know what I was doing until the past 2.5 years. This tank has been setup for 5 years, and has almost been running with these same fish for nearly 2 years. In this time I have never had any loss of fish or diseases. I am worried that adding 3 loaches will over do it, but because of my over kill on the filters I may be alright. Sorry about the long post, but what do you think, can I add anymore fish?

Thanks for all your thoughts and suggestions,
Have a good day.

 

[ccg]

I also believe there is enough swimming room and hiding places for all the fish. And currently everyone gets along great, no fin nipping etc.

 

[parker313]

I would advise filling out the school of tiger barbs first. Tiger barbs do best in schools of 6 or more. If your tank is still doing well, think about adding the yoyo loaches at that point.

 

[ccg]

Thanks for the advice,

The tiger barbs are my oldest fish and seem very healthy and active and have been for about 2 years now. I would really rather get some loaches before anything else.

Does anyone know if my tank can safely have more fish in it?

 

[bunjiweb]

You could probably get 3-5 small loaches, such as dwarf chains, zebras or something similar... Just remember not to go too overboard as if your plec IS a common, it WILL get big, however as i said in the other thread, not so sure about it myself..

Ben