2006-07-13 09:18:58 · 17 answers · asked by Gone fishin' 7 in Pets ➔ Fish
Depends on what kind of fish you are getting. Also not all fish are compatible so check with your local pet shop to see. Make sure whoever you ask is experienced and not the guy that is over fish, tools, and paint in your local wal-mart.
2006-07-13 09:23:10 · answer #1 · answered by MSHOTTIE 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "1 inch of fish per gallon" thing really only applies to small fish like tetras and such. It doesn't apply to larger, messier fish like goldfish. Any larger fish would want to have more room anyway... you wouldn't want to put a 4" Angel in an 4 gallon tank, obviously.
Remember that even if the goldfish (or Angelfish or whatever) are only an inch or two when you buy them, they will grow! They will be 3 or 4 inches in no time, and get even larger than that over time.
You could put one goldfish in a 12, with a good strong filter. Or you can get away with 12 small tropicals. But any more than that isn't really fair to the fish.
2006-07-13 16:33:35 · answer #2 · answered by M.S. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally you should have 1 inch of fish per gallon. For example: In your 12-gallon aquarium you could have twelve one-inch fish or six 2-inch fish or any combination that adds up to 12 inches worth of fish.
2006-07-13 16:24:20 · answer #3 · answered by g14copswife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally one fish per gallon, depending on the type of fish. If you want a community tank you have to make sure they are not aggressive fish, inquire about fishys at the pet store, if you want alot of fish goldfish are most likely your best option, they come in all sizes and colors and are very easy to take care of expescially if your a begginer, a place like petsmart or petco will often have labels on there aquariums stating if the fish is aggressive or non-aggressive. Good luck!
2006-07-13 16:37:20 · answer #4 · answered by rae23_2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How big the fish r about 1 in of a fish per gallon
2006-07-13 16:32:28 · answer #5 · answered by ilovmypetmolly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
typically not to over crowd i allow 1 fish per 7 gallons in our aquariums at home
(we have 3; a 50 gal; 1 35 gal; and a 10 gal)
this works well and i know it sounds funny but i don't count the algae eater as a fish
2006-07-13 16:23:53 · answer #6 · answered by Butterfly07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Standard is generally one fish per five gallons. I have a tropical tank, only 10 gallons and when I started I had 2 angelfish and 2 yellow gourmai. It was celebrity fish death match. The gourmai that I have thus named ASSASSIN killed both the other gourmai and the angelfish. So its just him and SLYCK the surviving angelfish which should be named NYGHTSTALKER because he watches me everytime I walk past the tank. Last week I found a dwarf gourmai and thought hes small enough to get in where he fit in, so I added him and I didn't have enough time to name him before I saw him floating at the top of the tank. Oh and the classic was when my dad decided to put his dirty goldfish in my tank......they were the fatty kind with the big heads and long tails....anyways both Slyck and Assassin proceed to chase them around the tanks and bite their fins off....They too are now in Fishy Heaven. So please don't put too many in one tank unless you can afford to "flush" money down the toilet.
2006-07-13 16:31:18 · answer #7 · answered by goodwett0910 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 inch of fish per gallon
2006-07-13 16:21:14 · answer #8 · answered by vanembryzoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 fish per gallon, so twelve
2006-07-13 18:33:33 · answer #9 · answered by Paintball1101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i recomend 2 or three gold fish for this size of a tank. but if i were u id get a 20 gallon becuases you would have a lot more options
2006-07-13 17:06:36 · answer #10 · answered by fishdude 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋