Not overstocked for a 40g aquarium?

Question

3 x Pearl Gourami

4 x Red-eye Tetra

3 x Zebra Danio

4 x YoYo Loach

2 x Flame Red Dwarf Gourami

I want to add:-

2 x blue dwarf gourami

2 x blue german rams

1 x zebra danio

German 'Blue Ram

I have calculated that the total of these fish fully grown is under 40g.

I have a well planted tank with driftwood (with caves), rocks, small gravel.

Water condition is very healthy and everyone gets on well.

Interested to hear some opinions :)

thanks

Answer 1

Its not numbers and sizes you need to consider here, but temperaments.

That's too many gouramis, unless you have all females you may find the males fight. And those attitudes can cross over to german blue rams as well. You either get lucky with peaceful german blues, or get bad luck and end up with one like my brothers who killed three attempts at giving him mates, 5 neon tetras and 2 corys. Think carefully about personalities here.

Also bottom dwelling cichlids like rams do not mix well with hyperactive fish like loaches, they can really annoy the cichlids and cause them to hide and get bullied out of their caves.

Your tetras and danios should be in groups of at least 6.