Too many fish???

[pimpic99]

HI. I have been reading lots of posts on this fish board and now i think maybe i have too many fish in my tank. Cna anyone tell me if this is too many. I have a 29 gallon tank. THe water is good. It has been set up for more than 1 year.

In my tank is
1 common plec
1 pimlodeus pictus
2 scissortail rasboras
2 brilliant rasboras
3 peppered cories
2 swartzs cories
1 panda cory
3 silver hatchet fish
3 red minor tetras
1 opaline gourami

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

I could tell you know it is overstocked. The common plecostumus itself takes up 24" and then you have several other fish. Plus you have corys. I suggest you give up the pleco or get a bigger tank(50g) to keep everything in balance.

 

[pimpic99]

Do plecos really get that big I thought is was only 12 inches?

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Thats some plecos. Common Plecos get to 24", you probally would do better with a Gold Nugget Pleco, but they are pricey, $30-$40 for just one. But I still would recomend a bigger tank even if you had a gold nugget pleco.

 

[Pure]

If properly housed and fed..yes they can get that big, but in the home aquarium 15-18 is a bit more likely.

Either way your tank is too little for anything over 7 inches. Other than that most of you stocking levels is ok, but does need some improvement. Most of the fish you have are schooling and need to be in groups of at east 6 to be really comfy.
2 scissortail rasboras
2 brilliant rasboras
6 swartzs Cories
6 panda Cory
6 silver hatchet fish
6 red minor tetras
1 Opaline Gouramis

This would be what I would do....pic what Corie you like the best and stick to 1 or 2 groups. Get rid of the pleco, and the pictus. I say the pictus because they are known for eating smaller fish when they get bigger.

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

I agree wityh Pure 100%. Take our advice, lose the pleco. It was hard for me when I had to give it up but it was better for the fish life.

 

[srangel]

Poor pleco, where you gonna put him now? Are you just gonna give it away like that? I had no idea it could get that big. I am surprised! I have seen big but not huge like it could get.