The 1 INCH PER GALLON RULE is BOGUS, Filtration is the Key
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- When you have a fish tank you should put fish in the tank. 1 inch per gallon rule is BS and what really matters is filtration. Comment and let me know how you run your tanks
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Totally agree. Some people are very extreme that they would only be satisfied if you kept a goldfish in a 10ft back garden pool! I agree water quality is the key.
Lol. Yeah as long as you have quality filtration overstocking is ok. Of course the fish need to be happy as well
Couldn’t agree more!! I’ve played around with various filters/plants etc over the years and have super healthy (with an overstocked tank) and happy fish!!
Agreed, over filtration is key!
Yep
"When you have a fish tank you should put fish in the tank" . Brilliant!
Lol
MASS Aquariums if I get a 55 gallon tank and a filter that filters 350 gallons per hour can I still put a lot of fish in without plants?
No, put an Axolotl in the tank!
I use 2- marineland 400 bio wheel filters at once & large air pump on my 90gal aquarium..tiger barbs & tetra tank 40 fish total & water change 30% every 2 weeks all ok.....good video & info thanks..
"Drinking some beers doing some water changes" lmao😂👍 that has my name written all over it! Great video!
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yea it sounds like a good evening to me xD
Is there any other way? Currently waiting on kiddos bed time to begin the fun.
I think you also need to mention that they should have sufficient room to move about the tank and have room to grow, but overall I totally agree. I have a double filtered 10 gallon that most call 'overstocked', but with the double filtration and weekly water changes, it's all good. Epic looking tank, by the way.
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yep me too , use two filters . never had a problem at all. small fish .
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I have a fluval u2 and a fluval 307 on my 29 gallon planted tank. 30 fish and 14 invertebrates. Even with liquid ferts my nitrates never rise above 10 ppm over 2 weeks without partial water changes. I can probably afford to stock a little heavier haha
I have 21 fish in a 5.5 Gallon quarantine tank doing fine and i have 46 fish in a 12 Gallon Long doing very well too. I run UGF, sponge and Bubblers, change water once a week. Great video.
the 1 inch per gallon rule isn't BS, it's just old and outdated. today's filter and filter media has improved a lot, plus the planted tanks changed things quite a bit.
Very true
Well, i live half the world away and we have been keeping heavily planted tanks like forever. They don´t call em Dutch for nothing.... Yet , in comparisson to most of the rest of the world ¨we¨ tend to stock much less.
yeah that rule was a thing back when all they used was those crappy undergravel filter and the Hang on backs without bio filtration
You are soooooooo right
You can’t keep a 14” Oscar in a 14 gallon tho could you?
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO AGREES WITH ME. After I got into the fish hobby a couple years later I got my friend into the hobby and he always went for the inch per gallon rule and would always say my tanks were overstocked. I mean he wasn't wrong but all the fish were nice and healthy and lived long happy lives because I had a good filter and the water was very clean. It's been a few years now and some of those fish are still living and in great condition.
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That rule mostly applies to nano tanks imo, but I can see your point, especially when you get bigger tanks, it's a lot safer to overstock.
yes I can put my 7 inch pleco in my 10 gallon, I even got 3 gallons to spare!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Personally, I don’t think it’s bogus, at least to a certain extent. Being someone who just started out in the hobby a few months ago, I believe this can be a good way to ease beginners into the hobby. Overtime, they’ll be able to gain more knowledge about fish and filtration and eventually they can drop the “1 inch per gallon” rule once they understand what and what not to do
True true
I agree, I have a 10 gallon tank with 5 ember tetras, 4 salt and pepper corys, 3 harlequin rasaboras, 2 nerite snails, and a betta with plants and 2 filters one sponge and one overhead and everything is just fine.
All those fish with a betta in a ten gallon? I can’t imagine that’s a happy betta, they are super territorial and prefer to be alone
@@colemiller6032 there's a lot UA-cam videos on betta community tanks.
@@Bassboy1987 true but not in a 10 gal.
I have a 15-gallon with 8 neons, 2 peacock gudgeons, a pepper cory and a panda cory, and many shrimp. They do great! I had more pandas, but they kept getting a disease beside the one. Surprisingly, my pepper and panda always stay together and are always roaming the tank. So the thing about having a minimum of 6 corys doesn't always have to be the case either. Do water changes, good filtration, live plants, and the fish will be happy.
@@colemiller6032totally false. They will fight with conspecific gourami types and obviously other Betta, but also some cichlids, especially territorial ones. They are fine with many tetra, catfish, danio, live-bearers ext
YES ! I got single species different varieties tanks that can be considered to be "way-overstocked" but just like you, my tanks are well planted, I got good filtration, and I'm pretty consistent with water changes. Got a couple 36 gallons tanks one with only rasboras and the other with only tetras, different varieties with over 40 fish in each and love to see the schooling behavior that you can only get from large* numbers.
Nice
I love this tank BTW. It's beautiful, I would love a heavily planted tank like that in the hopefully near future. Just gotta make sure I can keep my fish alive before I have to worry about keeping plants alive too lol.
Lol. Very true.
I have a 10 gallon with about 20 fish most are guppies that started ad babies and 5 neon tetras and one African dwarf frog I do water changes either once a week or every two weeks and I don't even have nitrates at two weeks I just do it to replenish minerals and so I don't get nitrates I have live plants in there that eat them up so that helps but my filter media is amazing I never clean my filter or change it I use seachem matrix and the polyester white bags that carbon comes with but I don't use carbon that will take out the nutrients they need if u wants really clear tank without needing to replace carbon or risk starving ur plants use seachem purigin I haven't personally tried it but I did a lot of research it last for a very long time its good until all of it turns dark brown hope this. helps some people and in my experience baby guppies are hardier than the ones y buy at the store because the ones u buy at the store are exposed to desease and Duff shipment
True. Good job
Cheers great info...I have 10 gallon square mini pond with some baby comets...will either get bigger tank or all but one (tiny runt of the family) will go into a larger pond later down the line, but at mo, thanks to filtration, 15-20% water changes daily and lots of plants, with some snails for a week old set up (had fish added 2 days ago) my ammonia is 0.2 and nitrites 0.25... so much different these days than from years ago. Of course gallon gestapo will kill any joy I get and there is one of my comets that either way I will put in a big pond....just the way he swims and his body form, he will be more suited, but the others are much happier than their crap pet store beginnings. But I will try that filtration youre using...my carbon didnt arrive and so its just a sponge and a plant in the filter...will get refund and go for the seachem :)
Couldn't agree more brotha. Tank looks phenomenal.
Thanks bro. Here comes your shout out bro!
Mmhmm. Lol
Thanks great video.I have a full stocked 16 that is planted and doing great. Slowly stocking you tank is also key.
I have a 10g and a 30g, on both I keep 2 filters and plenty of plants. I put as many fish as is reasonable for the size, not the volume
Correct. Great job
i’ve been wanting to add way more fish to my 29 gallon tank but they said i couldn’t, but i knew i was running an amazing filter with two carbon cartridges and the tank looks basically empty, and i do often water changes more than once a week sometimes, and also scoop all poop i see daily. seeing this is very good to know so i know i can safely add more. i also am going to get another filter if i get more fish than it’s cleaning.
Great tips man. It is bogus for many larger tanks especially mbuna setups. Tank is looking good.
in my experience, having live plants and wood has been so helpful in tank maintenance. As well as having proper oxygenation. oh yeah, and great filtration :)
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Good info on filtration. Speaking from a cichlid point of view, species selection is far more important when stocking a tank and no 'inch rule' as you pointed out will work/apply in any situation
Exactly bro. Doesn't matter if you have the "exact" number of fish. If they aren't compatible and your filtration is shit then who cares about the inch rule
I agree when I first started I was going with the one inch per gallon but I’ve noticed that it doesn’t matter as long as you filter and do good water changes
Exactly
Finally someone who calls out the 1 inch per gallon rule
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Your tank is so natural and gorgeous. This is the the most honest and clear advice I have ever heard concerning how many fish to have in aquariums. I just subscribed. 😊 Thanks for being real, down to earth and easy to understand.
Thanks for watching
I totally agree that the 1 inch per gallon "rule" is BS
Fist of all, some tanks are so full of substrate, big rocks rock and other things leaving a much reduced water column . So a 15 gallon tank may only hold about 10 gallons of water.
A bit of realty in in order. How much water do you really have?
So what really is over crowding?
Consider that topical fish have now been captive bred for many countless generations and overcrowding in now beginning to be part of their natural habitat.
So, let's not rely on old standards as if they are the gospel truth and just use a bit of common sense and do what really seems to work.
Fact is, the old recommendations were from years ago when regular water changes were not the norm for the average home user ...and we now have better filtration.
I have around 20 female guppies in my 3 gallon starter tank and 10 fish currently in my new 6.5 gallon which I am probably going to add 6 more to later today.
I agree with you. BUT always remember that not everyone is going to do the research. Set up can be very expensive. Most are not going to spend the money "on fish" just because I recommend it. Which I do on a daily basis. 1 inch per gal is just a guideline. A guideline that I firmly use because when buying fish, customers want to fill their tank. Forget that they get bigger, forget that this will in turn cause more waste, forget that the fish might not get along as they mature. Their "forgetfulness" obviously is ignorance or laziness, I tend to go with the latter, is why I keep to those guidelines. Not to mention feeding. When a tank is over-popluated it becomes very difficult to feed everyone. That it turn can lead to many issues. Not to mention the types of fish, where they like to swim in the tank (top, middle and bottom). All of those and more are key factors to ensure minimal stress and water quality. I know that there are SO many opinions on this, just remember that when posting these videos, not everyone is an avid enthusiast that have several tanks, belong to aquarists groups or educate themselves daily on the fish world. "Filtration is the Key" is a bad message to send out. You could have four canister filters and you could still have issues. You should do videos on individual topics. For example: Want more fish in your tank? >Who will get along and why. The canister filter>Why I love it. Want more fish in your tank> Top feeders, middle feeders, bottom feeders that will get along. I'm just saying, it's not the only thing that matters as you did point out some in your video, but not all. Your tank is beautiful and rainbow fish are my fav's.
Excellent points. I will surely do a vid mentioning your comment and points. Very true. I get better the more I do vids. Consultant? Check. Lol
+MASS Aquariums I look forward to watching your future videos!
Finally common sense. Its about the filtration, and the plants. Its also the shape of the tank/pond that can make big diff to how your fish feels swimming with other fish. As long as fish can swim, turn, go up, go down, hide, explore in clean water eco system environment, they will be just fine with more than the recommended 'rules'. But, see too many fish experts harassing other stocked tanks and ponds and it takes the joy out of fish keeping.
Exactly
Hell, I even recommend 10x the turn over per hour of aquarium water for African Cichlid tanks and that seems to do the job. Peace
Thanks a lot for this vid- exactly what I needed- mine is a 2.5g tank with 4 fish- but a powerful overhead lid filter that sucks up almost 90% detritus or poop, kept in middle of hall in my small flat- so mild indirect sunlight or room light & no chance of algae at all- 3 white pebbles on bare bottom of tank with a plastic plant behind the tank so seems simple enough with pothos growing out at the top... People living with restricted space must also get the chance to keep pets...
The inch per gallon rule can easily be broken with small tropical species like you have and planted tanks like you have. But with BIG fish, these rules cannot be broken so easily. Big fish can't usually be kept in planted tanks like that. They won't leave the plants alone and nothing can grow. Also, not all species produce the same amounts of waste.
I have a 55 gallon that I turned tropical. 1 Blood Parrot, 6 Tiger Barbs, and 3 Cories. The water quality stays good for well over a week even with no live plants (Blood Parrots can't usually be kept with live plants). When I had just TWO goldfish in the same setup, the tank was filthy within a week easily. Goldfish simply produce way more waste than tropicals. That's why I stopped trying to keep them in tanks.
With regards to the inch thing, also people don't calculate adult sizes of fish. The feeder goldfish might be an inch when you get them, but they'll be 7 inches in a year. Get a 60 gallon and put 6 of them in there, you'll have a badly overstocked tank within a few months. AGAIN, these rules are different for fish that don't get large. My Cories won't reach more than 2-3" at most and they're tropicals that don't produce waste like goldfish. The 1 inch rule would probably work fine with them.
CanineGrowTime I have a 55 gallon tank with to pictus catfish and three albino sharks. I was thinking about getting two bala sharks. Do you think that's a good idea?
A heavily planted 10 gallon with real live plants and good sponge filter is better than a low end 40 gallon with fake stuff.
True dat
Water changes are the highlight of my day lol
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I’ll agree, with 15 fishes in 15 gallons each fish around 3-4 cm. 6 months and everyone is happy inside running with 2 filters and casually changing water to clear waste
I agree that the inch per gallon rule is complete garbage. However, assume you have or like to keep Dovii. Even a 120 gallon wouldn't work in this situation because once the Dovii reaches say 20+ inches it won't matter how much filtration you throw on the tank, because water changes would need to be done daily just to try to keep up with the bioload that one fish produces. Now let's say we "overstock" that 120 with 4 Dovii, it wouldn't end well for the fish at all even if you ran 5 Fx5's on that single tank. Now I know this is an extreme circumstance, but from what you said, newer hobbyist may assume that because what you said it'd be a perfectly fine ms thriving setup. I think adding that the full size of the fish, their comparability with others as well as their needs should be looked at and understood before taking to buying a bunch of fish that have the potential to grow larger than the tanks ability to house them humanly. If not you run into the fish growing deformed and ultimately being very unhealthy, not to mention the extra work in order to maintain a good water parameter. Just adding on is all.
Your right bro. I didn't think of all the larger species of fish. I was mostly thinking of the more common fish fish that people keep. I should do a continuation video on larger species and what makes sense. Thanks for the comments bro
No prob brother, like I said I was just adding too for the peeps that read the comments. And I watch all bro, really enjoy your vids!
Thanks J. I appreciate it bro. Thanks again for watching. I love your vids too. You have a great channel
Nice,I agree totally with your comments,always wondered about that because I always have more fish in my 6 aquariums and my koi pond than visitors agree with,but I never have any issues,but I love it so much that water changes and over filtration are just normal to me! {~~~
Great tank!! Beautiful fish! Great job!!! I agree that the 1inch per Gallon (or 1cm per litre rule in UK) is not always true. An experienced fish keeper such as yourself will be fine overstocking. Also your plants are healthy and growing so will also act as an additional filter. Also when you over filter you will have more flow which always helps with most plants. Plants are such an important part of keeping a natural aquarium.
Thanks you and great comment. Plants help so much as well as water flow
This tank is getting turned over more times than... Paris Hilton?
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Jay Moua
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Paris is a DOG fish
You forgot Kim Kardashian too 😂
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Just got the fish aquarium bite last month.been a reptile guy.now I am getting into the fish . its been a blast. Your videos help me out a Lot . I started small with a 10 gallon to learn what I am doing before moving on to the 40. Thanks for your videos and I will continue to watch and learn as much as I can.
Awesome. Thanks for watching
You ever drink too many beers and forget to do something 💪🏼😆🤦♂️
I usually forget I DID something. Lol
@@MASSAquariums LMAO!
Great video! I added live plants, a slightly stronger pump and more media to accommodate more fish. I’d like to complement saying territory is also important. Some fish are territorial and need personal space.
All very true. Thanks for tuning in
Hi, im VERY new to fish. I bought my tank a couple of days ago and planning on getting some fish tomorrow, the tank i got is a 25 litre tank "starter tank" can you advice me what kind of fish i should go for? And how much fish i can put in my tank i have a heater so the fish i will be buying will be warm water. I have x1 betta and x6 neon tettras is there anything else i can add
if your tank is freshwater people usually start with like tetras, guppies, or platys
Or Molly’s
I was thinking the same thing Mike. I have a 10 gallon tank with artificial plants, 8 glofish danios, 3 zebra danios and 2 ghost shrimp. The tank was cycled and I had the Tetra Whisper 10 filter but it could not handle the load and my ammonia would constantly rise even with 3 water changes a week. When I picked up a Fluval Aquaclear 30 it was like heaven opened up. The fish were more perky and now I only have to change the water once a week if that. It's all about filtration. Great video, people need to know this.
Yep. Filtration is they key. You can have good numbers of fish while keeping your filtration under control
Gallon polices seeing this video: we're on the suicide watch
Agree, I have a 90 gallons fish tank. I only clean it once every 3 months by using 20 gallons sump tank, 3 sponge filters, 1 DIY filter with only 15 small fish.
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My fifteen gallon has 66 inches of fish
Sounds like a party
That’s overdoing it
How many does it have now? Bet nowhere near as much 😂 i hope its got live plants and 2x the filtration it needs and maybe some pleco's or something to also help.
I know this is an older video, but it's amazing how little things change... I'm astonished that anyone anywhere ever thinks adding extra filtration can be harmful. Maybe if it's a salt water reef tank, but that's a separate issue. My main issue with overstocked tanks is the mulm build up, especially if you're feeding more than only occasionally with a tiny pinch. HIGH FLOW should be discussed, and it's rather important to help reduce mulm build up in such tanks due to greater oxygenation.
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8 years later and still the best 1in per gallon rule video I've seen.
Hahaha. Thanks
youre a legend. have you ever seen schools of fish? these things love to be in close quarters. its comfy for them :)
Nice healthy looking tank. Love what you did with the scaping as well.
Thank you.
Interesting. I am relatively new to the hobby. I have a 20 long. I have 6 Female betta sorority (no they don't fight), 8 ember tetras and 3 pygmy cories.
It is very, very heavily planted. I leave my light on all day and I don't run my filter.
I do weekly water changes and vaccum my substrate. My parameters are perfect, my water is crystal clear and I don't get any algae.
I think I lucked out and my tank just is in a really good state of balance.
Exactly. Nice and balanced
Finally!!!!! Someone who understands tanks!!! Nice job. I have a jammed 90 gallon with everything from schools of ottos to rams to rainbows and nothing less than 5 to 10 of everything in between. Tank is clear, water is perfect, death rate is non existent and yet everyone who sees it talks about it being overstocked first! I run the Fluval 407 and 2 extra large external double bio wheels (4 total) on the back to help gather both low and high floating debris. Any luck breeding the Rams? I do well with the rainbows but nothing with the Rams for at least a year.
Thanks for watching. No I never had any luck
I agree I always over stock my tanks I keep my tanks packed with plants and run filtration like crazy I turn my 55 gallon over every 5 minutes
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“Drinkin some bears, doing some whata changes...” dude. That was so amazing!!!
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"Same here " beers with rock music & am good ..lol
Here's my stocking idea. Any friendly advice? Got a 75 gallon FW tank I plan to set up with sand, 300 watt heater, and 2 HOB filters each rated for about 60 gallons I'm guessing. Got the tank and filters used from a family member.
73-74F, 6.5PH, java fern and sand, with 5 golden dojo loaches (yes I know their adult size), 5+ panda cories, 9 odessa barbs, 15+ green neon tetras, and 3 pearl gouramis. So that's roughly a max of (let's say the dojos are 8 inches since they're slow growers) 100 inches of fish in a 75 gallon long with 100+ gallons of filtration with bio sponges and plants.
Thoughts? Questions? Comments? Oh, and has anyone reading this ever used Pothos plants in their aquarium? I hear it's a fast grower and you can just put its roots in an empty half of your HOB filter. I plan to do 3 compartments with bio sponges and 1 with Pothos roots.
Sounds good to me
I agree with you man. But I think they say it because its like most ppl who go into the store to start their tanks don't know a lot and don't buy the expensive stuff. I have canister and hobs on all my tanks. Canister is big sponges and bio media, ome of the HOBs has the fine filter floss and purigen. The 2nd HOB is just there to make water movement, use it only for the chemical part like carbon when I need to. But if you have enough plants you don't need to worry. Mine are always 0. I don't even do water changes. I just add water.
Absoltely true to the word, filtration and filtration and filtration is what is mostly needed, plus the O so important water changes! Never forget that! 😉🤗
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Yes sir plants and filtration is key 👍
love his logic... couldnt agree more...
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Thank you for some reasonable views on fish per tank! Too many extremist online.
No problem
I completely agree for larger tanks, but say for under 20 gallons maybe. In my two 10 gallons, I have a least 70+ red cherry shrimp at 1/2 inch. So it comes down to what you stated, Filtration filtration.
Yep you said it SLIM. FILTRATION BRO
I got told I was overstocking with having 16 fish in a 20g long with 2 20 gallons Buble filters and weekly gravel vacs
Good filtration and larger Tanks is key
I'm a koi keeper and my rule of thumb is similar to aquarium keeping for overstocking.
Turn over 4-5x per hour.
Design 10x the filtration need of the tank size.
So for me, I built a 3700 gallon pond, but I designed enough bio filtration for a 40000 gallon pond. So I overstock without issues.
Nice. That sounds very cool
Still one of my favourite tanks. Im working on my own now.
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I have an overstocked 55 gallon tank. I have a Jack Dempsey, a Convict, a pleco, a firemouth, and 15 mbuna cichlids. Now my ammonia and nitrite always stayed at 0 but Nitrates always soared to up near 180. I had to do 2 water changes a week until I added a 2nd canister filter and the biological media finally caught up. Now my nitrates stay between 5 and never getting above 40 ppm and I do 1 water change a week. I have a fluval 307, a tidal 110 hob and a fluval 407.
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My first tank I started with 3 mollies, 5 neons,2 dwarf frogs, and 2 ottos in a 20 long. About 2 years later that tank probably had 20 more mollies in it from them breeding. Water parameters on that tank were always golden never had any suprises. Ran a 55g hob filter and a hell of alot of plants. I moved with that tank from oregon to San Diego and didnt lose a single fish. Now here I am under stocked, running a high tech tank and I've got algae and ich. Weird stuff
Weird
If you’re using tap water, the quality in SD is terrible in comparison to Oregon
Woo the fish tank looks badass 👏
Thank you
125 gallon with two fluval fx6s and I have over 100 tetras various species. 50 percent water changes weekly. Tank is crystal clear!!!
Yep
Gave a thumbs up just for the “gets turned over more than...”😂
Lol
I had 33 fish in a 10 gallon tank for about 2 years before I moved houses and they were fine, I had great filters and very healthy plants, never had problems.
Wow. That’s a lot of fish
Smell bullshit here mate
Drink beer and doing water changes I love that
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I need to hear that!!
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You can also do the opposite of mass filtration. I have a 29 gallon marine tank and only have 9 or 10 inches of fish. I check my levels often and never actually water change. I add freshwater when it needs topping off and knock the salt crusties back in to keep the salt level where it is. Been running it for 3 years. I have cleaners too...shrimp, snails, and emerald crabs. : )
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The standard ive always gone with is 5gph per gallon so a turn over rate of 5 times and hour. And that i consixer my bare minimum. For co2 injected tanks i go woth 7gph per gallon and for my turtle tanks i go with a whopping 10gph per gallon.
4 works with lots of plants, but why not go for 5.
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your rainbows and Angel look great!
Thanks
Hey
I love your aquarium ❗
And you are right, you can overstock your tank as long as your fish stay healthy and happy.
Your fish seem active, yet not aggressive towards each other.
But it's not easy to get to that point. I think the denser you stock your tank the greater the margin for error gets.
True true
I agree with you in the 1 inch per fish rule, What really matters is water quality. And that's where filtration takes a huge part in, but not all of us have planted tanks to get rid of the nitrates. And that's where water changes come in. Its just my opinion, so I could be wrong that for the video. Some people do take this rule of thumbs very serious though
You said it bro. Water quality. Plants do help but water changes are key as well. Thanks for watching bro
Yes yes yes!!! There are SO many people who will diss for overstocking (I don’t wanna say Karen’s, but….) but I think with good filteration, water changes and just keeping a vigilant eye for the fish’s well being (I’ve deffo messed up when I first started but know what to look out for now) fish can thrive like this!! Thanks for this vid and gorgeous tank!!
Thanks for watching.
Said this 10 years ago. Had over 450 inches of fish in my 250gal. Thing was always crystal clear. Filters are all that matters. My filters ran 1400 gallons per hour. So my tank cycled 6 times an hour. Lol. Finally someone with common sense.
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That’s a beautiful tank!
Thank you
Thank you, I really appreciate you taking your time to make these videos for beginners like me who are just getting into this hobby.
Thank you for watching
My tanks are probably overstocked, but they have plants & I do weekly water changes. I can't help it my mollies have tons of kids. Snails have kids too.
Lol. Sounds good to me
Thank u man I thought I got too many fish and it turns out I didn't!This really helped me out!
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People acting like "rule of thumb" is the same as a rule. It is just a basic general guideline for people to get their bearings when they wonder how many fish can go into a 5 or 10 gallon tank. It is not like that is a principle that must be followed by even the most expert among us.
Very true and well said
The fact remains though that it's nonsense as it takes zero account into the level of activity and temperament of a given fish. Will it work for certain fish? I suppose so, but the fact remains that a more aggressive or active fish. A betta fish may be larger than a white skirt tetra, but anyone who has owned both can tell you that a white skirt tetra needs more room than a betta.
I have 2 rainbows 3 black skirt tetras and 2 dwarf gouramis in a 20 gallon tank. There is no aggression and i do water changes every two weeks.
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Filtration doesn’t kick up poop which causes serious ammonia .
I have a 30 gallon with 4 neon tetras two Molly’s 2 gouramis and a Amazon sword with a fake plant and a moss ball. How many other fish could I put in their. Also two Mickey Mouse platys
Thanks for speaking the truth here. Pet stores are too greedy for money with the “20gal per fish” rule.
True
i have 10 gallon and i got 20 fish in there which is all live bearers. i don't even have a good filterl just the foam filter and airpump. i dont even have a problem i just do my regular sater changes
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I have a 150 gal tank . I have 51 fish in this tank . I have two canister filters doing at least 4 times the amount . I have rainbow fish and african chilids no beigger than 6 inches . I have had no problems
Interesting mix
I'm with you bro. I have a better filter that is super good. My thank is 55 gallons and I have at least 60 inches of fish
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Yeah. This all makes a great deal of sense to me. Let me tell you about my setup of which I have never had a problem. I have a 40 gallon breeder tank. I have two Aquaclear 70 filters and two 40 gallon bubble tanks. I also have just one live plant. I forget what exactly it is. Now the fish. I have two angelfish, two kissing gouramis, one pleco, one albino red tail shark, three weather loaches and two clown loaches. I just have to stay on top of water changes and clean the filters frequently
Yep stay on top of your WC’s
Ok..big question for you.
I’m eyeing off THE most stunning electric blue acaras. In the store atm they are approx 5 - 6 cm big which if they stayed that size then easy leash I could keep 2 in a 50 litre or even 3 in a 60 litre BUT the issue is apparently these super stunning fish can possible grow to about 12 cm ...
Now visually let alone comfort wise the fish would be way to large for a 50 and a 60 litre would still not cut it if they even toy reach that adult size.
When I say stunning, I mean it, I’ve never seen any shop cichlids so friggin bright, shimmery blue n back contrast as these are.
I’m wanting 2 so bad but the online experts say 2 fish at full adult size would need atleast 113 litre...or 30 gallon.
It’s a whole different kettle of fish (ha ha) when ya talk about simply adding say 4 to 6 more fish to a tank when the fish are all small or only 1 to 2 cm...
My only other option would be to buy a larger than 60 litre tank maybe towards 85 litre...there’s no way I’m wanting to buy $ nor keep a 100 litre tank.
Second option, get the 60 litre / 15 gallon tank and go for a similar but mush less although still very pretty fish as the neon blue rams.
Thoughts please?
Wish I could send ur pics of these acaras..far out they are super amazing
Maybe you could get away with a single Electric blue acara female that is the only fish in your Aquarium but a 15 gallon is not that big.Maybe a 25 gallon long would be good.
I agree. It's about bioload. 50 chili rasboras make less waste than a single fancy goldfish.
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If you can vacuum the substrate such as sand and over filterate and turn over 3-4 times the amount of water you will be just fine as long as your keeping up with your water changes
Very true
A heavily planted tank will filter the water and keep it clear looking. In my 60 gallon, I have an undergravel filter with a 320gph powerhead and a water polisher with a similar-sized pump. I also have lots of plants. I keep about 70 inches of fish in it. I think an inch of Oscar/pacu makes more waste than an inch of neon tetra or guppy.
Very true
I have three 40 gallon filters running at the same time on my 55 gallon tank. Weekly water changes. I have spent a long time making a beautiful scape with real life plants and sand I meticulousy spent time on. I joined a group on facebook and was imidiatley attacked even once I had spend big money already. To add more insult to injury I was questioned why I bothered spend all this money on ten feeder goldfish and just give them away as they werent worth keeping. But then again they said overstocking is animal abuse.
Eh. Don’t pay attention to FB haters. They’re just bored
Waaay back it used to be 1cm per liter, so 1,5 inch per gallon.
I have a 360gph Marineland canister filter on a 65 gallon tank. I was think of stocking it like this
4 angelfish
4 Denison barbs
8 Congo tetras
15 rummynose tetras
2 Royal farowella
2 German blue rams
Is this too much or can I add a few more fish?
No that’s pretty good. You could add some more small schooling fosh
I have 11 fancy goldfish.....about 37-40 inces of fish in my 60 gallon. The PETSMART people say I am crazy to have more than 4 max......but my water is good, clear and never over .50ppm ammonia. I do a 1/4 change every 5 weeks or so. What I do have is a good canister filter.
+Clayton Boyd very good. I would still do a water change every 3 weeks minimum. That being said I always say if it's working and the fish are healthy, don't change a thing.
Jesus lol and here i was worried i didn't have enough filtration. By my calculations the tank filters completely 18 times an hour when they are on max and 9 on the lowest setting. They are also fully pimped out with lots of bio media lucky bamboo and pothos. Thanks for the tips great info!
Sounds good to me