Hi I am new so don't kill me .
I have a 10 gallon tank stocked with plants .
I have 6 glofish and 3 panda Cory catfish and 2 guppies .
I feed them flakes , bug bites , & frozen bloodworms .
It seems like my fish don't school together as they should they just have separate spots in the tank . They eat well the water parameters seem fine .
However they just sit in their own zone they're never together also very aggressive towards each other if one comes in their space . I have one specific one that they all bully .
Am I overstocking the tank? Is their health fine?
Posted by Mission_Muffin1383
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I also wanted to add – 2 glofish died could be because I was a newbie and didn’t cycle tank at first . It seems to me the tank is cycled . Water tests coming out good also added the plants and seacham prime .
The green & purple are the most aggressive.
The blue one gets picked on the most .
I was wondering also if anyone can identify gender .
I believe
Green – male
Pink -male
Blue -male
Purple – female
Blue – female
Orange – female
I want to breed them . I see that it is ILLEGAL to breed for selling but I don’t plan on that .
What are the requirements for breeding? How big of a tank do I need ? Is the tank their in suitable for breeding? Or because there’s panda cories and guppies in there it’s an issue ?
So there’s some wrong things, but there are some right things too! So it’s okay to make mistakes, I’m not gonna hound you on being only wrong. I’ll tell you what you did right too.
That’s a lot for a 10 gal yes, but it’s well planted so that’s a bit of a plus- got that extra filtration happening.
(Doesn’t excuse overstocking, but plants do help in the long run with aquarium ecosystems)
You’re on the right track with wanting to keep a larger group of glow fish and for wanting to group guppies- (though they need groups of 6+ too). Your CC fish is the same with grouping.
Naturally, groups require larger spaces to really thrive. So at the end of the day you’ll be wanting to upgrade as soon as possible. Which can be stressful to hear but it’s very true.
Edit: that behavior could potentially be due to the lack of space, but I don’t wanna dump everything on the overstocking issue. Just be mindful that it could be attributed to it- always check your water perms when questioning fish health/behavior.