Do I have too many fish?

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I have a 30 gallon freshwater tank.

I have:
1 pleco, I got him and he was like 2 inches, now hes like 9.
1 Large Tinfoil Barb, about 6 inches
1 Small tinfoil Barb, about 2 inches
2 Dalmatian Mollies, about 1 1/2 inches each
2 Zebra Tetras, about 2 inches each
and
4 other small fish I don't know what they are... each about 1 1/2 inches.

I feel like thats too many when I read the other questions on here but it doesn't seem like it when I watch them swim around.

The pleco like always stays under the rocks in the dark so he really takes up no room and doesn't like to move.
 
Tinfoil barbs are schooling fish and need to be in groups of at least 6. They can get up to like 16 inches, but you usually see them at 10-12 or so. The pleco grows up to 24 inches if its a common pleco. The largest fish that should ever be in a 30 gallon tank should be 6 inches or so.

Just the tinfoils and the pleco overloads your tank. It doenst matter if the pleco doesnt move. He is still there producing waste just like all the other fish. Except he produces more because he is 9 inches long. You need to find somewhere else for the pleco and the tinfoils.

And when you restock your tank, look into each fish that you buy. Stick with fish that stay under 4 inches or so. You have some room left once those fish are gone, but not alot. If a fish you want gets 12 inches, its too large. Look for another. Dont buy it and hope it stays ok.
 
The only one that will outgrow that tank is the pleco. Do you know what kind it is? Mine is a spotted (leopard) sail fin pleco and he will max out at over 20 inches. Also get a piece of sinking aquarium drift wood for the pleco. They need it to suck/chew on to keep the digestive system healthy.
 
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