Setting up a 55g tank could use a little input please

[shadowcat330]

Hi all Im sorry im new to the forum I hope this is a good spot for this post, but I have a new 55g tank I got setup my fish have been in there for 1 day as of now What i currently have in my tank

4 molleys 3-red 1-black they are swimming and acting just fine the same way as they were in my 10 gallon
2 angel fish -brand new for my 55 gallon tank they seem to stick togehter but like to hide and rarly are seen
3 new red barbed tigers- was told they would be fine since simi agressive I thought htey were pretty lol, seemto be sticking together and swimming normaly
3 bottom feeder small catfish i forget their name had them in my 10 gallon tank i know 1 is a silver tip shark catfish they swim around normal
1 bala shark which i am turning back into the fish store today after reading these forums and finding out i was tricked into getting him cuz he looks cool and they said he woulde fine in the tank, thank u guys for telling the people here they need a 100+ tank or they hurt them self so hes going back home.

Alright heres my question My tank dosnt look over crowed i mean there is sooo much empty water even with my plants and caves, But i still feel like i got alot of fish it isnt over crowding my tank is it? remember the bala is going bye bye and im getting my money back to buy something else as long as my tank isnt over crowed. thank you guys/ladies I apperaite the help

[Essabee]

Kenny, tiger barbs are hooligans in a community tank. They nip all fishes no matter what the other fish's size is. Some say that keeping more than 6 reduces their nipping but I could never limit/reduce the nipping habit of the tiger barb by keeping schools of more than 10. They combine well with fast semi-aggressive larger tetras but your angels and mollies will have a hard time with them.

What catfishes are those - Corydoras? If so great community fish but keep them in schools of 6 or more. Your silver tip shark is going to be a disaster for your community tank. These fishes grow to 18 inches and are shoaling fishes needing company. The silver tip shark is also a brackish (salty) water fish. As these grow you will missing other fishes in the morning because they have become dinner.

[shadowcat330]

Yeh I learned about that bala today in the shark part of here im getting rid of him as soon as the pet store opens today putting him in a 5 gallon ice chest i got lol and tellimg them hey guess what hes back lol. and the catfish i got I cant find them on the stores web site. so i took some pictures =^-^=

[onebettarepublic]

One, the one with spots looks like a pictus cat,  The other is a columbian or silver tip, (I think pics kinda blurry)
The pictus is a nice community fish, but will get big enough to fit 1-2 inchers in his mouth.  I have three in a 55 gal, and so far so good, but i do not have corydos with them....I have also read they are better off with more like themselfs as they are schoolers.   Not sure if you can do more because you have the coradoras as well as the other catfish.
How long has  your tank been up> I wouldn't add more fish until it cycles....Do frequent small changes during the cycling so your current fish don't succumb to ammonia posioning.  Read about cycling here in the articles seciton if you need to know more. 
A word on the tigers, I kept them in the first 55 gal I had, and They were great in a large school, but they didn't have other fish except for larger semi aggressive fish to annoy.  Peaceful, delicate, or long finned fish might not do well.

[Yipee]

Oh that looks like a pictus cat and a zamora woodcat.
Pictus cats and zamora woodcats might be able to swallow small fishes like neon tetras so be careful in your choice of fish.

[shadowcat330]

thanks alot everyone, i gave my bala back today so no more bala and my fish seem so relived lol they are like wow we got space to swim that we dont have to worry about some 8 inch bala slamming into us or slurping us up lol.

[Yipee]

Yes returning the bala shark is a good thing for not only do they eat small fishes when they are big, they also eat up your plants and big fish generate lots of poop.

[shadowcat330]

im glad too its made my aqurium alot more settled down in the one day i had him he made me rearrage every thing 4 or 5 times he kept messing with my bubbliers the most had to move both of them back in the caves i had them in think he snaged the cords or just made one heck of a water current lol and my mollies and my 2 angel fish hide the whole time he was in tank, my 3 cat fish that would normally stick together all hide in different spots throught the tank now they all stick together and move as a little 3 man squad of elite vacum cleaners that they are i swear if they wanted to swim all the way to the top of the tank they could eat fast than my mollies could or the 2 angels.