View Full Version : How many more fish before i am over stocked?
Jeffd1979
01-14-2004, 8:42 AM
I have a 37 gallon tank and in it i have 3 baby angels, 2 albino cory cats and one blue dwarf fish i bought when i was not so sober.. (don't know the name... :( ) i remember the lady at the pet store said it would not get bigger then about 3 inches...
Am i am the carrying capacity...?? I would like to get 1 more fish (another of the blue one) but do not want to overstock it... What do you think?
Grassguy
01-14-2004, 10:31 AM
You're already overstocked. Remember you buy those fish as babies at the pet store, they will get bigger.
Jeffd1979
01-14-2004, 10:34 AM
Originally posted by Grassguy
You're already overstocked. Remember you buy those fish as babies at the pet store, they will get bigger.
Going to upgrade to a 90 gallon as they get bigger.. I am just talking about for now... Will probbaly get the 90 gallon around June.
~*LuvMyKribs*~
01-14-2004, 10:55 AM
I'd say your ok, as long as they all get along. Angels don't grow that fast. June is only a few months away.
Could you maybe find a picture of this blue dwarf fish? Is it a neon blue dwarf gourami? I'm curios. :p
Jeffd1979
01-14-2004, 11:00 AM
Originally posted by ~*LuvMyKribs*~
I'd say your ok, as long as they all get along. Angels don't grow that fast. June is only a few months away.
Could you maybe find a picture of this blue dwarf fish? Is it a neon blue dwarf gourami? I'm curios. :p
I think that is it... they come in like blue and purple.. and have the 2 long pointy fins at the bottom like the angels...
Well for now you could add some more cory catfish, maybe 2 or 3 more. They like to be kept in groups. Other than that I would leave the room for the angels to grow out and probably not add more fish in the mid - upper levels. Do you have live plants? If not then that would be a nice addition and help fill out the tank a bit more.
dethjam316
01-14-2004, 11:51 AM
i also recommend adding a few more cories. the angels will get big, but to say you're overstocked i think is an overreaction. i would worry about the other fish, if it is a dwarf gourami, the angels will pick on it when they get bigger. thus, i would consider getting rid of it, not adding another.
LMOUTHBASS
01-14-2004, 3:25 PM
right now you are not overstocked in my opinion - yes angels will get big and need room but 3 in a 37g is ok till they really get big - i say you can add a few more cories and some tetras - although small tetras might become fod for angels after a while-
the thing that might cause ppl to say your overstocked is the potential of having adult angels in there wich can get up to 12 in (i've seen it) but chances of them growing that big anytime soon is slim that prob takes well over a yr or more to achieve -
you shoul be fine for now