Am I Overstocked?

[Knox213]

Am I Over stock with my 13-15 gallon tank?

2x Mollys ( Donimation dunno if i spelt it right but yea..)
2x neon tetras ( i know they're ment to be in a group of 6 but there buddy's got eaten by a unknown predeator my mom suspected the betta i suspected the loachs. Either way there both back at the LFS now)
1x Flaming Tetra
1x Rhino Pleco ( I Know i know! Its small but it'll do for now! )
5x Male guppys ( Yep. Fancys. )
a zillion pest snails ( I'll get them! i will! Stupid plants with hitchhikers!)

 

[Truck]

In short, you are not overstocked.

The massive boom in pest snails will be caused by over feeding.

 

[Knox213]

In short, you are not overstocked.

The massive boom in pest snails will be caused by over feeding.

how many fish would i be able to fit in max?

and

I Noticed. might get a assasin snail to assasinate them

 

[Truck]

It depends on the fish, about 15-20 small fish, such as neons etc, but livebearers which are a bit bigger will obviously put more strain on the bio load.

Follow the 1cm of fish per litre guide and you wont go far wrong.

Assassin snails are a waste of time in my opinion, they can only kill 2 snails per week, cut back on feeding, and the population will dwindle

 

[Knox213]

It depends on the fish, about 15-20 small fish, such as neons etc, but livebearers which are a bit bigger will obviously put more strain on the bio load.

Follow the 1cm of fish per litre guide and you wont go far wrong.

Assassin snails are a waste of time in my opinion, they can only kill 2 snails per week, cut back on feeding, and the population will dwindle

Ok thanks and i dident know i could fit that many neons etc in

more fish More couler right

 

[indigoj]

The rhino plec will get too big very quickly, return it and replace with 4 cories or otos.

Personally I think mollies are pushing it for 60l as they can get to 4" but others will say they are fine *shrugs*

You definitely need more of both tetras but don't really have space to have 6 of each type - choose one and increase the number to about 8.

Snails - water changes, reduce feeding and remove as many as you can (weight down a lettuce leaf and you should be able to remove a lot at a time) also remove any eggs (look like snot) you can find.

Oh and the very general rule is 1 inch of fish per gallon but this is very very general and not really a good guide for any fish over about 1.5" long - and remember to think in adult sizes.

 

[Knox213]

The rhino plec will get too big very quickly, return it and replace with 4 cories or otos.

Personally I think mollies are pushing it for 60l as they can get to 4" but others will say they are fine *shrugs*

You definitely need more of both tetras but don't really have space to have 6 of each type - choose one and increase the number to about 8.

Snails - water changes, reduce feeding and remove as many as you can (weight down a lettuce leaf and you should be able to remove a lot at a time) also remove any eggs (look like snot) you can find.

Oh and the very general rule is 1 inch of fish per gallon but this is very very general and not really a good guide for any fish over about 1.5" long - and remember to think in adult sizes.

Ok Thanks..

And i've had the rhino for a couple months only only noticed a small change

 

[plecostomus-mad]

The Rhino pleco can reach a length of 27.5 cm (almost 11 inches). way to big for your tank!

 

[Knox213]

The Rhino pleco can reach a length of 27.5 cm (almost 11 inches). way to big for your tank!

i know i know.

I'll proberly sell him soon anyway.

 

[BUGMANIA69]

hi dude

i got some assasin snails in for my tank i have a 25 gallon tank and only got 4 might get a few more they got to work straight away few days ago so hopefully they'll do the job. i have very fine stones so couldnt hoover the snails. HAd a few recommendations for assasins and so far so good.