There is nothing good or interesting about intentionally exceeding a tank's bioload. It is not desirable. It is barely manageable. Just because you gave it a name doesn't make it okay. If you started calling twinkies 'super apples', eating them would still be terrible for you. Do you and your fish a favor and stop this idiotic parade before someone gets hurt.
Overstocking sets up conditions for rapid spread of disease, instant deoxygenation of water in cases of filter failure...the list goes on. In a fish market where the fish are not fed and they are all kept at 50 degrees fahrenheit, and going to be slaughtered within days, water cleanliness is a low priority. Don't think for a second that any conscientious fishkeeper would start out with the INTENTIONAL GOAL of overstocking a tank. It happens when fish grow, or when a bigger tank breaks, etc. There is nothing attractive about stuffing too many fish into a tank and watching them try to avoid bumping into each other. Stop it. Stop it. I wish I could say it louder, but I can't find polite words to say it with, so just stop it.
Overstocking sets up conditions for rapid spread of disease, instant deoxygenation of water in cases of filter failure...the list goes on. In a fish market where the fish are not fed and they are all kept at 50 degrees fahrenheit, and going to be slaughtered within days, water cleanliness is a low priority. Don't think for a second that any conscientious fishkeeper would start out with the INTENTIONAL GOAL of overstocking a tank. It happens when fish grow, or when a bigger tank breaks, etc. There is nothing attractive about stuffing too many fish into a tank and watching them try to avoid bumping into each other. Stop it. Stop it. I wish I could say it louder, but I can't find polite words to say it with, so just stop it.
