Is this tank crowded?

Question

My sister got some fish, but I haven't seen them, she has 2 freshwater sharks which she says are about and inch maybe bigger, and a balloon belly molly. She is keeping them in a 5 gal. I haven't seen them yet so I don't know, how big they exactly are. But does this seem overstocked?

Answer 1

that's torcher

Answer 2

Generally speaking, its about an inch of fish per gallon. So 5 Gallons = 5 1 inch fish. This is also not taking into account the amount of plants. The more plants or decorations the less fish you should have as well.

Answer 3

Very Overstocked... and a very bad set-up.

freshwater sharks are usually aggressive-territorial so they will attack they molly and they should be in a 20-55 gallon or even bigger. Also the freshwater sharks will give off extra ammonia that a 5-29 gallon filter will not be able to appropriately handle the extra ammonia can be dangerous to tropical fish.

   The ballon belly molly should also have a partner preferably the opposite gender so they will calm each other down. Mollies are usually kept in groups of 3 or more and if you wanted 3, 1 male and two females, then you would have to get a 9 gallon or bigger tank for them to fit and not be stressed.

Answer 4

The ammonia build up in the tank from the fish waste is going to spike rapidly and kill the fish if the shark s don't devour everything first.

This is the formula I use to keep an aquarium properly stocked: One square foot of surface water area for every inch of goldfish