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Is my 55 gallon to its limit with fish and plants.

Discussion in 'Freshwater General Discussion' started by Anonymous, Jun 28, 2009.

  1. Anonymous

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    I have a 55 gallon with about 20 sum fish and was wondering if its filled to the max.
     
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  2. KingKedros452

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    You'd have to tell us what kind of fish. Each species has its own bioload on the environment they're in.
     
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    Exactly, I mean if you have 20 neon tetras you could add quite some more. But If you had well let's say 20 discus you'd be overstocked bigtime
     
    Guidoman888, Jun 28, 2009
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  4. Anonymous

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    okay here it is 1 red rain bow, 2 bosamani rainbows, 1 australian rainbow, 1 spotted gar, 1 pictus catfish, 1rapheal catfish, 5 tiger barbs, 4 blue guaramis, 3 skunk botia loches, 1 ghost knife,
    Plants 1 huge ruffle sword, 3 wisertrias, 1 amazon sword.
     
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  5. Anthony

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    You're way past your limit. The Ghost Knife for example needs a MUCH larger tank, about 125 gallons. The Spotted Gar as well needs a larger tank, 200+ gallons. Remove those two fish and your tank is fine.
     
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  6. Anonymous

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    thanks for the comments
     
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  7. Guidoman888

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    Agreed with anthony. I´d move em asap
     
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    Oh yeah! Between the Gar and Knife...YIKES!
     
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    OMG! You are sooo overstocked....you have created a war within an aquarium. Wonder which soldier will pull ranks and eat the rest (betting on the Gar)
     
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  10. Anonymous

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    evrybody has holded their own in the tank the ghost knife keeps to himself.
    The gar on the other hand fights with the red rainbow on who can eat the guppy first. I was shocked to see my rainbow eat a guppy.
     
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    I have a feeling that if you don't re-think your stocking list pretty soon, you'll start to see your fish population dwindle at the hands (or mouth, more specifically) of your gar. Your tank, as the others have said, is too small, and the problem isn't only "space," i.e., everyone having room to swim. If you test your water, you/ll be able to see the telltale signs of over crowding: parameters out of whack. This means that the fish that happen to survive the teeth of your gar will sicken and die, anyway, due to poor water conditions. As was previously stated, returning the gar and knife will put you back on the right track.
     
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  12. Anonymous

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    we are all good now I just got the gar, the plants still, the red rainbow and the australian cuase he is the red rainbows buddy I gave the ghost knife to my uncle cuase 5 year old oscar died and also the rest of the fish. and one question in my petco their is a fresh water snowflake in the free tank he doesnt look so good so i was going to put him in my extra 40 gallon becuase thats my hospital/quarintine tank. should I or shouldny I?
     
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  13. Guidoman888

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    I dont know, thats your decision. You could try and heal him but if it fails. The water of your quarantine tank could get infected!
     
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    That's actually not a freshwater fish, it's brackish. They also need a pretty large tank about 100+ gallons. :confused:
     
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    Interesting....the only snowflake eel that I know of is a salty.
     
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  16. Anonymous

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    well petco is messed up they have another one with the oscars and its an all freshwater tank. the one that saw was with the freshwater plants.
     
    Anonymous, Jul 1, 2009
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