Thinking About My Stocking Levels

well i was thinking about moving the fish in my 20 gallon to my 29 gallon.but i am not sure if i will be over stocked.ok so here is the stock i WILL have if i move my 20 stock over to my 29.
3 albino cories, 2 black phantom tetras, 1 blue gourami, 2 bronze cory, 1 juli cory, 6 kuhli loach,6 pristella tetras, 3 serpae tetras, 1 siamese algae eater, 3 golden white clouds, 1 albino bristle nose pleco, 10 red eye tetras.

the only fish i would be moving over to my 29 would be 1 albino bristle nose pleco, and 10 red eye tetras.
the fish that are schooling fish but only have 3 or 2 are because they used to be in groups of 6 but the others died so i will not be replacing them.

oh yeah i forgot that i do 3 10 gallon water changes on it per week,also i run a penguin biowheel filter 200,plus a aqua tech 20-40

First of all, I am a bit confused. You say you want to move fish from your 20 to 29 gall and say what fish will be in there if you do move them; then you say you will only be moving the plec and red eyes. Does this mean the other fish in the list are already in the 29 gall?

yes the other fish are already in there.


Now to the list of fish. If you have all the fish you list in a 29 gall tank, ignoring the six cories as they are not in the fish profiles, the tank would be 150% stocked. Using the smaller panda cories in the community creator, adding 6 of them would put you at 166% - and it would be more than that as the cories you have a bigger than pandas.
And depending if the tank is a long or tall tank, the CC also flags up that a tall tank is too small for blue gouramis and siamese algae eaters as it would be shorter than a long tank.

ok yes the cories are a little big bigger so i think i would be at about 175-179 percent stocking.
this is a tall tank.30 inches long.the blue gourami is only at six inches and she has stopped growing i think,the sae is only at about 3-4 inches i think.dont know really cuz that lil' guy is very fast. the sae really only lounges around the tank,sitting on plants,watching the other fish,and occasionally sucking some algae.he is really never that active even when i put down food,he will wait a bit and go for it.


 If I change the filter from 'internal' to oversized internal' the numbers change to 125% without any cories and 136% with 6 pandas - and your bigger cories would bmake it a bigger %.

well if it helps i have another filter i could add to the tnak(UGH!WHY DO I KEEP PUTTING TNAK,IT'S TANK!!)
the filter i have that i could add would be a whisper 20-40 or a whisper 10-30 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=12085&cmpid=03csegpl&ref=6111&subref=AA&CAWELAID=525409513&CAGPSPN=pla&catargetid=530005150000135580&cadevice=c http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=12085&cmpid=03csegpl&ref=6111&subref=AA&CAWELAID=525409513&CAGPSPN=pla&catargetid=530005150000135580&cadevice=c

dont my water changes remove nitrates,hormones,and waste products?i can do 4 10 gallon water changes a week.
my blue gourami is a female so that means that she will be smaller then a male gourami.she is at 4 inch so she is done growing.there are dozens of links that say that you can keep a sae in a 29 gallon tank with a quick google search.so im not worried about them.

so with 4 10 gallon water changes a week do you think i could do it?

Our power has gone out but it has never been for more then a few minutes. We dont go anywhere for holidays except for summer but we rarely do that now and when we do my brother stays home because he does not like the place that we pick to go and because some body has to watch the animals. I have never been to ill to do a water change. I can do 5 10 gallon water changes if i have to.

oh,now i under stand. i was putting my own selfish needs and wants before their needs. I wont do it. Thanks for letting my see it.

...and don't forget to take your fish for a walk!

That is a lovely idea.      

How on earth did that fish stay in its lid-free "walking bowl" and not leap out, I wonder?!