Population

[sally2]

hi

we are new and have not bought any fish yet

how many mollies guppies and platties can you keep in a 20 or 10 gallon tank . if we had a small catfish how many less?

thanks

 

[CBTF]

the general rule you'll hear is one inch of fish per gallon.

my ten gallon tank has 3 platies, 3 small cory catfish and an aquatic frog. I suppose with a lot of work you could have some more, but I probably wouldn't want to add any more.

Remember to make sure you have 2 females per each male. Otherwise they get really stressed out. To avoid this I bought all females. You could always buy two of each fish for a 10 gallon tank (making 6), providing you dont mind having all females.

You could probably keep anywhere from 5-9 in a 10 gallon tank, depending on size. Mollies are larger than guppies and platies aren't they?

It may be a good idea to wait for more replies, as im no expert and speak from personal experience.

 

[emma12321]

the general rule you'll hear is one inch of fish per gallon.

my ten gallon tank has 3 platies, 3 small cory catfish and an aquatic frog. I suppose with a lot of work you could have some more, but I probably wouldn't want to add any more.

Remember to make sure you have 2 females per each male. Otherwise they get really stressed out. To avoid this I bought all females. You could always buy two of each fish for a 10 gallon tank (making 6), providing you dont mind having all females.

You could probably keep anywhere from 5-9 in a 10 gallon tank, depending on size. Mollies are larger than guppies and platies aren't they?

It may be a good idea to wait for more replies, as im no expert and speak from personal experience.

Thats one inch of adult size fish per gallon, the guide only applies to slim bodied fish which grow less than 3 inches. A 10 gallon is limited so get at least a 20. Mollys grow too big for a 10 gallon. In a 10 gal you could have 3 platies or guppies and 3 corys but that would be pushing it as corys grow 2.5 inches unless you get one of the dwarf varieties and platies grow 2 inches. In a 20 gallon tank you could have say 5 corys and 6, 2 inch fish. What ever size tank you get, you'll soon wish it was bigger so get the biggest you can afford and don't forget the fishless cycle.

Emma

 

[CBTF]

I'd go with the info above. My 5-9 fish was a guess. I wouldn't push more than 6 adult sized platy or guppy into the 10 g now that I think about it.

Forgot to mention. A 20 G tank would be more fun.

 

[sally2]

i think we are going to go for a 17 uk gallon tank