i have like 15 fish in a 6 gallon bowl. people tell me this is wrong but i dont see anythign bad about it. some of the fish i have are 2 iridescent sharks, a clown loach, mollies, an angelfish, and a sea horse. i have had a lot of fish die, but when one dies, i just buy like two more so the other fish dont get sad. i usually get a new fish like every week or so. i mite get a 10 gallon tank next month. theres nothing wrong with this much fish in the bowl is there?
2006-08-16 15:36:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
jesus christ i was just kidding. i wanted to see what you fish "extremists" would say
2006-08-17 06:11:03 · update #1
I agree with some of the others, how about putting the truth if you would like to ask a question. A sea horse in the same tank with fresh water fish. O.K. What other fish tale do you want to tell us..?
2006-08-16 16:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by redneckwoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats way to many fish in 1 tank seeing on how the tank is way to small for all those fish get a bigger tank before getting any more fish try a 20 gallon or seeing on how u buy a new fish every week try a 100 to a 150 gallon tank and geta filter and make sure the fish can be with each other and make sure they use the same kind of water
2006-08-16 22:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by shylilly_665 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is completely wrong. The fish you get are dying so often because, they need room to grow (and fish can kill eachother for it), ammonia and other chemical levles in your tank are most likely high, and LOTS OF OTHER REASONS!!! to have all those you should at least have 50-100 gallons!!! 1gallon per every 1/2inch of a fish's body. (remember they grow). Do reaserch. Remove almost all your fish except for 2-3 in a six gallon!!! OR BUY A HUUUUGGEE ONE!!! this website might help: http://www.petpiazza.com/Articles/detail.asp?iData=308&iCat=796&iChannel=2&nChannel=Articles please change what your doing
2006-08-17 12:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by bettachick6721 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
generally the rule of thumb is one inch of fish per one gallon of tank - so if you have 6 gallons you could have 12 - 1/2 inch fish or 3 - 2 inch fish or 6 - 1 inch fish...
too many fish will over pollute the tank - deplete the oxygen in the water.. and be generally stressed and obviously you will have a higher death rate
2006-08-16 22:42:31 · answer #4 · answered by CF_ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I started my 10 gallon tank the store told me that the general rule of thumb is 1 gallon for each inch of fish.
2006-08-17 19:29:59 · answer #5 · answered by REbecca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the type of fish you have, the tank is too small. The fish are overcrowded. Get a bigger tank! Rule of thumb, 1 fish per gallon. And more space the bigger the fish is.
2006-08-17 03:53:02 · answer #6 · answered by Nikki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fish should have at least 1 gallon per fish. They have enough room and enough oxygen. If they have more than that gallon per fish, they grow a lot bigger. I currently have two fish in a 20 gallon and they are getting really big.
2006-08-17 00:01:52 · answer #7 · answered by I'm awesome! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very wrong! How can you be keeping mollies and angelfish with a sea horse. Sea horses are marine fish and mollies and angelfish are freshwater! If one dies your fish dont get sad, do all the fish a favor and please stop buying more and more.
2006-08-16 22:46:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a life support system, as in filter and air augmentation. Also, "i have had a lot of fish die, but when one dies, i just buy like two more" is a sorry attitude. If you aren't going to care for them properly, you have no right to keep them.
2006-08-16 22:45:51 · answer #9 · answered by Skeff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liar, Liar, pants on fire!!
Get a Great White to go in there too. That is just what your tank needs, or a Hammer Head. That would be cool.
2006-08-16 22:49:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋