Is this overstocked?

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Icedcoldmine

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Ok so I'm wondering if my brackish tank is overstocked.
Specs: 55 gallon corner, 2 AQ 50 filters

Fish: 4 f8 puffers, 6 Bb gobies, 4 sailfin mollies, 4 sword tails, 3 knight gobies, and some nerite snails.

If it's overstocked who should I remove?
 
That looks fine to me bio-load wise. Wouldn't add any more however. Just keep up with your maintenance, 50% weekly water changes should do it but monitor nitrates and adjust schedule so that you are consistently under 20ppm. The lower nitrates are, the better.
 
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As long as the puffers keep the molly population in check you are ok.
 
As long as the puffers keep the molly population in check you are ok.
Haha ok lol. My puffers basically ignores the guppy fry I had in there since I have so much anacharis. But these Harleyquinn sailfin and koi sword tails are stunning! I wouldn't mind giving them away or selling em if I get too many :]

Also I was thinking of moving a pair of sword tails and mollies out and replacing them with celebes rainbowfish. Can they handle 1.008-1.005? And coexist with the puffers?

If not are there any other fish that can coexist with them that's are fun or uncommon such as American flag Fish maybe?
 
If not are there any other fish that can coexist with them that's are fun or uncommon such as American flag Fish maybe?
I wouldn't want to risk anything like that with puffers. There are X. Montezumae and P. Velifera swords and sailfins...
Don't worry about overstocking - with a setup like that you can always pull out a few little ones if you feel you are doing too many water changes.
Also, you should know that your sailfins and swordtails will most likely interbreed. You may or may not care about that.
 
I wouldn't want to risk anything like that with puffers. There are X. Montezumae and P. Velifera swords and sailfins...
Don't worry about overstocking - with a setup like that you can always pull out a few little ones if you feel you are doing too many water changes.
Also, you should know that your sailfins and swordtails will most likely interbreed. You may or may not care about that.
I thought only platies x sword tails and mollies x guppies x endless are the only ones.... sword tails can breed with mollies too? A sailfin swordtail would be cool lol.

And ok thanks! If a puffer decides to he angry I can always move him out. Also do puffers breed in captivity or no.
 
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