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Is this too many fish?

23 16:09:44

Question
I have 2 plecostamus, a black fin shark, an albino red finned shark, a female betta, and a dinosaur eel in the same ten gallon tank. They all seem happy,  but I keep reading that is to many fish for that size tank. Now I was reading that you have to cycle a tank. I bought all these fish and just threw them in the same tank. I did not do any test other than a ph test. Everything seems fine other than I get alot of clouding. What do you think I should do? Do I have to many fish? Or what other problems do you think I might have? Sorry about being so vague this is my first aqaurium and I do not know much about it

Answer
Hello Jon,

No problem. This is most definitely to many fish for a ten gallon aquarium, and that is where your clouding problem comes from. You need at least a thirty gallon tank for that many fish, Which alot of the time you can find free ones on craigslist or other places.

Thanks,
Michael M.