How Many Fish /

[mikky77]

Hello all, i read somewhere that you should have 1 inch of fish per 1 gallon of water. So a 10 gallon tank = 10 inches of fish. How is it in the fish shops they have dozens if not hundreds of fish in tiny tanks ? Thank you

 

[tom130691]

becuase they are only there untill they sell its not long term its just a holding tank

 

[pretty]

I know that on 1 sm of fish should be 1 litre of water...

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[Peggers]

Shop tanks are normally on much bigger filter systems than anything you'd have at home and as tom said the fish aren't there long term.

 

[Wills]

As said shops have fast turn arounds so the fish wont be there long enough for them to consider stocking issues. The rule its self isnt really a rule just a guide and the 1 cm of fish per liter is rubbish.

 

[ellena]

Why is 1cm per litre rubbish? It's more than 1 inch per gallon, but a lot of people go up to about 2" per gallon when their tanks are mature.

 

[Truck]

All rules/guides, what ever you want to call them are crap, just my opinion, Judge by eye, fish health and behaviour.