Number of fish in a 10 Gallon tank

[kaosaeteurn9581]

I have had my tank set up for 6 weeks now with one fish and i wanted to add more fish But i have a 2 questions?
What is the max number of fish I can have in a ten gallon tank?
How many fish should I add at one time?

 

[Teelie]

How large and what type is your current fish? At most you could do a dozen of the smaller fish and of course one of a bigger fish though nothing too large. 10 gallons doesn't allow for much room. I would say do no more than 3 fish at a time per week.

 

[sunflower]

http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/..._calculator.php

Have a look at this link. Put in your dimensions and it'll work out how many inches of fish you can have in your tank.

Please remember to consider the size your existing fish will be when they're fully grown
HTH

 

[kaosaeteurn9581]

I have one Mickey mouse Platty. I plan on having fish that only get 1.5 to 2 inchs full grown.

 

[sunflower]

Ideally you should get some more Platys since they're a schooling fish.

 

[aquarius]

i don't think platies are schooling fish although i guess they might enjoy company of their own.

you can get a small school of tetras

 

[sunflower]

Well all the research I've done told me that they were... hence why I got 8

 

[kaosaeteurn9581]

Thanks, I will get some more plattys and go from there