Aquarium owners worry about fish bloating and overstocking

“They look super bloated or just pregnant but they I have a 10 gal heavy planted co2 betta tank with schooling fish I also work at a fish store privately owned not like big company’s I have a orca catfish to kinda take care of any future overpopulation but I see the females constantly fat and I feed them once a day and not a lot I feel I need to feed more actually I have one albino mountain minnows he was the last of a batch that we don’t get in regularly so I added him to my 7 minnows 4 female 3”

“Hey everyone, looking for advice on my freshwater Cardinal Tetra who has been severely bloated for 9 days. Symptoms: Started with "fat cheeks" on one side, then both sides, then the belly expanded into a rigid "shark look." As of Day 4, she started pineconing, but she has smooth swimming balance, perfect color, and high energy (reacts to shadows). The Problem: I suspect a massive internal blockage/impaction (possibly from swallowing a piece of filter floss or moss string from”

“To cut a long story short, I have a small tropical aquarium with a Betta fish. The tank is 19 litres. It has a heater and a filter. I had 3 corys and one by one they have died off. I do weekly water changes and have a live plant in there. I have just added live bacteria to the filter and bacteria feed to the tank. So my question is how much should I remove each water change? How often? Is there anything else I can do to boost bacteria to promote good cycling? The Betta is doing great I would lik”

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“I was gradually stocking a planted 105 liter (27 gal?), 75x35x40cm, to avoid ammonia spikes. First I added 8 Norman's Lampeyes, then 7 Kuhli Loaches, then 10 Green Neon Tetras. The supposedly peaceful Lampeyes attacked the Tetras after mealtime. Ithink one's missing half its tail-fin. They've been hiding since I netted out the Lampeyes, so I can't even be sure. This is my first tank. I don't know what to do. A 50 liter cube is the most I can provide the Lampeyes. If they go b”

“Working on a 40 breeder with lots of plants and fairly aggressive filtration. First question - opinions on using HOB + sponge filter, or just a bigger/oversized HOB? Secondly, would love some feedback on a theoretical stocking list: - Dwarf neon rainbowfish x10-12 (maybe 4 males and 6-8 females? Not sure how much this ratio truly matters) - False Julii corydoras x10-12 - Cherry barbs x6-8 (again, more females than males??) - Honey gourami x2 - Bristlenose vs SAE x1 (or 1 of both?) - A bunch of s”

“hello I am new to this hobby, I want to have a planted 20 gallon long with - 6 pygmy Cory - 6 julii Cory - 8-10 cardinal tetra - cherry shrimp - 1 snail can I do this? what are the risks of having a tank that is close to full? I love corys and really want to have 2 species but I know they need a group right. are these fish compatible in terms of water conditions? also I want to grow a Monte Carlo carpet, how hard is that is this over zealous for a new tank owner? submitted by /u/podr”

“Newer fish in the tank. Not sure if it's pregnant, bloated, or just a chonky guy? submitted by /u/DumpN_Change [link] [comments]”

“As pictured is a 20 gal long tank with a few neo shrimps, a random snail, and 5 red line tetra. It is a fairly new tank they were all moved into recently after an issue with their 10 gallon. I’ve had the thought now to increase their school size to 6-8 and still may do so, but would adding a peaceful betta be a bad idea? It currently lives in a 5 gallon semi planted with a few ghost shrimp and neither fish have ever shown aggression towards shrimp submitted by /u/OrganicSoft2970 [lin”

“I have a cycled 20g (no plants or light yet) that’s been sitting for like 2 months until I decide what I want. I don’t really understand stocking limits. I have some ideas for fish I would like, but how do I know when the bioload is too much for the tank? submitted by /u/kaddras019 [link] [comments]”

“hello! i was here on reddit not to long ago asking for help with high nitrates, found out i might have overstocked a bit, so now i have a 20g long (30x12x12) on the way, but i have some questions. I currently have 1 betta, a mystery snail and a nertite snail, 1 cory, and 4 chili rasboras I originally had more cory’s but they passed (likely my fault, again i needed a bigger tank) i know cory’s need pairs of 6, but so do the rasboras, i assume 6 cory’s + 6 rasboras + betta is gonna be overstocked”

“I’m new to fish keeping, and don’t want to put any stress on my fish. I haven’t gotten any deco yet, but am planning on it! It’s a 20 gallon tank submitted by /u/Plane-Apricot1520 [link] [comments]”

“I have a heavily planted 10 gallon tank. It has many plants growing out of it as well. What is the best method of moving it? Inside is a female betta, and millions of snails. On top is three pothos vines, a monstera adansonii vine, and three orchids. There’s probably other plants growing out the top that I forgot about! Inside is a ton of cryptocoryne wendetii. And duckweed floaters My plan was to catch the betta and put her in a travel container. Then drain the majority of the water into gallon”

“20 gallon. It’s got a betta, 4 Cory’s and a twig algae eater thing. Is this too many plants? submitted by /u/tittiesinyomouth [link] [comments]”

“First off I’m aware my tank is too small. I have a 40 gallon aquarium sitting at my parents house I’m going to get in a few weeks I’d go now but I live 4+ hours away and just started a new job. I have a small 5 gallon tank with 3 baby glofish tetra in it. I feed them small portions once a day (probably too much) I’ve been doing 25% water changes every 2 days but my water stays murky I add aquasafe each change and safestart a little bit (2-3 hours after) after so I don’t loose the bacteria. Tank”

“Is this overstocked, i don’t think so but im just now getting into this. FYI female beta, gets along and doesn’t nip any of my fish luckily. submitted by /u/Flat-Barracuda-3598 [link] [comments]”

“I have this 65L (18gallon) and I am planning to have some corys and some other nano fish. I have some blue neocaridina in a small tank that will be migrating to this one. As you see, I placed the bags on the right side in order to give it some height where I will be putting some amtra 0.7mm sand along with some driftwood and rocks and trying to crate a "beach" for the corys on the left. Show me your tanks so I can get some ideas. 😊 submitted by /u/External_Stomach_417 [lin”

“I have 8 ember tetras , 9 cpds , 2 male guppies, 1 honey gourami , 4 khuli loaches , 4 pygmy cordorys , handful of neocardina, 1 neiter snail. What do I do to prevent a crash (other than rehoming).I am going to be adding more wood rocks plants and leaf litter so pls do recommend that too submitted by /u/fati_cocosmokey [link] [comments]”

“This is an aquarium at my doctor’s office and I’m pretty sure it houses around 15 fish of various sizes. I don’t know much about fish but this seems wayyy to small in my eyes. submitted by /u/Julelki [link] [comments]”

“I currently have a 26 gallon bowfront tank with 1 Betta, 8 Tetras, and 3 various snails. Is there enough room to add around 6 Kuhli Loach? submitted by /u/Opposite-Mastodon-42 [link] [comments]”

“Fish tank list Pygmy corydoras :10 Anchor catfish:6 Amano shrimp:5 Pom Pom crabs:3 Hillstream loach:6 Rasbora:8 Is this overstocked? submitted by /u/AdorableCarpenter21 [link] [comments]”

“I currently have a 30gal tank. I had 3 pygmy cory but they've made a bunch of babies during the 2ish months they've been living in it. should I consider getting a bigger tank or is it alright? PS: the video turned out a lot redder than it is in real life for some reason. submitted by /u/Aether_rite [link] [comments]”

“I currently have a 36 gallon Bowfront tank, 4 filters (2 Tetra Whisper IQ 45 with Flow turned all the way down, and 2 sponge filters, a 40 and a 20) I have about 20 rooted plants, several glued Anubis, and floating guppy grass and red root floaters. Right now I have 5 Adult Guppy with about 13-15 fry, 5 Albino Corys, and 6 Mystery snails. I also have some pest snails and Ghost Shrimp The mystery snails are still young and I know they are high bioload, but I thought I'd be able to keep more f”

“I've got a 23 gal tank 1.5ft long, 1 ft wide, 1.5 ft tall. Its currently stocking with 1 bristlenose pleco, 1 bolivian, 12 black neon tetras, 5 kuhli loaches, and 4 bloodfin tetras. Im upgrading the whole tank to 30 gal soon. Any ideas of the kind of scape I should go with with such stocking. I also mean to switcch out the black neons or just have a second school like a larger group of bloodfin tetras. do you think theres any significant addition I could do when it becomes at 30 gal? not loo”

“16 neon tetra 12 red eye tetra 13 mini cory 50 ish shrimp 2 mystery snail 11 gallon 3 foot long tank, 50 gal rated canister filter and 2 sponge filters, tons of plants and wood tank on the left is a 4 gal with a few black neon shrimp with scuds with extra almond leaves a mini black water tank what do you think did i maximize my tanks potential i like how lively it looks now submitted by /u/sssarni [link] [comments]”

“If yall see anything I am doing wrong please tell me, I am new to this fish thing but I am trying my best , and I really want to add 6 black skirt tetras should I do that or is it overstocking( sorry for bad English not my first language ) (had to repost because I just learned to to take a picture and use it in Reddit) submitted by /u/Academic_Evidence551 [link] [comments]”

“I have a 29 gallons tank with 10 gold skirt tetras and 4 mystery snails, it has some plants and a Pf30 hang on the back filter, is it overstocking? Can I add 6 black skirt tetras? Or should I buy a new tank to move some of my mystery snails as I heard they create a lot of poop submitted by /u/Academic_Evidence551 [link] [comments]”

“Hi everyone! For quick background, I have been fishkeeping now for the last almost two years! I have four tanks, and am setting up a fifth for a small breeding project to give back to the local community (and for fun!) In focus is my two tanks that are technically overstocked, but doing incredibly well. Should I be concerned at all? Let me know your honest thoughts! Happy to answer any immediate questions after. First tank pictured is my 40 gallon breeder. It’s got 12 black emperor tetras, 18 ch”

“Hello we have had these goldfish for about 15 years with multi generations of fish in there. So we noticed it getting bloated about a month ago. Not sure what is going on now it just keeps getting fatter and fatter. Is it pregnant ? Does it need help/ assistance? Do we need to separate it to save the other fish ? Please let me know thanks. submitted by /u/Maximum_Royal5435 [link] [comments]”

“I am new to the hobby, I have a 240l tank and have been told once my fish grow it will be severely overstocked . I have 8x snakeskin barb, 1x rokteil severum, 2x electric blue acara, 1x angelfish, 5x geophagus tapajos . What size tank would I need to upgrade to submitted by /u/didsy3 [link] [comments]”

“As the title says, I wish to know if my tank is overstocked. It's 45g and has 12 tetras, 8 zebra danios, and 6 male guppies as the main 'swimmers'. There is a longfin bristlenose, some snails, and a few shrimp but they mostly graze out of the way of the main tank-mates. There are two decently heavy sponge filters and a decent amount of plants and driftwood. Pictured in post. submitted by /u/Altruistic_Grape3440 [link] [comments]”

“Is this 20 gallon too small for the fish that seems to be getting bigger ? submitted by /u/mutare12 [link] [comments]”

“Hi! I’m looking to stock my 10 gallon in the near future. The tank has been set up for a about a year with just my female betta and some hardscape but I wanted to add some more life and color. So I ordered some plants and I’m planning to stock the tank after they grow in. I was looking into kuhli loaches because I love the look of them, but I keep seeing conflicting information on whether or not they’re too active for a 10 gallon. To my understanding they have very low bio loads, especially in a”

“I want to build my second tank since I had my betta years ago when I was younger who I didn't take the best care of but I learned a lot through researching over the years and I want to make sure I have enough room for those 7 fish without harming them in anyway. submitted by /u/PizzaIcy4348 [link] [comments]”

“Does this sound like to much as I'm questioning it I think it's might be two much the tank is 65l with a fluval 107 6 x banded kulli loaches 6x black kulli loaches 12 x chilli rasbora 1 x honey gourami 4 x amarno shrimp submitted by /u/Own-Special-5570 [link] [comments]”

“I currently have 7 orange tetras (dunno the exact breed got them from a friend), one clown pleco, five scissortail rasabora. I'm thinking of getting six corydoras catfish and 6 emperor tetras to finish off the tank. There's plenty of space right now but I'm just getting into the hobby so wanted to ask people that know more submitted by /u/HPLovecraftsCat6969 [link] [comments]”

“I have a 105L tank with Fluval 207 Canister Filter, I currently have 5x Orange Tuxedo Platys, 7x Neon Green Tetras & 6x Panda Corydoras Am I okay to add: 4x African Dwarf Frogs 6x Otocinclus Dwarf Sucker Catfish or would this be overstocked? I have plenty of plants/rocks/hides submitted by /u/beeaver [link] [comments]”

“I have a ten gallon tank that I’ve been keeping 4 ghost shrimp and 3 cherry barbs in, I’m still finishing decor and planting this tank but I ended up getting 5 feeder guppies impulsively today. Am I overstocked or at capacity? submitted by /u/Ordinary-Current-577 [link] [comments]”

“The image is illustrative, the fish is not mine. I started setting up an aquarium a few days ago with about 80L. I bought a final 360L aquarium to order and it should finally arrive today. During this period, I had MANY problems with water, diseases, parasites, etc. Fortunately, the aquarium is currently stabilized and the animals are healthy. The problem: I bought Kinguios from a distant city and didn't know the real size of it. At the moment, I have a tiny Fantail, just over 1cm. 1 medium”

“Next week I’m upgrading to a 46 gallon bow front tank and wanting to know where my stocking limit is, I currently have 9 neon tetras, 5 corydora catfish, 5 kuhli loaches, 1 rubber lip pleco and 1 dwarf honey gourami. I wanna expand species but also don’t wanna just crash everything submitted by /u/Icy_Animator_1007 [link] [comments]”

“I have about a 100 little bristlenose babies between .5-1" right now. I have several options of buyers and LFS that will be happy to give credit if buyers fall through which would be unlikely. I need to grow them all out to 1"... this is a 10g... im working to provide as much surface area as possible as well as i am going to put in a some of those pleco "racks".. as well as add another sponge filter. If need be I can set up my 5g with racks as well. I anticipate doing a ton o”

“i've been thinking about getting a smaller tank (like 3-5 gallons) to play around with some different concepts outside of my 10 gallon betta tank, different plants and hardscaping aesthetic. are there any fish i can genuinely keep in such a small tank? i'm not interested in getting a second betta. i mostly just want to try some more advanced aquascaping and i live in a dorm with limited space. submitted by /u/Potential_Post_5278 [link] [comments]”

“I have a 20 gallon tall tank, currently it has plants and some rams horn snails. I have 6 neo shrimps and 1 mystery snail as of right now. I was planning to add 4 kuhli loaches 2 African dwarf frog And that would be it in this tank. I know it would be more ideal for a 20 gallon long rather than tall but it’s what I have. Do you guys think it’s too much for this tank? And if so what else should I stock it with? I am also looking into honey gouramis too. submitted by /u/yourass_stank [”

“Hello!! I am a new fish keeper and I was wondering if I was at my limit to adding any more fish in my tank. The employee at petco told me I shouldn’t get anymore. I currently have, 6 Pygmy Corys 2 Neon Blue Dwarf Gouramis 1 Zebra Loach Do I have enough room to possibly add a middle ground schooling fish? submitted by /u/Funny-Watercress641 [link] [comments]”

“Okay so I have a 13.3 gallon shallow tank cycling, and I was planning on stocking it with 9 Pygmy cories, 12 chili rasbora and a honey gourami but I’m not sure if that would overstock the tank. It is pretty planted with valisneria, pearlweed, tiger lotus, and some crypts. This is not my first tank, but it has been a few years since I’ve had one. I’ve also seen mixed advice on keeping a single honey gourami so would like some feedback! submitted by /u/Interesting-Brick-10 [link]”

“I’m trying to work out if the following would be ok for stocking level for a 42 litre. 6 Pygmy Cory, 6 ember tetra and a male betta / honey gourami or is the feature fish a bit too much? Tank dimensions are 18 x 12 x 12 inch. Cheers submitted by /u/FeedReasonable9547 [link] [comments]”

“I’m planing on returning to the fish keeping hobby (specifically planted tank hobby) after a long hiatus, but really want to start with an excited large community stocking (I’ve only really had bettas and a shrimp tank before). I was hoping for at least 10 gold tetras, 10 ember tetras, a honey gourami and maybe 5 or 6 kuhli loaches (open to suggestions on numbers). I was thinking a 30 gal long would work for this stocking but I’m not 100% sure and wanted to check in with the community here first”

“Currently have 2 angelfish, 1 blue acara, 9 Colombian tetras and 1 clown pleco. Is this too much for a 55 gallon? Worried about bio load as these fush reach maturity. Filter 300 GPH submitted by /u/BreadEnthusiast98 [link] [comments]”

“Hello, I noticed today a couple of my green tetras have swollen bellies, and one of my endlers has white stringy looking poop. Is the bloating neon tetra disease or are they just eating too much, and does the “poop” look like a parasite? PH 7.0, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 5ppm. submitted by /u/buttonboy2 [link] [comments]”

“This is probably a sin to even ask about. But does anyone overstock - push the limits of a tropical community aquarium like people do with cichlids? I see so many posts about wrong fish, too many ect. I’m just curious how people have these poorly stocked/overstocked tanks maintain aquarium stability? Pretty new to fish keeping and would like to gain as much info as possible. Thanks submitted by /u/TST-DCLXVI [link] [comments]”

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“Current stocking list 6 gold white cloud mountain minnows 6 lemon tetras 6 harlequin rasporas Orange neos 1 hillstream loach 1 oto 1 stone catfish, maybe 1 guppy Its a 20 gallon long tank I had issues with previous tanks and managed to save my hillstream loach, oto, stone cat, and guppy. They are about 4-5 years old. This tank is over a year old. Do I need more of some species, can I put in more, am I overstocked? All the fish seem happy and healthy. I did lose two of the lemon tetras early on d”

“This is the tank in question, it’s a 50g and has a canister filter. It’s heavily planted with both immersed and emmersed growth. I think I might have gone overboard with fish due to a little much enthusiasm but i haven’t had any issues. So the stocking… 4 Licorice Gouramis 4 Pearl Gouramis 1 Honey Gourami 10 Ember tetras 10 Purple harlequin rasboras 8 bronze corydoras 2 dwarf plecos An unknown amount of kuhli loaches It’s crazy how the tank literally looks empty in the photo.. submitted by”

“Recently upgraded my established ~29-gallon community into a 55-gallon. I transferred a lot of established driftwood, plants, decor/biofilm, squeezed established sponge/media into the new setup, and used about 20 gallons of established tank water. The main new component is the Fluval 407 canister filter. Current stocking: • 2 Severums — roughly 4–5”, still growing • 2 marble angelfish — roughly 4” • 2 juvenile ropefish — roughly 6” and 8” • 6 kuhli loaches • 6 rummynose tetras • 7 neon tetras •”

“Hello, I’m in the process of setting up a 125 gal aquarium. No fish yet, but I have a good idea of what I want. Do you think that the following is too many fish for a 125? 6 Congo tetras 1 Keyhole Cichlid 3 pearl gouramis 1 Angelfish 1 African Butterfly 1 panda gara 1 bristle nose pleco 1 Asian algae water submitted by /u/Gullible-Bowler-9248 [link] [comments]”

“6 pretty good sized fishes in here, I don’t know much about tanks but isn’t this way too small? I had a betta and two African dwarf frogs a few years ago in a 5gal and I know that was pushing it for tank size. submitted by /u/BellaBigNose [link] [comments]”

“I’m a beginner in fishkeeping and I got this tank out of panic because my sister was desperate to keep 1yo kois and we initially had a five gallon tank instead..so I didn’t want them to suffer and bought a 30 gallon to temporarily house them. unfortunately they’ve died and I wanted to do a sort of community tank because I’ve gotten an interest in corydoras but I know a lot of people don’t recommend it for beginner and id just want to ask for opinions and advice. my sister is begging to get kois”

“Tank is brand new, and I have a betta reserved for pick up on Saturday. Tank cycling has been going since last Thursday(one week). Im starting to become a little nervous that I've made a mistake here and I'm going to end up with a smashed tank on my desk, a broken pc set up and a dead fish.. What are people's thoughts on this? It's a 40mm timber board that I've cut down to size and stained, the brackets are rated to 80kg and the screws are rated to 50kg. Screwed into my outsi”

“Wanting advice on this very rudimentary plan :) ex, is this going to be overstocked? do any of these fish conflict or tend to fight? should i change numbers of specific fish? do i need to worry about water temperature fluctuating (summer temps here get up to 100F and my ac isnt super reliable, it tends to leave half the room hot) or am i ok? (not concerned about heating, that's far easier than cooling). Should i get all the fish at once? or in batches? Anything else fish-wise that i need to”