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i have a 46 gallon tank with 2 hanging eheim filters, so i think i have pretty good filtering.

i have the following in my tank as of right now:

3 fancy guppies
1 platty
4 neon tetras
3 albino buenos aires tetras
6 bleeding heart tetras
1 common pleco
2 chinese algae eaters
2 apple snails
2 blue gouramis

am i overstocked right now? i want to get more neons and albino tetras but i but i'm worried i'm overstocked already. if so maybe i can get rid of my pleco?

thanks!

No it doesn't sond likr you are overstocked right now; however, you might be shortly...

You common pleco will get to be over a fot long so you should probabyl find him a new home and get a smaller pleco.
Your guppies migth also cause an overstock with fry if you have both male and female because they breed like crazy. They also usually have lots and lots of babies.

Keep an eye on your tank and watch for any babies and such. Most likely your other fish will eat most of the babies, should you ahve any. I would still keep an eyes out though because they are pretty good at hiding when they are that small.

You should definitely look into getting a smaller pleco!


Christina

u may want to get a smaller pleco if u want...then, think of which schooling fish u want to keep...one school of same species will be an awesome view in ur tank...right now, u have different schooling fish with insuffiecient number. ur guppies will soon overrun ur tank but, since u have other fish in there, the population can be controlled. if u ever decide to get more neons, stick with it, it will be a nice view when there r many.

i will def get rid of the pleco, and all the guppies i have are all males. so it wouldn't be recommended to keep all three schooling fish? of the three, i least like the bleeding hearts, but i just bought them at petco b/c they were on sale for .99 cents each!

3 schooling fishes in ur tank is just too many..most will occupy same level of the tank which will makes it too crowded..u want to spred them out...and u wont be able to enjoy much of the unison of a schooling fish brings...u want to increase the number to enjoy it more. but of course, its always up to u. and if ever u decide to have just one schooling fish...u can get another schooling fish...this time...bottom dwellers...like panda...get them if u can, ull see how fun they r...

oh...get rid of the chinese eating algae...they tend to be aggressive as they grow.

Last edited by tankie at 01-Dec-2005 10:49

decisions, decisions.

The Common Pleco & the Chinese Algae Eaters will get too big for your tank.



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how big do the chinese algae eaters get?

maybe get some more neons...they're small and do much better in big groups

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They can get to nearly a foot, there is an aussie member here which has a huge fat one; therefore they are not for a 46g. They also become highly territorial and aggressive when they get bigger and are not suitable for the peaceful tank that you have.



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Yes, as CAE's get older and bigger, they get more aggressive. I had one who when it got bigger started sucking the slime coats off my other fish. It killed 2 of my fish before I got rid of it. It makes a wound on the fish and they will shortly die. When they are smaller they eat algae pretty well, but will soon turn to other things, besides algae.
Like others said, 3 schools of fish is too much for your tank. I would get rid of one kind and up the numbers in the other two to 8. That way they will have room and be happy.

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