I'm such a bonehead and completely forgot that the "rule" is 1 Inch of fish per gallon, I just bought some more fish and have like 20 little fishies in my 10 gallon tank, all various kinds of tetras.....I keep seeing at the petstores they have lottts of little fishies in their tanks and seems like more then 1inch of fish per gallon, so if it is ok at the pet store my fishies should be ok here right???? Has anyone had 20 little fishies in their 10 gallon fishtank and have them all survive??
2006-09-30 12:01:16 · 11 answers · asked by Lyn7480 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Add plants and an air pump (with an air stone) right away. Both will increase the amount of oxygen in the tank. You will need to increase the amount of water changes, probably around 25% every five days. I would also suggest you take a couple of days off of feeding the fish. Your tank's beneficial bacteria will definitely need a couple for days to catch up with the tank's new bio-load.
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2006-09-30 17:17:11 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you should only have 10 little tetras for your 10-gal. tank. 20 may be stretching it. The reason why pet stores can keep so many fish in their tanks is because they have a plumbing system that runs all around their walls that can constantly change water for all their tanks at the same time. You can verify this for yourself by asking them directly. You will see that what i said is true.
2006-09-30 19:14:13 · answer #2 · answered by ihatebos 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, your fish will be OK but work, you need to test the water at the end of each week: PH, AMMONIA, NITRITE high levels of these things can kill or make your fish sick. BUT GET A NEW TANK SET UP RIGHT AWAY! Having a planted tank also would make less stress on the fish!! Good web site to go to is www.drsfostersmith.com. Good luck, jenny
PS. the pet store owner makes more money if you have to buy new fish.
2006-09-30 20:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by jenny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the first place the fish store has a turn over rate and doesnt expect to have them for any length of time. secondly, i've never heard that rule,where did u get that. the fish should b fine as long as they have enough air and food. the ones that die r probably weak anyway and wouldn't have made it anyway. but dont buy anymore for the same tank, get another or bigger tank
2006-09-30 19:09:30 · answer #4 · answered by Nora G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all what kind of little fishies are they!?
The rule of thumb is 1inch per gallon, so if you have fish the size of neon tetras, or cardinals, or rhasbora's then your fish will be fine, it they are larger, like, rosie barbs and congo tetra's then you should remove some!
2006-10-02 00:05:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will survive. More fish results in more poop so you will have to watch your nitrite and nitrate levels carefully for a while until they have stabilized. You should also make sure to change 1/3 of the water weekly. If the nitrate levels are too high you will have to change the water more frequently until it has stabilized.
2006-09-30 19:05:22 · answer #6 · answered by Cichlid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not going to lie to you. They will survive but it is going to be more work, you are realy going to have to keep cheking the PH, NItrate levels. ext...
They 1 inch rule is what i go by also. I dont recomend that much over but they should be just fine if you keep it clean and have a air bubbler in there.
Adam D.
2006-09-30 22:05:38 · answer #7 · answered by Adam D. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno BUT notice in pet stores that theres alot of dead fish in the tanks? Also.. there intentions r not to have the fish in there long they wanna sale them. Maybe you should consider upgrading to a 20 gallon tank or more..
2006-09-30 20:26:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got a new tank today, if the pet store says it's ok, I guess it is!
2006-09-30 19:10:15 · answer #9 · answered by DJ SuNShinE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep them there for now, and then get atleast a 20 gal. tank.
2006-09-30 20:42:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋