Theoretically you could fit at least 57600 tetras in there. (if you stack them)
That's only 240 inches per gallon. Nothing an extra water change or two couldnt fix.
why the rule inch per gallon doesnt work.....
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Theoretically you could fit at least 57600 tetras in there. (if you stack them)
That's only 240 inches per gallon. Nothing an extra water change or two couldnt fix.
thats coming soon lol well maybe not that many lol i can only qt so many ember tetras at one time the next bag already ticking away waiting for it to be clear to add to the group.Theoretically you could fit at least 57600 tetras in there. (if you stack them)
That's only 240 inches per gallon. Nothing an extra water change or two couldnt fix.
exactly my point.
maybe its too late and i am not reading this right but you saying if i cared how it looked it might be over stocked?
I have to agree with Sub here. If the tank "looks" overstocked to the observer then the tank is overstocked to that individual. I think that a busy tank looks better then an empty tank. However, others probably like a quiet tank.
I think the point MG was trying to make to begin with was the other side of the "inch per gallon rule". Generally we think of it as being wrong because a 10" Oscar drastically overstocks a 10 gallon tank. In this case, the "rule" is wrong because you can easily put many more small fish in a very large tank than you can in a small tank. 10 ember tetras in a 10 gallon tank would be pushing it and the fish would look crowded. 350 of them in a 240 gallon tank looks fine with room for more.
Ultimately, many factors must be taken into account when stocking a tank. The footprint of the tank, the activity level of the fish, the level of the tank they like to hang out in, the amount of waste the fish produces, and overall water volume and filtration of the system, as well as frequency of water changes.
For example, the nano tank that I still want to build someday when I have more money. It's 5.5 gallons with a 5.5 gallon sump (will hold more like 4 gallons though) so around 9 gallons for the whole system. the stock I was planning for it would be about 8-10 phoenix rasbora and a pair of scarlet badis. That's about 10-12 inches of fish for 9 gallons of water volume and only 5.5 gallons of swimming space. Now, if the tank was going to be a "standard" 5.5 gallon tank, I would be the first to say it was over stocked. But this tank will be 30 inches long, allowing plenty of length for the rasboras to swim, and large enough footprint for the scarlet badis to have territory, plus medium-heavy planting.
Ultimately, many factors must be taken into account when stocking a tank. The footprint of the tank, the activity level of the fish, the level of the tank they like to hang out in, the amount of waste the fish produces, and overall water volume and filtration of the system, as well as frequency of water changes.
For example, the nano tank that I still want to build someday when I have more money. It's 5.5 gallons with a 5.5 gallon sump (will hold more like 4 gallons though) so around 9 gallons for the whole system. the stock I was planning for it would be about 8-10 phoenix rasbora and a pair of scarlet badis. That's about 10-12 inches of fish for 9 gallons of water volume and only 5.5 gallons of swimming space. Now, if the tank was going to be a "standard" 5.5 gallon tank, I would be the first to say it was over stocked. But this tank will be 30 inches long, allowing plenty of length for the rasboras to swim, and large enough footprint for the scarlet badis to have territory, plus medium-heavy planting.
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yes everyone has their own level of where they feel it crosses a line. there are a lot of factors that come into play when stocking. though i dont think if it looks over stocked as in too active or busy it wouldnt make it over stocked just not the effect the person was looking for. effect of a tank and stocking levels are two different things. case in point someone who doenst know any better would say yes a goldfish in a bowl isnt over stocked while they would be wrong. it doesnt look too busy and look has room to move some what more can they ask for.
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it does look kinda empty.
*tries to resist urge to decorate and plant empty tank* very difficult!* LOL!
*tries to resist urge to decorate and plant empty tank* very difficult!* LOL!
