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| Posted | live stock how many ????? |
| 18-06-2006 18:24 by sturio |
i've heard you have so many inches of fish per tank size ????
i have a 6'x2'x2' tank so how many "inches" is allowed for a normal stocked tank |
| 18-06-2006 18:27 by Jake Casson |
Not really, all depends on filtration and type of fishes.... |
| 18-06-2006 18:29 by kell |
they say 1 inch of fish to every gallon, but as jake says it depends on setup and fish. |
| 18-06-2006 18:45 by robert.pope |
its the surface area that has a big part to play .....if i remember back to my first tank (36x12)surface area i was advised on 12 square inches per fish so i could have kept 36 " of fish
36 - 1" fish 18 - 2" fish as a guide if you work on your tank with 12" surface area per fish yours would hold 144" of fish that being said it would need perfect filteration .....and does also depend on what type of fish u plan to keep? hope this helps |
| 18-06-2006 18:48 by robert.pope |
my mixed comunity would look wicked in a tank that size.......i would not get more fish than i have in my 3 footer .....i would just let them have space to get to their full size !!!!
what fish u planning on keeping? |
| 18-06-2006 19:16 by sturio |
hi all
all ready have tank set up currently in tank i have :- 2x humbug damsels 2x jade wrasse 2x common clowns 1x small panther grouper 2x green chromis 2x blue cheek gobies 1x torpedo blenny 1x small picasso trigger 1x yellow tang 1x regal tang 12x hermits ???? how many snails lol a few pics !!!!  |
| 18-06-2006 19:18 by sturio |
another
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| 19-06-2006 12:34 by Michael C |
Corals wont last long when the trigger grows |
| 19-06-2006 16:47 by sturio |
trigger aint gonna be in long ....bought him with a job lot of fish . will be lookin for a good home soon anyone interested???? |
| 19-06-2006 18:36 by robert.pope |
Sturio i didn't think the inch formular works for marine fish tanks .....but might be wrong i only have freshwater  |
| 19-06-2006 18:36 by robert.pope |
Nice thank by the way sturio! |
| 20-06-2006 08:35 by Alan |
Go on the calculators on the practical fishkeeping website. |
| 21-06-2006 15:52 by billysfc |
Surface area has nothing to do with it.
That formula comes from the olden days when we didn't have air pumps or water movement devices to facilitate gaseous exchange. We used to do the so many inches of fish to surface area to work out how much oxygen could be relied upon etc. Marine tanks usually have lots of water surface stimulation provided by water movement and a protein skimmer that provides loads of air. There is no real way to know. It all depends on how well your equipment and filters look after the water. I never even consider this as I have always preferred corals to fish and therefore stock low so I can keep better water quality. The only real way to tell is to monitor ammonia and nitrite levels and see if they are being kept in check. Every tank will be different regardless of surface area or water volume. |
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