emmag21 Fish Crazy Joined Jan 21, 2007 Messages 201 Reaction score 0 Location Northamptonshire UK Jan 22, 2007 #1 How do you work out how many fish you can have in a tank? xx (in litres not gallons)
Miss Wiggle Practically perfect in every way Joined Mar 24, 2006 Messages 13,057 Reaction score 5 Location York Jan 22, 2007 #2 you get the amount of litres in your tank and divid it by 3.7 this will give you the number of us gallons. from there it's roughly 1" of fish per us gallon of water.
you get the amount of litres in your tank and divid it by 3.7 this will give you the number of us gallons. from there it's roughly 1" of fish per us gallon of water.
C Castellop123 Fish Herder Joined Dec 12, 2006 Messages 1,213 Reaction score 0 Location GB Jan 22, 2007 #3 Always understock on fish and overfilter...
S sabrefish79 New Member Joined Jan 14, 2007 Messages 9 Reaction score 0 Jan 22, 2007 #4 Just be careful - The 1 inch per gallon only works for little fish and always go by there full grown size - not the size they are currently. Ex. 10 - 1 inch fish in a 10 gallon would be ok but 2 - 5 inch fish in a 10 gallon wouldn't work.
Just be careful - The 1 inch per gallon only works for little fish and always go by there full grown size - not the size they are currently. Ex. 10 - 1 inch fish in a 10 gallon would be ok but 2 - 5 inch fish in a 10 gallon wouldn't work.
C cane76 Fish Aficionado Joined Nov 4, 2005 Messages 3,726 Reaction score 5 Location middx heathrow Jan 22, 2007 #5 Corin Castle said: Always understock on fish and overfilter... Click to expand... good advice i agree 100% oh and to the forums emma
Corin Castle said: Always understock on fish and overfilter... Click to expand... good advice i agree 100% oh and to the forums emma
P paul_219 Fish Aficionado Joined Dec 19, 2006 Messages 4,772 Reaction score 0 Location Lebanon Jan 22, 2007 #6 This website will help u very much. http/www.firsttankguide.net/capacity.php