Little Fish's Little Lovely Cube

[noy]

very nice rockwork and setup!

 

[Smitty]

I'm loving the new tank and the layout of the rocks...very nice! :)

 

[Barch]

very nice!

 

[little_fish]

A few more photos.

 

[AnthonyTheNewbie]

Fish:
2 clowns - Gadget and Gizmo
Starry Blenny - Mr. Owbries
Psuedochromis - Bazzinga! <--- I seem to remember you telling me that it should be 1 fish per 10 gallons...now, I may not be the best at math, but that seems like you've over-populated your tank. (By your own standards)

 

[ErinCahir]

:grabs popcorn:

 

[little_fish]

You can overstock a tank, I just dont suggest doing it in the first year. You want to give the tank plenty of time to mature. Plus you cant just toss any fish together and expect them to all get along. If you have mainly aggressive fish, dont over stock because each of those fish will require a greater amount of territory and they will defend it. They just dont like having a lot of neighbors. But if you have mostly peaceful fish, it will work out much better.

Finally, its really important to pick fish that occupy different areas of the tank. If all of your fish are perching fish, you will have issues because they will fight over those areas. If all you have are open water swimmers, you will have issues.

So yes, you can overstock a tank, but it does take planning and patience but mostly importantly, knowing your fish.

 

[AnthonyTheNewbie]

I see, and with more fish in a smaller tank you have to be more religious with your water changes, right?

 

[little_fish]

Yep, but it also keeps all my trace elements in check so the corals can grow

 

[AnthonyTheNewbie]

I see, that works well then. I gota admit, it is a pretty little setup you have. Very colorful :)