How many fish should be kept in a tank?

[nicholasloh]

Take the poll so newbies have an idea of how many fish should be in a tank.

[yus75]

Take the poll so newbies have an idea of how many fish should be in a tank.

bro quote la how many feet.....okla average 3ft i put

[nicholasloh]

make it 2 1/2 ft to 3 ft.

if tank bigger or smaller divide the sum lah

[CalciumReef]

I thought the guideline is 20 litres of water per inch of fish?

[Achilles Tang]

This poll is too.... ah.... what's the word.... unrealistic?

I can vote for 20 great white sharks in a 1 litre tank or 5 tiny gobies in a 10000 litre tank?

Your stocking levels should be realistic and relative to the size of the fish and the tank... taking into account the habits and the housing/feeding requirements and how fast and how big the fishes can grow. Also you have to factor in the filtration system and even the amount of swimming space you give to the fishes.

I can't take part in this poll, sorry... and it would be a disservice to newbies too.

[jas_soh]

of cuz the more de merrier ma!!!! so the fish can have a campfire wor !!!!!!

[CalciumReef]

[tigershark]

what i praticed was 1" of fish per 5 gallon of water.... sound very safe but nitrate build up very fast.... need to change 20% water every month, now reduce to 1" to every +-10 gallon.

[bwilly]

This poll is too.... ah.... what's the word.... unrealistic?

I can vote for 20 great white sharks in a 1 litre tank or 5 tiny gobies in a 10000 litre tank?

Your stocking levels should be realistic and relative to the size of the fish and the tank... taking into account the habits and the housing/feeding requirements and how fast and how big the fishes can grow. Also you have to factor in the filtration system and even the amount of swimming space you give to the fishes.

I can't take part in this poll, sorry... and it would be a disservice to newbies too.

eh hmm.. he just join...

anyway.. tik can put 20 lah.. chromis.. they are quite chio.. n

school fishes..

[xiggie]

can put 20 damsels ....

[junyong84]

IMO, its any amt lar... depending on the size of the tank... the filration... size of fishes...etc...

no fixed amt...

juz my 2 cents

[nicholasloh]

This poll is too.... ah.... what's the word.... unrealistic?

I can vote for 20 great white sharks in a 1 litre tank or 5 tiny gobies in a 10000 litre tank?

Your stocking levels should be realistic and relative to the size of the fish and the tank... taking into account the habits and the housing/feeding requirements and how fast and how big the fishes can grow. Also you have to factor in the filtration system and even the amount of swimming space you give to the fishes.

I can't take part in this poll, sorry... and it would be a disservice to newbies too.

i think this poll should be like a reference to fish-keeping.

and not a steady and ultimate type.

the outcome still ultimately depends on the fish keeper.

i think that achilles_tang has his point but maybe he should broaden his thoughts a bit(if he can ) and think of the poll as a fun poll and not a serious one.

i think that the newbies will more or less have an idea on the number of fishes to keep to avoid territorial fights and etc.

sorri achilles_tang, no offence, but words to descript ur reply is ... pessimistic straight-forward thoughts.

dun get angry at me though no offence.

[anakjoh]

Listen to AT, irresponsible fish keeping is very serious. It's allrite to have fun but I'm afraid this thread will mislead many newbies.

I think stocking must be judged on case by case basis and compatibility must be given utmost importance.

[dragonfly_sg]

The answer is (to certain extend), how many fishes you can put in your tank depends on how much and how often you're willing to do water change . The above also works on the assumption that you have a filter or filtration source able to fully convert the NH4 and NO2, so that your water change objective is to remove nitrate and replace whatever trace you've lost.

[naz]

amazing after 7 years this poll alive again..

[oceanus]

as many as your filteration system can handle it.. lol

[RevellClownfish]

hahahaha

[jyoon]

Maybe should take out this thread as it will confuse newbie.

[boxerz]

It is very misleading to stock fish base on the power of your filtration. A 100000 litre tank running a sufficient volcano skimmer and you use the same skimmer for a 1000L tank and you think you can keep the same amount of fish ? I don't think so and swimming space is a very important factor. Please do not stock up fish the way LFS do (they have no intention of holding their fish for long) and seeing that that will be how the fish will be in your heavily stocked tank. Too crowded and the fish lose sense of their natural behaviour and conform to their given dimensions....stress will take them out after some time.

[Harlequinmania]

More importantly is the ability for one to resist the templation of keeping more fish if your filter cannot handle such a increase in bio-load.

[Harlequinmania]

More importantly is the ability for one to resist the templation of keeping more fish if your filter cannot handle such a increase in bio-load.

[iskay]

Once you get past newbie stage, it's quality over quantity.

For the sake of answering the question:

This question is usually answered in inch-of-fish-per-gallon on the internet. Search the net yourself to find the varying opinions and make your own conclusion. Even this guideline as loop holes: fishes come in different shapes and configurations... (Think Eels vs angels vs bass)

Take note that there's really no hard and fast rule. The amount of fish that an aquarium can support depends on the amount of waste the aquarium can handle. Since every tank is different (in terms of equipment, water, rocks, sand, inhabitant flora and fauna, maintenance regimen, etc...), there's really no hard answer.

Sorry to add to the confusion and pardon me if you find my post useless.

[tribe172]

Maybe should take out this thread as it will confuse newbie.

actually, i'm confused too. but i have to agree that the no. of fishes depends a lot of the size of the tank.

[kelvin_leeks]

depending on the size of tank, fish and the filter that u use whether can support the amt of fish u want

[kohwhl]

lol... so many debates regarding fish quantity