well could i get away with neons to?

[Cackett]

i got a 25 just over gallon tank.. and so far im over the rule of (every inch of fish a gallon) but my tank is well planted and has may hiddign places and areas for thes fish to play (and all look happy) i was wondering could i get away with say 7 neons
[glow=red,2,300]this is a list of what i have in my tank[/glow]

1x Platydoras costatus (Striped Rafael ) 10 Months
3x Bumblebee Goby umm Guess well developed
2x Twig Catfish (Farlowella acus) max lenght i think
2x Lamp Eyes 10 Months Also
2x Black Widow – (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) As above
3x Red Rainbowfish – (Glossolepis incisus) BABBIES
4x Boeseman's Rainbowfish – (Melanotaenia boesemani)BABBIES
1x Zebra Pleco BABBY

SO what you guy think i hope fully post a pic of my tank tomorrow.. for a better yes or no! ok.. but your first thoughts COULD I GET AWAY WITH IT? *thumbsup2* *thumbsdown2* *thumbsup2* *thumbsdown2* *thumbsup2* *thumbsdown2*

 

[ronrca]

Have a read in the articles section about how many fish you might be able to support! Its not the gallons but the surface area of your tank. Maybe that will help.

 

[arcab4]

as hard as it is to say..i wouldn't suggest it. i know the rule is 1inch per gallon but you have to take in account that the more room there is for your fishies, the happier they will be. i'm sure they can survive with more but it would probably be pretty cramp. some of your fishes are pretty small but some are bigger such as the rainbowfish. and remember, the more fish you have, the more waste that is created so the more maintenance you'll have to do on the tank.

 

[JWright]

I wouldn't. In fact, I'd be inclined to say your tank is already a bit crowded, but then...I've always been accused of being pretty conservative.

Whether your tank is overcrowded already or not is up to debate, but any more fish would put it over the edge.

Josh

 

[Cackett]

i think i could get 6 neons working out (i think right from the artical) if i get a squared area of all my fish max grown. and my tank i can fit in 6 neons  ??? and i would still have area to play with..  *laughingcryingsmiley*

 

[JWright]

The Raphael will grow to about 6" (ideally).
The gobies, about an inch a piece.
The Twig, again, about 6".
The Lamp Eyes, 2".
Black Widows, again, 2".
The Red Rainbowfishes, 4".
The Boeseman's, 3".
The Zebra Pl*co, again, about 3".

I hate "rules of thumb" but if you want to apply one here, we can. That's 56" of fish. Very overstocked according to the "inch rule". By the rules in that article, you're also very overstocked.

Now, as I said, I don't put much stock in rules of thumb, but I agree that your tank is pushing the limits. 6 more fish would be way too much. If you _have_ to add more fish, I would suggest a few more of the schooling species you already have, the lamp-eyes and the black skirts would really rather be in groups.

MHO,
Josh

 

[dattack]

A nice 6 inch piranha would be great.  Giving that you will hit 56" according to Josh, by the end of next week it will hit to a low value of 6".  Then you are not overstocking.  ;D j/k

*celebratesmiley*

*crazysmiley*
Dattack

 

[fishboy]

lol  *twirlysmiley*   *crazysmiley*  *celebratesmiley*

But, seriously that is about all you can put in there unless you are gonna move some when they get bigger *thumbsupsmiley*
Oh yah i want to thank Arcab for the new smileys, i love them
                 
                 Daniel
                     *celebratesmiley*

 

[ronrca]

I tend to agree with Jwright. I like to "under" stock my tanks. You do have quite a few fish for a 25G especially since some are still babies. I also hate rules of thumb  *crazysmiley*