Define Overstocking.
- Thread starter Rallysman
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thats why i try to stay out of most stocking topics unless its really bad. i am a big fan of understocking so i think you all are overstocked. lol
this is overstocking....
To me, overstocked is 1 or more of the following factors.
1. Swimming space--The adult size of the fish compared to the dimensions of the tank
2. Number of fish--Goes along with #1, the adult size of all of the fish compared to the size of the tank; how many top, mid, bottom dwellars there are
3. How active the fish is--Example: a betta is larger than a guppy, but guppies are more active and need more swimming space
4. Fat-bodied or narrow bodied/bioload--Example: a 6 inch oscar eats more food and produces more waste than a 6 inch SAE, assuming they both grow to the adult length and have the same activity level(theoretically of course), the oscar is going to need more water to dilute its large amount of waste
5. Aggression--Some fish are aggressive towards other fish and can not be housed with others, Example: you can keep a pair of rams in a 10 gallon tank just fine, a pair of bettas will tear eachother to shreds in a 10 gallon tank
1. Swimming space--The adult size of the fish compared to the dimensions of the tank
2. Number of fish--Goes along with #1, the adult size of all of the fish compared to the size of the tank; how many top, mid, bottom dwellars there are
3. How active the fish is--Example: a betta is larger than a guppy, but guppies are more active and need more swimming space
4. Fat-bodied or narrow bodied/bioload--Example: a 6 inch oscar eats more food and produces more waste than a 6 inch SAE, assuming they both grow to the adult length and have the same activity level(theoretically of course), the oscar is going to need more water to dilute its large amount of waste
5. Aggression--Some fish are aggressive towards other fish and can not be housed with others, Example: you can keep a pair of rams in a 10 gallon tank just fine, a pair of bettas will tear eachother to shreds in a 10 gallon tank
Please elaborate on # 1 and 2.
They are fairly vague and can be interpreted differently.
Germanman
My fish are my babies
im my OPINION over stalking is having so many fish in a tank that the water doesnt stay stable or healthy for them or when a fish doesnt have the amount of swimming room needed. depends on size and if they will be moved before they outgrow a tank. my tank would be over stocked if i didnt take as good care of it or if i didnt move out the tangs when they get bigger.
i think that goes for most fish keeping. i always say the only rule is there is no rules. each set up is so different. one good way is water quality if you cant keep the nitrates down you might be overstocked. know people that got into plants not because the like them but they can hold more fish in the tank with them.
That's nothing. I can't remember where I found it, but I copied and saved this person's stocking list on my computer. It was a website where people submit the size of their tank and what is in it, I should have bookmarked the page.