Grossly over stocked?

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I think what will probably happen in the near future is I'll work on getting a 125G. The 2 FM, GT, JD, and convict will be moved to that and the RD can have the 55 to himself. I'm not sure where the RTBS will end up, but so far he's be great at cleaning up any extra food.

They're always picking through the substrate. The convict has been moving it all day. lol

Moved some of the danios to the 10 gallon, left 8 in the 55 to give the cichlids something to play with.
 
yea tanks a little small.... Need a 180 if you want ALL of those fish when they are fully grown... Mind you the red devil will killthem before that
 
Johnnylightning said:
U need three neon tetras max in a 55. Those fish are to big for anything less than 300.

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What are you on about 3 neon tetras max in a 55g?

By the way, This tank is obviously going to be overstocked, I don't know what most people here are on about.
 
ecoli73 said:
300 for those? Come on, that's way overkill. Bioload wise 100 is enough for all - red devil. The 55 is good enough for 6 month to a year, again minus the red devil.


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+1

As long as water is maintained and fish aren't overfed I see only a few probs with compatibility and space eventually.



Go S. Vettel #1 rb8
 
GrantA94 said:
I have to dissagre with pretty much everyone here. I say yes, you will be grossly overstocked. IMO, you need a 55 purely for the JD or the GT (alone!). So having a FM (you'll likely end up with only one because the smaller looks malnourished and will soon be picked off) and a Con with them both is way too much. As for the RD, everyone has said it, it will turn phsyco one day.

So IMO, you shouldpock one ofthe following:

- Keep the FM('s) and the Con. Get rid of the rest.

- Keep the GT. (If it's male*) Get rid of the rest.

- Keep the JD. (If it's male*) Get rid of the rest.

- Keep the RD. Get rid of the rest.

You don't have to neccessarily remove them all now, but if you wished to keep the RD then I would. It's always good to have a plan of stock before executing, otherwise you end up with a jumble of fish and an overstocked tank.

*If the GT or JD are female you could add more tank mates. They could both stay or any combination of them FM and Convict.

Just my thoughs :)
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I completely agree w/ this.


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klmt said:
Definitely some good advice here, i think the devil in a 75 would be sweet along with like 4 more red-tailed black sharks to add some movement and dithers. As for the rest the female con could pretty much go wherever, I would get rid of the smaller firemouth because the larger one will boss him around unless you get a tank larger than 75 gallons. But If you could i think that the 125 idea is a good one for the JD, GT, larger Fm and con. I even think you could possibly get away with a 75 for them because firemouths are wimpy and shouldn't cause problems once the others outgrow him. Just get some type of schooling fish as dithers in there too to lessen the aggression as well as plenty of hiding places for each fish. You have plenty of time though to figure all that out. the most pressing issue as already stated is moving the RD.
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You want him to put a RD in a 75 with 5 red tailed sharks as dithers?

That is a horrible idea and a disaster waiting to happen.
 
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