Bioload question ...can i add more fishes ?

[eagleray]

Hi All
I am thinking of adding
- 2 more cobalt blue dwarf gouramis (OR a small group of 10 rasbora harlequin)
- some cherry shrimps into my tank

Need advise on
1. Would the dwarf gourami start "fighting" with the sparkling gouramis ?
2. Is this too high a bioload already ?


Tank Dimensions 2.5 ft x 1.25ft x 1.5 ft
Vol: about 140 liters / 35 Gal ?

Currently having the following
8 x Boraras Maculatus
4 x Otocinclus
1 x Yamato
2 x Rineloricaria Sp (whiptail catfish)
7 x Trichopsis pumila (Pygmy Sparkly Gouramis)
2 x Wood Shrimp
2 x Albino Bristlenose

Tank is quite heavy planted with
Cyperus helferi
Pogostemon helferi (downoi)
Rotala wallichii
Bolbitis heudelotii
Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC)
Echinodorus 'Red Diamond'

[gks]

Gouramis are typically not very aggressive except when they are breeding; one exception that I know is the kissing gouramis, they can be fairly aggressive and can grow quite large (>6 inches).

Your bioload is already high; cherry shrimps may be okay (water temperature should be below 28 degrees Celcius), but the additional gouramis may add stress to the balance.

[benny]

If it's heavily planted but you have enough space for them to swim, I suppose you might just be able to manage it. Make sure you have effective filtration.

Cheers,