Is this tank overstocked?

[eah]

Is this tank overstocked? (photos added 7/4)

I have a 30 gallon tank with a Penguin 350 filter running. Would the following plan overstock the tank?

6 Tiger Barbs
3 Albino Corydoras
1 Rubberlip Pleco (max size 4", current size 1.5")
1 Blue Gourami
2 Platies or Tetras (haven't decided which ones to get yet)

Thanks in advance for your help. Also, the above fish were all recommended to me as being okay with the tiger barbs, any feedback on the stocking plan would be greatly appreciated!!

ps. In case anyone is wondering the tank is already cycled and contains 5 assorted live plants.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

sounds good. you could do more tetras. did you do a fishless cycle? or is that what you already have?

 

[Pure]

You look ok to me. You do need to figure out if you have platies or tetras. Tetras need to be in a larger group of at least six. A quick google image search should tell you if they are platies or not, as the difference is pretty easy to see.

 

[eah]

The tank was cycled back in January (but it wasn't fishless). Right now it is empty except for one pleco because the goldfish living in it have moved to a pond.

Sorry about the confusion with the tetras/platies -- it's just a stocking plan so I hadn't decided between the two. Am I right that I don't have room for an additional four tetras though? Does that mean I need to scratch them from my list?

 

[Pure]

Doh! Reading is fundamental!

I missed the part about this being a future plan. You have room for a nice school of tetras as long as you stick with the smaller species.

 

[FishGeek]

IMO I would do 3 Mollies (1 Male, 2 Females). They tend to be able to handle themselves better with Semi-Aggressive Fish. And then that would be it, full tank. Just make sure to stay on top of the water changes.

Edit: Or if you want to do Tetras then do a small group of like Serpea Tetras or Redy Eye Tetras. But IMO it would be nice to have the one group of fish and then a few others randomly. I hope that I helped.

 

['-JIN-']

ya,stick with tetra,they are much more smaller and better for me.If you want,u also can add a school of rasboras.

 

[FishGeek]

Im not trying to be rude but are you saying to add 2 schools of fish?? Rasboras tend to be smaller in the first place and putting them with a semi-aggressive fish is not a good idea IMO. You might want to becareful giving advise. If your not sure look things up first.

 

[silver dollars]

The plans look good to me! Good luck with the tank!!!*celebrate

 

[eah]

Thanks for all of your help! I will post photos when I am able to get a few shots. After carefully considering all of your comments, I have decided to go with:

6 Tiger Barbs
1 Blue Gourami
3 Spotted Corydoras
5 Serpae Tetras
1 rubberlip pleco

Thank you again!

 

[FishGeek]

WOAH!! Hold your horses!! That is gonna be way too full!! You need to slim it down some. I advise dropping the Tetras. Or the Gourami and the Cories.

 

[eah]

Edit: Or if you want to do Tetras then do a small group of like Serpea Tetras or Redy Eye Tetras. But IMO it would be nice to have the one group of fish and then a few others randomly. I hope that I helped.

I guess I must have misunderstood this then when I thought I finished making my stocking plan. Could you explain what you meant about being able to add a small group tetras without overstocking? Did you mean I could have a group smaller than five, like perhaps three? Or did I totally misinterpret you?

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

You could try somethingI would say DROP the Gourami and the Cories or the Tetra Skl(Like Guppy Newbe had said). Another thing is if you want the tetras you can try dropping the Barbs but that is on you .

 

[eah]

That makes sense and is closer to my original plan anyway. I'll drop either the tiger barbs or the tetras. Thanks!

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

If you drop the tiger barbs then u can do:

12 Neon Tetra
Rubberlip Pleco
3 Corys
Blue Gourami

 

[eah]

I think I'm going to stick with the serpae tetra since I totally fell for them as soon as I first saw a photo, but other than that, that's what my stocking plan will be (except that obviously I won't have 12 serpae tetras since they get bigger than neon tetras do).

Thanks for the input!

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Okay I think 6 or 7 Serpaes will do nicely.

 

[tessalion]

I know what you mean about falling for serpaes...when i first saw them i knew i had to have them, i even picked out names for a group of four If they weren't notorious fin nippers theyd prolly be in my tank already!

 

[JWright]

Just to clarify, if the tank has been empty for more than a week or so, then it's no longer cycled. You're going to need to re-cycle it. I would reccomend a fishless cycle.

~JW

 

[eah]

Thanks, for the heads up!

Luckily, I've already gotten the fish and the tank was never empty -- the pleco who was in there before stayed and I got the new fish very shortly after my goldies left for their new pond homes.