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	What size tank should I have or is mine big enough?
zeketaz Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 78 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-May-2009	I currently have a 45 gallon corner tank. Occupants are: 2 glow light tetra 3 red phantom tetra 2 guppies 9 odessa barbs 2 Kribs 5 kuli loaches I would like to up my schools of glow light tetras and red phantom tetras, but my tank as is right now I think is over stocked or is it? If it is would a 72 gallon bow front work? If it would could I also add more fish to the mix? If I can't add another species in with this group I could just keep current tank up and get new members for it
Posted 28-Oct-2010 14:43
Gomer Ultimate Fish Guru Small Fry with BBQ Sauce Posts: 3602 Kudos: 1709 Votes: 106 Registered: 29-Mar-2002	What filtration do you currently have? I wouldn't call that tank over stocked. If you have adequate filtration you could up the size of those tetra schools to 6 or 8. In my 18 gallon tank I have 9 Cochu's Blue Tetras, 6 Rummynose Tetras and a Bolivian Ram with assorted shrimps and snails. Though this tank is densely planted with an eheim 2211 canister filter and I still need to dose a nitrate fertiliser for my plants.
Posted 28-Oct-2010 22:52
zeketaz Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 78 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-May-2009	I have a Fluval 204all the fish seem happy and healthy so far. The guppies, glow light tetras, and 1 kuli I've had for a while. I added the 9 odessa barbs a little over a month ago, then added the Kribs and other 4 kulis yesterday. I do regular gravel vacs once sometimes twice a week depending on how my glow light tetras look.
Posted 28-Oct-2010 23:54
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	zeketaz I have a 45lt and I have a lot more fish in my tank than that. Because of the planting Gravel Vac is totally impossible. I do 2 15lt water changes a week and a HOB filter clean once a week. If you have a pair of guppies you could easily go over the limit in the near future. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 29-Oct-2010 02:40
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004	go ahead and slowly fill out your schools... one at a time, giving the tank a few weeks rest between additions so the biofilter can catch up.
Posted 05-Nov-2010 02:02
zeketaz Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 78 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-May-2009	Awesome.. Thanks for the help. I'm waiting for my LFS to get more fish in stock and quarantined. I have a ton of LFS but only 1 that truly takes care of their fish so I have to wait on them which is well worth getting healthy fish. How many Glow lights should I go with? I have 2 right now, should I try and get 6 more? And the Red Phantom Tetras I have 3 of them should I get 3 more or up the school higher than that?
Posted 05-Nov-2010 14:49
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	I would aim for schools of 10 for the tetras. Fill one school out first, wait a couple of weeks and then do the other. Dont want to overload the biofilter and cause a disaster! Good luck Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 05-Nov-2010 20:42
vern44bentley Small Fry Posts: 0 Kudos: 0 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Apr-2011	Edited 20-Apr-2011 09:26 You can also have separate tanks for some of them instead of making it larger.
Posted 20-Apr-2011 09:20


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