rare freshwater tropical fish

This is our 85 gallon community aquarium which we set up in October 2007. We bought all the fish as babies last year and they've grown huge. As a result, the fish tank is very overcrowded. I am diligent with water quality and try to change 60% every 2 weeks or so. I know I'll be criticized for the number of fish in this fishtank.

Here's the list of fish:

4 Black Bar Myleus "Tetra disco" "Blackear Pacu" (Myleus Schomburgki)
3 Common Silver Dollar (Metynnis Hypsauchen or Argenteus)
2 Mystery Silver Dollars (Metynnis Mola or Luna)
1 Flagtail (Semaprochilodus taeniurus)
1 Silver Distichodus (Distichodus affinis)
1 Chinese Hi Fin "Hifin" Banded Shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus)
1 Earth Eater Cichlid (Geophagus jurupari)
2 Fancy Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
4 Rosy Red Minnow (Pimephales promelas)
3 Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)
1 Keyhole Cichlid (Aequidens maroni)
4 Pleco (Plecostomus)
1 Royal Pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus)
1 Blue Gourami ((Trichogaster trichopterus)
9 Bumblebee Goby (Brachygobius xanthozona)
8 Black Neon Tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi)
3 Rasbora (Rasbora heteromorpha)
2 Albino White Cloud Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes)
2 Darter Fish
1 Bluefin Killifish? (Lucania goodei)
4 Hillstream Loach (Beaufortia kweichowensis)
1 Weather "Dojo" Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)
2 Horseface Loach (Acantopsis choirorhynchos)
1 Neon Blue Australian Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox)
6 Kuhli Loach (Pangio kuhlii)
8 Ghost Shrimp (Palaemonetes)
5 Apple Snails (Ampullariidae)


Yes, I know this is an odd assortment of fish. It was an experiment to see if this random group could "hang" together. So far so good. This tank is unusual not only for the variety of species but the size variences which range from 1/2 inch to 9+ inches.

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• Disk
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• Myleus
• Mola
• Luna
• Aquarium
• Tropical
• Tank
• Freshwater
• Odd
• Oddball
• Flagtail

[AprilDianeDeLaCruz]

Does look a bit crowded and the goldfish definitely should not be in that warm water. They belong in a chilly pond outside to be happy. I've been told that you can have 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. I think you probably have quite a lot more than that. It might be time to start finding new homes for your little buddies.

[snotbog1]

@AprilDianeDeLaCruz

They're chilly now. (about ground temperature)

[FishAquariumVid]

thats grossly over stocked

[snotbog1]

@FishAquariumVid

Yeah, low rent district aquarium.............

[aslamartnet]

I would sell some on to create some space in the tank.Stunning fish and tank mind, well done.

[snotbog1]

@aslamartnet

thanks.......

[giantfoottruck]

Im sorry snotbog1 for commenting like that, im pissed by these moron who think they are better at keeping fish which of course not at all. Anyway that is one nice fish community, Im amazed when you say you grew them all from babies, you must be a really good fishkeeper, it does take an effort to grew them all into big healthy and happy fishy ^^

[giantfoottruck]

For all of you dork who said the tank is overcrowded, the fish isn't happy, bad tank setup, yada yada blah blah fucking shit FUCK OFF and shut your fucking mouth will ya? stop being an aquarium police, as long as the fish is healthy, feeding well, and active, it means they are HAPPY and living in correct place!! Most of you who criticize about other's aquarium dont have your own fucking aquarium video on your channel, its either you are a "mr know it all" or just an idiot trolling around..

[dalgroves10]

That is, as you rightly point out, over crowded, you should find new homes for some or get another tank for their sake, also, seeing the goldfish in there made me really feel for it, they should not be in a tropical set up, the water is to warm for them. I could live in hot conditions or really colder ones, that does not mean id be happy though.

[evanthomas89]

don't you feel bad every time you see them? there's a reason i have five fish tanks in my house...

[FiestyCat86]

@AprilDianeDeLaCruz actually for some species they require more than one gallon per inch, and for most fish to be really happy, you should do two gallons per fish. You also need to allow for growth, aka, don't stock a fifty gallon tank with fifty baby goldfish, you have to allow for room to grow, which the owner of this tank obviously did not do.

[nigelangel7388]

Yes, slightly overcrowded, but I have the same problem with my Juwel 190 litre corner tank. If the water quality is good, the fish will grow, so even if the tank is overcrowded, at least they're in good water. There's nothing wrong with having fancy goldfish in with tropicals. They are kept and flourish all over the world, in all kinds of water, so as long they don't get their fins nipped, no problem!

[IKILLU720]

none of them are rare

[bipolarketchup]

pretty sweet

[ed959lion]

Have a look at my vids 

[whateves602]

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