Overstocked?

Patchwork

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130ltr tank, now stocked with:

6 zebra danios
6 leopard danios
2 yem shrimp
4 head and tail light tetras
3 glowlight tetras
1 bristlenose
4 bronze corys
3 honey gourami

no plans to increase the tank contents but have we pushed the envelope out a bit too much and
overstocked or is this an ok amount?
 
If you go by the rules of " per gallon then you've got too many fish, but really if you have enough filtration to handle it and do your water changes often enough, it's fine.
 
Ya my tank is ten gal and im way over my limit but as long as u keep it clean and everything you should be fine.
 
To reduce work, then Id remove a few, but if you dont mind the extra maintenance, then go for it just make sure that they are in a comfortable environment by checking parameters often.
 
To reduce work, then Id remove a few, but if you dont mind the extra maintenance, then go for it just make sure that they are in a comfortable environment by checking parameters often.

*hijacks thread* (Patch's partner) Okies, that is what we're going to do eventually.

A little extra work doesn't bother me, so for now we will keep the tank as it is and check the parameters, and in the nearer future get an additional (probably smaller) tank to rehome some of the fish into.

Thanks for the feedback.
 

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