Is my bioload high?

[joe]

Hi guys,

Tempted to get more fish for my 2 feet densely planted tank but afraid the bioload might go too high and stressed them out. My tank capacity is 73l (=19gal). Is my fish load high? Any guidelines? I've read from other places its like "1 inch slimbody fish to 1 gallon of fish". True?

I got the following:
12 drunken rummynose tetras
5 bold three-lined pencilfishs
1 vain blue ram
3 fat platies
4 small otos
2 small SAEs
6+ riccia-picking yamatoes

[hoppinghippo]

my 2ft tank which is densely planted and about the same size as yours has about 8 rummy nose, 30 cardinal tetra, 5 danios, 4 guppies, 4 pencil fish, 7 otos and don't know how many malayan (arnd 50-70) and 1 wood shrimp. only probs is that I get spot algae quite a bit on leaves, but else ok.

[DEA]

go for it
densely planted tanks = no fear
the rule of thumb for stocking is mainly due to old school thinking (esp about oxygen)
not very applicable for planted tanks

[joe]

thanks DEA ... will throw the old skool of thought into the drain [:] [:]

[andre]

Sorry fellas off topic i know but where do yall get your 3-line pencils, I have some but i have correctly identified em as dwarf pencils insted ie. Nannostomus marginatus... thx & rgds