[Miss Tropical]

Hi all how are you?

I have a 10g tank that is currently stocked with 2 male and female guppies. 2 female platies. 2 pristella tetras 3 kuhli loaches.

Can I add something more or not?

 

[pennyls9332]

your tank is fully stocked. actually once everything starts growing and the guppies breed it will be over stocked

 

[Miss Tropical]

I have adult guppies am platies and kuhlis. The tetras is stil young. I know about the guppies I just take the fry and put them in my 8 g till I give them away
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[pennyls9332]

i still think its fuly stocked as is. just be careful with your ammonia levels. i would be scared that it would spike. are you using a 10g filter?

 

[KPainter]

Also, do you have plants in there?

 

[Miss Tropical]

I have an airstone a normal sponge filter an a filter that hangs on the back. I have on plastick plant an then green camboda, I think.
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[KPainter]

More live plants would help with water quality.

 

[Miss Tropical]

What sort of plants?
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[KPainter]

Aquatic plants. Stems or floaters would be great. No idea what you have access to.

 

[Miss Tropical]

I'll have to go look in the lfs
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[jaysee]

Live plants do not make up for a lack of space, any more than water changes do. In fact, putting too much in the tank creates even less room for fish that could already wind up crowded.

Guppies are not so easy to give away. Too, even if you could give them to everyone you know, you would eventually run out of people without guppies of their own. If you are intent on keeping the females, then you might want to find someone local who would like the fry for feeders - it's the only way you can consistently and reliably get rid of them if the fish store wont take them, or you don't want to cull them. Of course, you can cross that bridge when you get there.

 

[Miss Tropical]

I will be getting a 110 liter (long) tank in a few weeks then I'm gna sepeate the males and females.
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[jaysee]

That's a good plan - If you WANT to spawn them, you can

 

[BWG]

Just a warning, but female guppies can store sperm for up to a year. Even separated you can still expect multiple births.

 

[Miss Tropical]

I have had guppies,platies, swordtails and mollies. I am going to try an make the 110 liter tank with only the female guppies and platies I already have and keep the males in the 10g tank.
I know about the guppies sperm holding
I am thinking of making the 110 litre with smallish schooling fish and loaches. Mabey a bristle nose or two but ill see when I get there
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[squishylittlefishies]

Yes, fish love the live plants and they make all tanks look way much better.