Overstocking? Incompability?

[sqwerc]

Hi bros,

I have learnt alot from the forums and this are going well for my tank. Have two 2ft tanks on a brass rack. My top tank planted with CO2 injection keeping a school of 7 tiger barbs, 9 dwarf gourmies and 6 Neo Tetras.

My bottom tank bare with 2 discus and 3 angle fish. The problem now is that my bottom tank filter up lorry and I bo bian had to put the 2 discus and 3 angles in my community planted tank. I was damn nervous that the tigers don't give chance and nip everyone but they have not! (Suprise here..)

So to play save I used a 2 valve airpump, maximum pressure and sunk 2 air stones into the tank as I understand it is kinda overloaded. Any comments and advise? I cannot keep them like that in the long run is it?

[barmby]

Yes. You can't. This is seriously overcrowded. An ammonia spike will easily wipe out the village. Monitor your tank closely. Please try to change water 25% every two days.

friend always say to me when i used to overstock my tank - they asked "you open fish shop issit??! dont overcrowd"

[sqwerc]

Thanks for the reply bro I'm going to set up another tank over the weekend and take out the discus and angel fish. Is my planted tank still too crowded?

[agong]

I guess not so after discus and angel are gone. It is not so much about the number of fish, but the mass of fish. 1 discus can produce more ammonia than 6 neons. As for me, I believe more leafy plants will help to prevent conflicts between fishes. =)