show your overstocked tanks.....

[citrinelum]

ive moved some, because of agression problems but it looked liked this before:

10 midavils 10"
2 texas 10"
2 gt 8"
3butti 12"
2 jags 10"

about 10 more 7" with various juvenils included

 

[chefjamesscott]

hmmm what size tank if those babys are 10 inches must be a nice size

 

[Duncan6618]

Just curious... at what point do you feel that overstocked becomes cruel?

(this is not an insult to any of your photos, just curious what defines peoples limits)

Just my opinion but there are a couple of points where I would consider it cruel.

1.) If water quality cannot be maintained then the fish suffer and I'd call that cruel. Most of the tanks on this thread it's pretty obvious the owners have the right equipment and are dedicated to keeping their fish healthy.

2.) If the minimum amount of space for a fish isn't met. This is subjective but obviously an adult oscar in a 20 gallon is cruel since it only has 2 sq ft of swimming space. On the other hand some would say dozen oscars in a 180 is cruel but imo as long as the water quality is kept up it isn't cruel since each individual oscar still has access to the full 12 sq. ft. of swimming space.


I just in the process of switching my reef tanks (a 215 & a 220) over to fw. Hopefully I'll have some pics of my own overstocked tanks before to long.

 

[apharing]

OK here it goes,

55g
1 Tiger oscar
1 common pleco
1 tt eel

29g
3 ctenopoma acutirostre
1 senegalus bichir
1 pictus cat

Bring on the flaming, but both have crystal clear water =)

 

[DragonScales]

75g tank. largest fish is 14in ocellaris. You guys think Im overstocked now?

Right now, you're not overstocked. In a year or two when those dats and the pbass grow then you'll be overstocked.

 

[sbuse]

72"x24"x24" oceanic 200gal
1-15" silver aro
1-8-9" florida gar
1-8-9" channel cat
2-8-10" bgks
3-4" bala sharks
8-4" tinfoils
1-13" common pleco

55gal
12- african chichlids
1-ruby red peacock
1-firemouth
1-5" syno cat
1-6" silver gar
1-14" ropefish
1-3" tsn(to grow up some to go into my furture pond...200gal first)

20gal
1-12" rtcxtsn
1-5" rtc
plus food

 

[DragonScales]

 

[T]

wat happend joe. tank crack?

 

[Adhlc]

Bring on the flaming, but both have crystal clear water =)

As if crystal clear water is an indication of responsible fishkeeping.

 

[rajuncajun]

Well I will get pics of my tank up here as they are all on aquaria central and im at work so not a ton of time but this thread is going to get me in trouble. 100g with 3 blood parrots 8 tiger barbs 6 cory cats and a catfish of some sort. Ill be getting an oscar tomorrow hopefully so I can fit in around here.