Over crowded fish tank?

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I have 4 guppies, 4 corys (albino small, spotted big, leopard medium, and green small) and a black moor the tank is well oxygenated 10 gallon tank. If it is over crowded how often will i have to clean the tank? I cant get a new tank or give away fish because my University only allows 10 gallon tanks.
how long do i have if i have to remove the moor? Before the ammonia will be so high it will kill the other fish? I have had the moor for one day now.
 
You have no choice. You have to find a way to slim down your tank. You have too many fish and that Moor is going to be the worst of the problem.

You need to think of the inch-per-gallon rule about fish size AND you need to see the needs of the fish. Some fish need a school of a certain quantity to be happy otherwise they might become aggressive and start nipping fins or picking on the weaker fish in the tank.

If you get rid of the Moor, you're going to be in the caution area of stock. You'll likely be fine, but you have to keep an eye on the situation to make sure that water quality stays stable.

Find a new home for that Moor as soon as possible.

In the mean time, get a water test kit and do daily checks. As soon as something starts creeping into the caution area, do a water change. If you're lucky and it's a young Moor, you'll have some time to find a home for it and will have a chance of being able to (for the time being) do only the normal weekly water changes.
 
Both Ian and shark have very good points. The black moor has definitely gotta go the sooner the better. Then personally I would rethink your whole tank situation. Corys need to be in groups of at least 4 to feel comfortable; they get too big to house in a ten gallon with other fish. 4-5 guppies would be ok by themselves but you would not be able to have anything else. The problem with overstocking your tank is that is is really hard to keep the water parameters stable and without precise care they eventually crash. There are many fish that stay small and can be housed together. ottos are small algae eating catfish that stay small about 1 1/2 in and need to be in groups. You could maybe have these with a couple of guppies and be ok. please research on cycling a tank and research on the fish that you want to get so you can be prepared to have them.
Good luck!
http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php
http://www.fishlore.com/Profiles-Corydoras.htm
http://www.guppies.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=56
http://www.fishlore.com/profiles_otocinclus.htm
 
Both Ian and shark have very good points. The black moor has definitely gotta go the sooner the better. Then personally I would rethink your whole tank situation. Corys need to be in groups of at least 4 to feel comfortable; they get too big to house in a ten gallon with other fish. 4-5 guppies would be ok by themselves but you would not be able to have anything else. The problem with overstocking your tank is that is is really hard to keep the water parameters stable and without precise care they eventually crash. There are many fish that stay small and can be housed together. ottos are small algae eating catfish that stay small about 1 1/2 in and need to be in groups. You could maybe have these with a couple of guppies and be ok. please research on cycling a tank and research on the fish that you want to get so you can be prepared to have them.
Good luck!
http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php
http://www.fishlore.com/Profiles-Corydoras.htm
http://www.guppies.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=56
http://www.fishlore.com/profiles_otocinclus.htm
 
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