Over Stocked

[siamese king]

i have 1 siamese fighter and 3 mollys ,1 sucking loach,and 5 neon tetra.is it over stocked a 20 litres.

thanks

siamese king

 

[Esfa]

It is EXTREMELY overstocked.

Even if you had one of those fish in there, it would be overstocked.

I would suggest giving all your fish back to the LFS and getting a single male betta.

 

[siamese king]

It is EXTREMELY overstocked.

Even if you had one of those fish in there, it would be overstocked.

I would suggest giving all your fish back to the LFS and getting a single male betta.

even 1 neon tetra

 

[Esfa]

Even 1 neon tetra. They are a very active fish and need to be in groups.

 

[siamese king]

Even 1 neon tetra. They are a very active fish and need to be in groups.

but u said even 1 fish was over stocked

 

[Esfa]

Are you sure its 20 liters and not 20gal? I have a 20 liter tank and i just cant see how you fit those fish in there =/

 

[littlest]

oh well that answers my question in your other post, all those fish are in the same tank.
I agree, extremely ovverstocked. You could keep the male betta (siamese fighter), but you should return all the other fish. A 20 litre tank sounds OK for a single betta. Take the others back and then go over to the betta forum to learn more about their care. Also read up on cycling if you haven't already done so, and buy some test kits, if you haven't already.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

Hiya, your tank's around 5 US Gallons, to give you an idea what you can keep in it look at the link in my sig 'fish suitable for a 10 gal tank... and bear in mind that's twice as big as yours.

neon's are active shoaling fish and need a 20gal minimum. mollies can get to 5" long, take a look at your tank, can you imagine 3 5" fish in there, anyone can tell that's overcrowded, the sucking loach could be one of many species, if it's an otto then it's just about OK in a 5gal, although he also needs friends and havign a group of say 3 of them in a 5gal would stock the tank to it's limit with no other fish.

the only fish from the one's you have that's suitable for the tank is the siamese fighter.

if you want more than just 1 fish in the tank you need to look at the micro species such as microrasbora or boraras which you can keep a small group of them in there comfortably