Overstocked?

Ken_Allen

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Right now in my 55G I have...

1x Pictus Catfish
1x Rainbow Shark ( Getting rid of soon because of aggressiveness :(. )
7x Tiger Barb
2x Green Emerald Cory
2x Ghost Shrimp

Is this overstocked? Keep in mind the shark is going soon.
 
Good, take the shark off. Then you are off to wootness~~! =)
 
wow nowhere even close to overstocked.... you want overstocked?? try this out for size.
20g
4x zebra danio
2x white cloud
2x black skirt
1x bala shark (3")
1x rubberlip pleco
1x albino choco pleco (5")
1x polypterus senegalus (5")
1 peppered corycat
3x juve severums

dont worry... ive seperated them into two tanks
 
lol frickin' toodley.
 
I vote you bump the cory population to at least 6, and the tiger barb population to an even dozen. Oh, and the ghost shrimp will be eaten by the pictus once it gets bigger.. they have BIG mouths. (this stocking suggestion is dependent on your water change regime and present filtration setup... mind filling us in as to your current gear?)
 
I vote you bump the cory population to at least 6, and the tiger barb population to an even dozen. Oh, and the ghost shrimp will be eaten by the pictus once it gets bigger.. they have BIG mouths. (this stocking suggestion is dependent on your water change regime and present filtration setup... mind filling us in as to your current gear?)

I might buy the EXTRA large ghost shrimp at my LFS. They're the size of my entire fist with some of my wrist included. It's crazy!

My current setup is the Aqueon 55g package. Aqueon 55g filter, I do 10g water changes every 3 days.
 
I vote you bump the cory population to at least 6, and the tiger barb population to an even dozen. Oh, and the ghost shrimp will be eaten by the pictus once it gets bigger.. they have BIG mouths. (this stocking suggestion is dependent on your water change regime and present filtration setup... mind filling us in as to your current gear?)

:iagree: I would bump up the cory school to at least 6 and add more tiger barbs.....If it was me I would add a second filter.
 
I might buy the EXTRA large ghost shrimp at my LFS. They're the size of my entire fist with some of my wrist included. It's crazy!

My current setup is the Aqueon 55g package. Aqueon 55g filter, I do 10g water changes every 3 days.

Those are probably Macrobrachium; with them you have to worry about the shrimp eating the smaller fish, rather than vice versa.
 
I might buy the EXTRA large ghost shrimp at my LFS. They're the size of my entire fist with some of my wrist included. It's crazy!

My current setup is the Aqueon 55g package. Aqueon 55g filter, I do 10g water changes every 3 days.
I would increase your filteration by adding another filter (a canstier would be nice), filter that come in package deals often are inadequate for the tank they are sold with. I would also change your water changes to once 40-50% a week and fast your fish on that day (if you don't allready).
 
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