Will my tank become overstocked?

[wesa]

Ok, i know about the 1" fish per gallon rule, but I have a few fish that might get pretty big-like the rainbow shark, the scissortails, and angelfish. I just don't want to run into problems later when my fish are fully grown. Right now I have a majority of 1" fish w/ the rest 2"-2.5". So there's about 15" of fish at the moment.

I'm thinking about taking the livebearers and painted skirts out and putting them in a 10 gallon and adding a bristlenose pleco to the 29 gallon if I have too many fish.

As for filtration, i have just an undergravel filter.

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Thanks

 

[wesa]

Also, separating the fish in this way would keep the shark w/fish he tolerates. He obviously hates my livebearers.

 

[wesa]

Everybody reads it but no replies, I guess it's okay?

 

[Pointy_kitty]

you have about 39" in your 29gallon
i would put your live bearers (swords + platy) in a 10gal
that way everyone has room and there will be no chasing or agression

this is what i calculated:

- rainbow shark (5") x (1)
- swordtails (2") x (2)
- platy (2") x (2)
- angels (8") x (2)
- painted skirts (2") x (2)
- scissor tail rasbora (3") x (2)

 

[Inchworm]

Hi wesa

Hummm..... It sounds to me like you want to get a new tank! Well, you don't need a good reason; just go and get one if you want one! Your livebearers will be happy there and you might want to add some corys too. A 20 gallon would give you more room to house the inevitable fry, though.

As for your 29 gallon, why not add a hang on back filter? It would give you much more flexibility with stocking. The undergrounds are not considered the best kind of filter to have, these days. And too, you cannot have too much filtration.

 

[wesa]

Thanks for all the replies. I think sometime i'll buy a 10/15/20 gal. for the live bearers if only i had money

 

[noelberg]

i've probably got a few too many fish in my tank right now too ... thinking about giving away a pair of some sort. but they're doing ok right now mainly because they haven't grown enough yet. i think you can bide some time until they grow more. the only immediate problem would be aggression