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	Another overstocked tank?
Sen Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 11 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-May-2005	Hi, I too need to know if my tank is overstocked. 67 US gallons or 255 in litres. Planted tank, external cannister filter, DIY CO2. Tank dimensions - 48 x 18 x 18 inches. 15 Congo Tetras (1 1/2 to 2 inches) 5 Corys 3 SAE 2 Clown Loaches 2 Wood Shrimp Thanks!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	How big are the SAE's & the Clown Loaches?. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Sen Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 11 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-May-2005	SAEs and clown loaches are all around the 2 inch mark. This is a pic of the tank in question. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/huisen21/detail?.dir=d421&.dnm=3b65.jpg
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Easy linky for the pic [link=http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/huisen21/detail?.dir=d421&.dnm=3b65.jpg]http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/huisen21/detail?.dir=d421&.dnm=3b65.jpg" style="COLOR: #FFCC99[/link] You're probably ok for now...don't clown loaches like to be in larger groups though? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	For now you're fine, but the Clown Loaches need to stay in bigger schools & they'll need a bigger tank in the future. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	That tank would look great with a black background. I love congo tetras and envy you for being able to have so many. The only thing I'd worry about would be when the clown loaches get larger. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Hasi Hobbyist Posts: 53 Kudos: 29 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-May-2005	That stocking is definitely NOT overstocked. Could fit in a few more schools of tetras
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Sen Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 11 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-May-2005	Thank you for all your advice. Yes, I agree about the background as well. I should have painted it when I moved the tanks out of the house. While the were in the house, they were placed in a location where both sides could be viewed. I have a converted planter box, something like a long water trough which serves as a retirement home for my oversized fishes. I have SAEs and clowns in there about 5 inches long. I still take pleasure in looking at them even if the view is now from the top rather than the side!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58


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