am i overstocked?

[m8r8j]

im wondering if my tanks overstocked

29 gallon planted, fluval 205

10x giant danio
2 chinese algae eater
striped raphael cat
spotted raphael cat
single male convict

 

[m8r8j]

i do 50% weekly w/c

 

[m8r8j]

everything in the tank required a 30 gallon minimum though

 

[m8r8j]

bump

 

[lp85253]

ya but it still might work.keep up on water changes and make sure you are really overfiltered,and keep up with testing water quality, with the 205 maybe adda small hob filter

 

[m8r8j]

what if i remove the convict, a cae, and the striped raph...

so its
10x giant danio
chinese algae eater
spotted raphael cat

 

[m1ste2tea]

I'd keep the convict, the spotted and striped raphael cats and perhaps add a female convict. personally I just dont see the lasting appeal of giant danios...

 

[Rhodes09]

The Raphael cats do not have as much of an impact on your bioload as you may think, don't split the catfish as they prefer security in numbers. Honestly I would say you still have room to spare, maybe a female convict?? Let me know what you think..

 

[Carefree_Dude]

Giant Danios are a bad choice. They need space to swim fast in one direction. As they get larger, they are really bad about nipping fins. I personally would get rid of the catfish, simply because of how reclusive they are. A spotted pictus would be a prettier and more active addition to the tank. chinese algae eaters tend to be a bad choice in general, simply because they can become very aggressive at adult size.

 

[Unattended Fish]

+1 on the cae, I had one that actually clinged on to one of my cichlids! Awesome whencthey are small but once they get bigger man they are aggressive and hardly touch algae