Overstocked?

[James From Cali]

My neighbor has a 10g tank with the following:

2 Female Black Convicts
3 Corys(I think Bronze)
Oto

She does 2 50% wc's a week. One on monday and the other on friday! I think its overstocked. Also it is planted and they havent even ate the plants like I have researched! So overstocked? Yes? No?

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Overstocked? Yes. Doable? Yes.

With good PWC's, and being planted, as long as the convicts aren't harrassing the other fish too much, then it could be alright. Just depends on the max size of the cories. If they are the smaller ones, then yes, it's doable. If larger, then possibly not.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

IT is but it wont show the signs of being over stocked cause of the W/C and the Plants. Not all Convicts will eat plants.

MAHA

 

[James From Cali]

Okay I was going to get ready to go over and yell at her but now we can just watch movies lol. She had just moved in and she had the tank and all the plants for about a year!!! The cories are about 2.5-3" and the Oto is max size. Convicts are about 5" each! Thanks for the quick replies!

I would love to get some cories but I am not too secure with adding fish at this time! It sounds like a challenge for me and I love challenges lol!

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Also, with both convicts being female, should minimize aggression as well. If it was a pair, then look out.. lol

 

[James From Cali]

My convicts were so nice(the females) that I had to give the male to someone else. He was a little b*****d!!!

People on the Cichlid Forum told me that it was overstocked and not doable. So confusing lol! IMO I like to get 2nd opinions but this is crazy I need a 3rd opinion.....C-MAN!!!!!

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Yes, it's not doable for someone who doesn't have the experience. But that person seems to be knowlegable to not only have fish and do proper PWC's, but also has experience with taking care of a planted tank. So I would say doable to the right peron, and not doable for just anyone (the inexperienced).

Some have battered me for having 32 fish in a 26G. They say I surpass the 1 inch rule, lol. I say, the 1 inch rule is for the beginner, but as you gain experience and take proper care of the fish, and get fish that are compatable (proper research), I'm not overstocked whatsoever. In fact, I still have more room for either rasboras, neons, or cardinals, if I wanted to increase their numbers in the tank.

 

[James From Cali]

Yeah She had tanks since she was 10 lol. So she has 7 years of experience to my 6 years of experience!!! But its all kool. She said that if I ever wanted to do the same setup or something close to it then she will help me with it. I told here that when I am more comfortable with Cons I will but for now not so much.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

And you can always grow outward too, lol. Look at me, 9 tanks and gaining, lol.

 

[James From Cali]

On the growing outward. That aint going to happen! My mom only wants me 2 have one tank . So I am planning on getting a 29g with my future money from my future job lol.

P.S. I envy you lol.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Ya I want more tanks but dont have any room. When I get a bigger place I will have them.

MAHA

 

[James From Cali]

I want more tanks but held back by my mother!!!! She dont want me to have tanks!!!!!

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Just save and get 1 BIG tank like 75G. I will make her mad but oh well.

MAHA

 

[James From Cali]

She gets mad and she will force me to return/sell the tank!!!!! Then Im grounded til I get married wich will probally be never !!!!

 

[Mahamotorworks]

LOL I know what you mean. My Mom limited m2 to 2 tanks. I had a 29G and a 37G. I gave my Bro the 37G and bought me a 75G tank. She wans happy with it but she spend a lot of time enjoying it.

MAHA

 

[James From Cali]

I can only have 1 tank and thats it!!!!!!! IDK if she enjoys the tank or not but if she does then she has a funny way of showing it!

 

[Mahamotorworks]

I just noticed that you Really like the Exclaimation Point (!) any reason why?

Just Up grade to the 29G tank when you get the money. Stick with what you have.

MAHA

 

[Lonewolfblue]

LOL, I never had a tank til I moved out, lol. But that was many, many years ago, lol. My mom still won't have tanks in their house, but they really like my tanks, lol. They say if something bad happens, it's my house and not theirs, LOL.

 

[Fuzz16]

hmm, i have a choice of getting one bigger tank and shutting the rest down or sticking with what i have and shutting 2 down. pretty unfair i think. but my mom has the 30g and my dad thr 55g. its a lot of work and money for them all

 

[Lotus]

Well, you say you have 6 years of experience, but you still ask constantly about what you can put in a tank, and now ask whether someone else's tank is overstocked. Maybe after 10 years, you'll have worked out how to stock a tank

It also seems to me that you're continually asking your mother to buy fish or equipment for you, and then selling off your stuff to other people. I certainly wouldn't want to support several tanks when that happens.