tonylauno1 Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 5 boesmani rainbow 30 neon tetra 4 rummy nose 6 embers 9 harlequin rasbora 10 sunset minnows 1 pearl gourami 11 corydoras (6 sterbai, 5 albino) 2 leopard fish 5red platties i have two canister filter with a total of 1440L turn-over p/h for a 300L tank, i estimate it's 250L since there are gravel and driftwood. Have been running for a year now with 1ft sq of the tank planted. Now i have bought another 10 baby bristlenose catfish (hoping they will clean the glass for me so just need to change water) and 50 baby guppies. do i need more filteration or do i need to sell some fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Sell some fish!!! Try entering all your stock into this tool: http://aqadvisor.com/AqAdvisor.php And tell us what it says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Was curious so did it for you: "Your aquarium filtration capacity for above selected species is 57%. Your tank is too small - it will require massive amount of frequent water changes each week! Your aquarium stocking level is 226%. Your tank is seriously overstocked. Unless this setup is temporary, you should consider a larger tank." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 I am going to say both, for the reasons that Boesmani Rainbows grow big and like plenty of room to swim at speed and it is already well stocked. Recommended turnover in filtration is 4 - 8 times per hour and the ratings on the filters are without media. BN are poop machines and will add a heavy bioload. They won't clean your glass properly and if its green spot algae they won't do anything to it. Or you could get another tank for the guppies and baby bn :f77: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonylauno1 Posted May 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 I use to keep 15 goldfish, 12cm avg, in a 100L tank with 1000L turn-over. Using those online tool, the tanks are not very nice to look at. I change 50% water each month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonylauno1 Posted May 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 What shall I sell? Every fish has a purpose. They brighten up the tank. The only ones that doesn't draw attention are the minnows and gourami. Whenever the gourami swims by and you see it, you go wow. It's hard to decide what to sell. I have a reason to keep all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 In that case, buy another tank. You can never have too many tanks ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 What shall I sell? Every fish has a purpose. They brighten up the tank. The only ones that doesn't draw attention are the minnows and gourami. Whenever the gourami swims by and you see it, you go wow. It's hard to decide what to sell. I have a reason to keep all of them. If you don't want to get rid of any then get a 600 or so liter tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 If you don't want to get rid of any then get a 600 or so liter tank. Yeah and DON'T GET ANYMORE FISH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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