Is This Tank Too Overstocked?

[kribensis12]

Hi! I have a 30 gallon tank with 2 kribs( pair), 2 brichardi( about 2 inch), 2 borelli's apistogrammas, and 2 tadpoles( science fair experiment, and 1 baby pleco. I have a whisper second nature 60 gallon filtration system and a top fin 30 gallon filter. Is this tank way overstocked?

 

[kribensis12]

Anyone?

 

[ihasanzongi]

1inch of a fish is about 1 gallon of tank, just work that out by the size of your fish, this is just a outline though..

 

[kribensis12]

But cichlids can be aggressive and each need there own territories.

 

[buzzz]

But cichlids can be aggressive and each need there own territories.

nah you have lots of room! try a blue crayfish for some ground action and a couple danios for upper water action. good luck

 

[mikey12421]

But cichlids can be aggressive and each need there own territories.

nah you have lots of room! try a blue crayfish for some ground action and a couple danios for upper water action. good luck

Careful with the blue crayfish - mine will uproot any plant i try and plant in the tank. Can also be aggressive with the fish when he's feeling threatened. Or hungry.

 

[nukeonekitty]

Yeah the blue cray fish doesn't mind eating a slow moving fish or too...

 

[hellkef]

brichardi need differant ph than your other cichlids as they come from lake Tanganyika

 

[kribensis12]

My brichardi are growing well and eating fine in my tanks ph which is 7.7. I forgot that I have a small 2-3 inch crayfish and he destroyed every plant in my tank.