How is my stocking?

[civprod]

I have a 55 gallon tank with a Fluval 404 canister filter. Here are the fish currently in the tank:
5 hatchetfish
6 blackskirt tetra
6 molly's
2 pleco's
1 mystery snail

How close to capacity am I or am I over capacity? The only other thing that I was thinking about gettng was some fancy guppies.

 

[Sarge_857]

I have a 55 gallon tank with a Fluval 404 canister filter. Here are the fish currently in the tank:
5 hatchetfish
6 blackskirt tetra
6 molly's
2 pleco's
1 mystery snail

How close to capacity am I or am I over capacity? The only other thing that I was thinking about gettng was some fancy guppies.

what kind of plecos? it looks ok to me

 

[civprod]

what kind of plecos? it looks ok to me

Hypostomus plecostomus

 

[Sarge_857]

2 commons, you know they get up to 24 inches and need a tank for themselves when they get bigger? plus they are mega poo machines.

 

[civprod]

2 commons, you know they get up to 24 inches and need a tank for themselves when they get bigger? plus they are mega poo machines.

I have looked and I am no longer so sure that it is a common pleco. Mine seem to have a different color pattern.

Plus, I didn't think that the ones I have got that big based upon what I was told (although that doesn't mean anything).

ETA: Maybe it is one. I can't tell for sure because the ones I am seeing seem to be darker. I hope that they don't get that big because I don't know if I can return one of them. I guess I will just have to plan on getting another tank in the future

 

[Sarge_857]

I have looked and I am no longer so sure that it is a common pleco. Mine seem to have a different color pattern.

Plus, I didn't think that the ones I have got that big based upon what I was told (although that doesn't mean anything).

got any pics? they look commons look different when they are younger.

 

[civprod]

got any pics? they look commons look different when they are younger.

Here are some pictures. Sorry about the poor quality.

It might be what you said and they just look different when younger because there are similar pictures. All the pictures of the large ones that I have seen are darker though.

 

[Sarge_857]

i believe those are commons, they look just like mine (which i have to find a new home for). they get darker as they grow.

 

[civprod]

i believe those are commons, they look just like mine (which i have to find a new home for). they get darker as they grow.

Well crap.

I'll check, maybe I will be able to take one of them back.

If I find someplace to house one of the plecos, is my stocking right now appropriate to add the fancy guppies that my girlfriend has been asking me to get?

 

[Sarge_857]

Well crap.

I'll check, maybe I will be able to take one of them back.

If I find someplace to house one of the plecos, is my stocking right now appropriate to add the fancy guppies that my girlfriend has been asking me to get?

i dont see why not, just do regular water changes and gravel vacs. as i said, they create alot of waste, dont be surprised if you see alot of poo around the gravel.