I was in a work colleagues house the other day, and I believe he has the worst case of overstocking ever.
In a 70 litre tank (16 gallons?)
1 Clown Loach
1 Bristlenose plec
2 Cories
2 Pearl Gourami
8 Neon tetra
10 Cardinal tetra
2 Red-Claw crabs
My colleague does not believe in water testing, so I offered to test his water for him. I could not believe the results
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 25
I have no explanation for these great test results with such overstocking, my colleague looked so smug when I told him the results, told me I did'nt know what I was talking about when I mentioned the overstocking. I was kinda hoping that some poor test results would back me up.
Can anyone explain to me how he can get away with such high stocking levels. By the way, his water change routine is 20% every 3 weeks, and the tank has some java moss, but no other plants
In a 70 litre tank (16 gallons?)
1 Clown Loach
1 Bristlenose plec
2 Cories
2 Pearl Gourami
8 Neon tetra
10 Cardinal tetra
2 Red-Claw crabs
My colleague does not believe in water testing, so I offered to test his water for him. I could not believe the results
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 25
I have no explanation for these great test results with such overstocking, my colleague looked so smug when I told him the results, told me I did'nt know what I was talking about when I mentioned the overstocking. I was kinda hoping that some poor test results would back me up.
Can anyone explain to me how he can get away with such high stocking levels. By the way, his water change routine is 20% every 3 weeks, and the tank has some java moss, but no other plants