70 Liters... How Many Fish?

[cherrytetra]

can anybody advise me on how many fish i can keep in a 70 liter tank? i am looking at all small fish below 3"

thanks for any help

 

[Geoff1991]

Thats about 19 us gallons.

Youre looking at about 1" of fish per gallon to start with. Then ive heard, providing your filtration is up to it, you can stock a bit over after about 6 months, do this with caution though

 

[cherrytetra]

Thats about 19 us gallons.

Youre looking at about 1" of fish per gallon to start with. Then ive heard, providing your filtration is up to it, you can stock a bit over after about 6 months, do this with caution though

ok thanks very much

 

[aquaticman1]

you can always use this site i presume it pretty accurate
http/www.howmanyfish.com/

 

[arobinson1984]

DONT use that link given in the last post. The calculator in the link doesn't take into account your tank height so it would give the same result for a tank 100" high or 10" high, not very good in my opinion!

Stick to the 1" of adult fish per US gallon to start with. After a period of 6 months or so this can normally be increased to 1.5" / 2" per US gallon but ONLY IF you have double filtration of better, for example, you tank is roughly 19/20 US gallons so you'd need filter which is capable of filtering 40 US gallons of preferably more.

Andy

 

[cherrytetra]

thanks for the helpful tips guys

 

[waterdrop]

Yes, for new members here on TFF, discussing your stocking numbers and stocking details in an extended fashion here on the forums is a much higher quality way to acheive a more successful tank. It takes time and effort but using the stocking "calculators" on various web sites is much more error prone in my opinion.

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