Terribly Overstocked 20 Gallon.

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Due to aggression I have to transfer some fish from the 30 to the 20. When I get my 55 I Might be able to switch some over. After everything was said and done this is what I have in the 20

X6 sterbai corydoras
X6 cardinal tetras
X1 dalmation Molly
X??? Shrimp
X1 clown pleco (moving into the 20 soon)

I'm hoping once I get the 55 set up I can switch over the Molly, the pleco, and some of the shrimp. Theres probably at least 75-100 shrimp in there. The tank is planted, and is well established, I've lost count on how long it's been setup. My primary concern however is the space, not so much the bioload. The pleco is going in tomorrow, as it didn't get along with the fish in the 30. I'm worried that it might go after my corycats? It's only 2.5-3" long, and I have a few caves and a large piece of dw. I'm not sure how long the pleco will have to live here, I could be getting the 55 next week or next month..

Annnnnyyyyways, I'm curious as to what I should be expecting as far as water quality goes and temperament.. I have a hob in the 20, and a small sponge filter. Plus I figured there's plenty of bacteria on the sand. If you guys think it's a better idea I could put the clown pleco in the 10 gallon, but that seems way too small, thanks for reading through this lengthy post.
 
My clown pleco is in with a bunch of my cory, but that is in my 55g. I've never seen the clown show any aggression toward the cory, and they don't seem to be worried about him being there.
 
I honestly think your stocking is fine for a while, until you get your 55g set up. My 20g (long) is quite overstocked, but water changes are frequent so I'm not too worried.
 
How many water changes are you planning on doing? I would be doing one a day. Honestly, the tank could be worse. At least you have a plan of action. At what point do you get the 55 gallon?
 
What are the dimensions of the tank? Some 20g tanks are 2ft while others are 3ft. If it is a 3ft one then I would say that it isn't overstocked at all...
 

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