Stocking Of Tank

[taskone]

hey all new here just got a tank given to me froma relative and it came with...
5 x mollies
2 x7 cm silver sharks
5x 3-4 cm angel fish
3x show guppies

im sure the tank is a 70 litre but its 100 cm in length 30 cm wide and tall so im not 100 percent sure im just wondering if the tank is a bit to stocked or its just right?

its cureently stable at 27 degrees and fish seem happy for fish i suppose but im not expert.

thanks in advance

[Leone]

Hi taskone,
I am new to this site - but frequent another forum (us based one) and read lots etc.
I would say that your tank is all good except for the angel fish - they will well and truly grow out of this size tank. IF you really one to keep one, keep one only. also the sharks will outgrow this tank in no time.

[lil_fuzzy]

Silver sharks also get too big for your tank, and they are a schooling fish, so they need to be at least 3 together. But they can easily grow to 20 cm in 2 yrs, and they are very fast and active swimmers that need a lot of room.

[Juls]

you'll need at least a 18" high tank for the angel fish as they grow,

a 30cm high tank is just being mean to the angels really.

and the silver sharks will definatly get too huge, they can get to 14 inches long in 3-4 years given the space.

I quite often see 8" silver sharks in shops they have just got to big for there owners tanks.

you really need a good 300ltr or even 600ltr tank to properly grow silver sharks, any of the "shark" derivitave named fish really.

what your asking is fine for now,

but start saving for something like a 4 x 18 x 18 or 4 x 18 x 2, if you want to keep the angels.

regards
Juls