hi my fish tank is 36long

hi my fish tank is 36long "x14" high and 12" wide.i have 2 male guppies, 2 albino cory, 6 rummynose,6 danios (3 pairs of different appearence,,6 bronze tetra, 6 neon,1 dwarf(2"gourami. 1 gold one (3" long))6gold tetras,4 small haliquins,7 (growing)baby platties 5 lamp eyes,3 ram horn snails,2 tiny glass angel fish less than 1/2 inch long.i wont be buying any more, is the area enough for them?

By my calculations your tank is approximatley 26 gallons. You should at most have 26 inches of fish in your aquarium according to the 1 inch per gallon rule. I prefer to keep no more than 1/2 inch of fish per gallon as their a lot of factors that aren't considered with rules like these.

You need to estimate the lenght of all your fish and add them up. IT shouldn't be over 26". I beleive you have 54 fish and 3 snails on your list. If I read that right your tank is definately over stocked.

You probably have enough fish, but I doubt they will all get along. As they mature, some species become quite large and quite aggressive. In addition, different species need different temperatures and water characteristics. If you have access to Google, you can find information on just about any species. Adult size and behavior and preferred water chemistry are especially important. If you're new to the hobby, you may also want to read about the nitrogen cycle.

thankyou for your reply, so, do you think my tank is big enough ?.another member has said the tank is over loaded.by the inch to gallon table. my tank is 36"long 12" wide and 14" high.26.18 gallons u.s.a. table.

hi there,
if i go off your table of 1/2 " to the gallon, my tank is still over loaded. another member said i have enough. i wont be buying any more fish in any case. but i dont want my fish to suffer. this is the problem one shop /person tells you one thing then another shop something else.i at the moment is lost what to think.but i thought a pet shop would have said stop no more fish in your tank.i bought 48 over 5 /6 weeks period.

Pet shops are not going to tell you no because they want to make money. I think if you have that many fish in your tank, you are going to have a high ammonia problem forever. I would see about maybe taking some fish back, getting another tank or maybe a friend could take some?
I wish you luck!

thankyou to all for your advice. i have the same thoughts as the last member. i had water tests . one showed too much food, and the second one 4 weeks later showed perfect. i will board some of my fish out to a friend till i get a bigger tank. thanks to all .

If you can you should get a bigger tank. Think of all the waste them fish will produce. It will be an overload on you filter I am sure as well. I have ready in many places on this forum about water quality. You want your tank to be able to take care of itself with little maintenance. That amount of fish in a tank that size will more then likely mean more water changes, more filter media changes and loss of fish. and many of these fish will get bigger and require more food, create more waste etc. So if you can get a big tank, cycle it and start moving fish into it, I assume just a few at a time. I would love a 55 gallon if my wife will ever agree.

I think finding homes until you can get a bigger tank is the responsible thing to do! Good for you! I am very happy to hear that you are going to do that instead of letting them suffer in the tank.
Good job!

you overstock your aquarium.try to reduce the number of fish in your tank...

Speaking of more aquariums, you can find some very good bargains at yard sales. At least, that's the case in Phoenix. You can also save some money by building your own aquarium stands.