Overstocked?

jlane1980

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Hi all,
I've just updated my Signature at the bottom. Is my tank overstocked? If not, how much more room do i have? If so, how much over am i, please?

Thanks

Jon
 
From my point of view, that stocking is quite bad..:
2 × angel fish - require a much bigger tank, although some people here may disagree with this
3 × zebra danios - schooling fish, need to keep 5-6+.. also I would personally want at least 3ft for them to have enough swimming space
2 × blue rams - ok
1 × kissing gourami - too large, grow up to 30cm, will be stunted in a tank what size
?2 × honey gourami - ok, if no more than one is male.. would probably benefit from another 2-3 females
?2 × dwarf gourami - ok, if no more than one male, do not add any more
1 × albino catfish - bristlenose pleco? ok; large tank buster pleco? not ok
1 × neon tetra - schooling fish, keep at least 5-6+
3 × unknown 'shark(ish)' looking fish - probably too big and too aggressive for you tank
1 x unknown algae eating fish - probably too big for your tank, unless it is a bristlenose or another small pleco

Because of the size of some of those fish, that is well overstocked. Personally, going from that, I would go for the following stocking:
* pair blue rams
* 10-15 neon tetras
* honey or dwarf gouramis (as above)
* 1 small pleco

..on top of that, I would consider adding 6 Otos. You already have 2 species known to be fragile..
 
We'd really need to see pics and identify the fish you have properly before we can work out how over stocked you are (I'm pretty certain you are over stocked though; the kissing gourami definitely has to go...)

'Albino catfish' and 'shark(ish) looking fish' could be almost anything...

Oh, posting the actual dimensions of the tank would help too :good:
 

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