So How Many Of Us Are Overstocked?

[matt_storey]

So how many of us are overstocked hmmmmmmmm? own up

 

[lilfishie]

my 125l is over stocked but i am planning an extra tank to split it up, the tank is heavily planted and over fitlered so all levels are fine

 

[BigTom]

I have 6" of fish in a 250l aquarium, so no

 

[menacer]

I am 1 or 2 fish over!

 

[ZoddyZod]

So how many of us are overstocked hmmmmmmmm? own up

I am, but it is managed by over-filtration and larger weekly water changes.

 

[hensonc4098]

I have 6" of fish in a 250l aquarium, so no

Lol, how come??

 

[Jenste]

These kind of threads make me nervous - - they underplay the risk of overstocking and a newbie glancing through the forum will not see the potential hazards of over stocking that experienced fish keepers are better equipped to handle.

 

[BigTom]

I have 6" of fish in a 250l aquarium, so no

Lol, how come??

It's a self-sustaining (no feeding) setup, there's a limit to how many baby shrimp and other invertebrates you can grow at the same time as keeping fish!

 

[Randomitity]

Right now I don't have it overstocked but I was half tempted to do it and add another filter but reconsidered since I really want to get a bigger tank first

 

[Randi]

I am understocked at the moment but the LFS has promised to call me when they get some dwarf rainbows in so.... Time for a bigger filter!

 

[Mikaila31]

Its called stocking heavy not overstocking . I've never understood the point of no feeding in a supposed 'self-sustaining' setup seems like a waste of space IMO.... I run a filterless 15 gallon 'El Natural' style tank and that has about 15 fish at 15" along with 3 dozen and growing cherry shrimp.

I agree with Jenste though about these threads.

 

[BigTom]

I've never understood the point of no feeding in a supposed 'self-sustaining' setup seems like a waste of space IMO....

I'm away from home 5 months a year in 6 week blocks, would like to hear any alternatives you may have... they have a definite aesthetic value of their own as well, in my opinion. Having said that, I'd probably fully stock it given the option. Don't want to derail the thread though, feel free to comment in the journal if you want.

 

[StandbySetting]

There's no such thing as over stocking, there is no real way to define what is acceptable.

Fish relative to tank size is understandable, but numbers relative to ammonia secreted/produced no, obviously we can define what is acceptable based on a fishes size/behaviour, but stocking relative to ammonia secreted is difficult without actually working out what quantities are secreted by the fish in question, only then can you figure what is acceptable based on numbers.

 

[Jenste]

There's no such thing as over stocking, there is no real way to define what is acceptable.

I'm sorry but by this statement then someone could argue that an Oscar in a 10 gallon tank is "acceptable "

 

[StandbySetting]

Fish relative to tank size, but numbers relative to ammonia secreted/produced no, I should have been clearer, obviously we can define what is acceptable based on a fishes size/behaviour, but stocking relative to ammonia secreted is difficult without actually working out what quantities are secreted by the fish in question, only then can you figure what is acceptable based on numbers.