Stocking limit

[Miguel]

Hello,

What is the best method of determining when your tank is stocked to
capacity?
In order words, what guidelines are there to direct a beginner like myself
to avoid killing stock thru over-stocking...

Thanx
Miguel

[Dinky]

"Miguel" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> What is the best method of determining when your tank is stocked to
> capacity?
> In order words, what guidelines are there to direct a beginner like myself
> to avoid killing stock thru over-stocking...
>
> Thanx
> Miguel
>
>

From the archives::
"The rule should be one inch of fish for every 5 gallons of true water
capacity. A fish 5 inches long requires 25 gallons of biologically
filtered water. However, as the saying goes, all generalities are false,
including this one!"

Meaning it's a guideline, and many things will change that guideline. An
aggressive, territorial fish, for example, may not tolerate a SINGLE other
fish in it's tank. Ask questions, and research before adding any creature to
your tank.

hth

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[Anthony Pruitt]

One inch to five gallons of water is a great standard to follow for
determining maximum stocking levels. Most of us can't stand seeing a big ole
tank with just a few fish, so we always want to add just *one more* fish. I
don't know about the rest of you, but I learned the hard way, sometimes just
one more fish, is one fish too many. Now I follow the rule..the least fish
you can have in the tank and still be happy with it is the best. I'd rather
have fewer healthy fish with better water quality than a tankful. But if you
want to max it out, by all means go for it. Just make sure you have a good
filtering system, either sand and rock, or any one of the available ones for
sell, or a combination of both, a good skimmer, and do plenty of water
changes. How much work you are willing to do and how much time you are
willing to devote to tank maintainance goes along way in deciding how much
you can put in it too.




"Miguel" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> What is the best method of determining when your tank is stocked to
> capacity?
> In order words, what guidelines are there to direct a beginner like myself
> to avoid killing stock thru over-stocking...
>
> Thanx
> Miguel
>
>

[CapFusion]

Keep on adding a fish at a time and wait for about a week or two and or
longer and see how your BiosLoad hold and how your fish get along. If
getting aggressive or getting bad water reading, you may need to stop.
Beside BiosLoad, you may need to check-out how each specimen behavior or it
habitat. Like for example, some fish like to have large area to swim or roam
other does not.

IE - Very very small Yellow Tang maybe OK for 55G but will not be when it
mature. And this just only one fish.

CapFusion,...


"Miguel" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> What is the best method of determining when your tank is stocked to
> capacity?
> In order words, what guidelines are there to direct a beginner like myself
> to avoid killing stock thru over-stocking...
>
> Thanx
> Miguel
>
>