Would You Guys Say This Is Overstocked

[bae1994]

its a 40 litre and has a lot a live plants two than in the pics

the stocking is 1 vt betta 4 pygmy cories 6 rasbora (cant remember name cant get a pic but i remember they only get to 1.5 cm) and 3 endler live bearers and they all seem to be a shoal even the betta thinks hes one of them lol.

it has co2 canister with a small glass diffuser

heater, internal filter, light

the plant at the bottom should grow into a carpet ocer the whole bed any ways here are the pics

sorry about the pics terrible with camera specially 1mp laptop webcam

 

[Truck]

betta 3"
4 pygmy corydoras 4"
6 galaxy rasboras 4"
3 endlers 3" (males i presume?)

thats 14" in a 9 gallon, not over stocked IMO i would add another 2 pygmy corydoras and another 2 galaxy rasboras

 

[tenohfive]

Depends on the maturity of a tank - correct me if I'm wrong, but a long established tank generally means you can get away with greater stocking levels - or is that an old wives tale?

How longs the tank been established? Seems pretty reasonable, depending on what flavour of rasbora's they are. If galaxies thats fine in my eyes.

 

[bae1994]

i thought i was going to get a lecture then when i read that list phew and could instead of the two more pygmy cories could i have two normal size or are they to big

 

[pippoodle]

if they are brigitte rasboras then they only get to 1cm IME so you could have a lot more of them and a couple more corys

 

[fish.com1]

Sorry to go off topic but what lighting is on that tank? Looks really nice.

 

[Truck]

i wouldnt go normal cories, i would stick with pygmy.

what are the rasboras?

galaxy?
coffee bean
kubotai
bororas merah

 

[JustKia]

I'd say depends on several things (those below are just some thoughts):
* How dedicated you are to maintenance - the more you are committed to the more fish you can get away with (to a certain degree).
* Filter turn over - as above really.
* individual fish personalities - if they are all placid then you can afford greater numbers than if you have one or more that has an aggressive side.
* What does it look like to YOU - do you think your fish have a reasonable amount of space to swim around? Are they holding their fins close to their bodies (a sign that they may feel crowded, as well as potential signs of stress, illness, etc)
* Filter maturity - if you filter is completely cycled and matured then it can cope with more waste than a newer filter set up.

Based on Truck's 14" (of small fish) is a 9Gallon, I probably wouldn't add more, but may feel different if I saw it in person.

 

[bae1994]

just looked on google and they are micro rasbora

so the stocking is

1 betta
3 endler live bearers
4 pygmy cories
6 microrasbora
and sorry a small bumble bee snail
so what else should i get

might change things

 

[Truck]

just looked on google and they are micro rasbora

so the stocking is

1 betta
3 endler live bearers
4 pygmy cories
6 microrasbora
and sorry a small bumble bee snail
so what else should i get

what species of micro rasbora? link me to a picture of the net of what you have

 

[bae1994]

Sorry to go off topic but what lighting is on that tank? Looks really nice.

http/www.icoloridelblu.it/000013.jpg

 

[Truck]

theyre emerald dwarf rasboras, max at about 3cm as you say so thats one inch each i would keep your stocking as it is.

 

[bae1994]

will do thanks