Is my 37 g planted tank overstocked?

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I have a 37 gallon planted tank, with a bunch of fish, only about 3-4 fish are large. The 2 angelfish, a common sailfin pleco and gold gourmai are the only large fish, the rest are 4-2 inches in length. I don't remember any names of the plants I have in the tank.


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This is my 37 galllon, I got like over 20 swordtails [the orange fish], 4 fullgrown male swordtail, 5 guppies, 5 catfish [2 corys, 2 south african bumblebees, 1 upsidedown] , 2 angels, 1 gourmai, 5 black neon tetras, 1 female betta, 2 plecos [one is tiny], and 1 ruby shark which is also called a rainbow shark.

I have a Marineland filter and heater on the tank, i change the carbon every few weeks. The temp is 72-74, but in the summer its 76-78.

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Yes you definitely are overstocked. The angel fish by themselves get pretty big. You have to take into account 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. You have to take into account how big the fish will get before you purchase them. I have a 36 gallon tank and only keep approx 25 fish in the tank keeping in mind the size they will mature to. Good luck!
 

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Right and they are big fish you say you have 20 swordtails as well as other fish I would say you are overstocked.
 

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Ok...so is your sig correct and you no longer have 20 swordtail fish? Looks like you still have over 20 fish in the tank how many fry are in there? Am surprised your other fish aren't eating them. How are your water parameters?
 
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