like if there were 72 litres of water how many fish could you have in that tank?
2007-01-10 05:22:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Well, 72 litres is less than 20 gallons, and you could house 2 juveniles or one adult fancy goldfish.
Even the smallest type, the fancies, grow to 7-8". Goldfish are heavy-bodied fish and they eat an awful lot. They are poop machines, really, and they need at least 15 gallons of water per fish to cope with the amount of ammonia they produce. Otherwise, you'll get really dirty water.
2007-01-10 05:39:56 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most of the twelve preceeding answers have some truth in them,but the bottom line is---- "how much time are you willing to spend providing clean water conditions for your fish?". If you do give your gold fish the care they deserve they will rapidly outgrow a 72l. tank. Then the question becomes "how large will my second tank be?". It's all kind of inter-connected, so start with no more than 2 or 3, and learn to take very good care of them,everybody wins! Have lots of fun. PeeTee
2007-01-10 15:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
72 litres equals about 20 gallons. 10 gallons Per baby-juvenile fat fancy goldfish (ryukins, fantails, moors, orandas, ect) , 20 gallons PEr baby-juvenile long bodied goldfish. (comets, commons, shubunkins, feeder fish)
Adults will need atleast 50 gallons per fish since goldfish grow 12-14 inches and have lifespans of 30 plus yrs.
So to answer your question, 2 baby fancy goldfish, or 1 long bodied goldfish. This is only temporary since they will outgrow the tank.
No fish grows to the size of the tank. The outside stops growing but the insides continue to grow, causing a painful existance for the fish and then a premature death.
2007-01-10 13:35:12 · answer #3 · answered by lady_crotalus 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The most important thing is the surface area of your tank. This is where the vital oxygen enters the water. ( Just multiply width X depth ) Another consideration is the size & capability of your filter. Obviously, the bigger & more biologically effective your filter, the more fish you can keep. www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk has a series of calculators available to help you work out how many inches of fish you can have according to the surface area.
2007-01-10 14:50:57 · answer #4 · answered by ispooky2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the size of the fish, just be cause you said it was a gold fish tank, does not mean, it is gold fish you are keeping. General rule is 3" of fish, not including the tail per square foot
2007-01-10 15:10:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you want to know how many fish per litre.but want about fish growth its all wright filling tank with lots of fish but when they grow to fully grown you got trouble
2007-01-10 13:50:16 · answer #6 · answered by stephen eblue eyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
72 litre,s ie 3 foot tank probably 15 to 20 remember if you want your fish to grow bigger put in less fish, hope this help,s sweet,s
2007-01-10 13:35:28 · answer #7 · answered by belter777 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
3 inchs of fish per litre so about 24 fish in 72 litres
2007-01-10 13:32:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 7⤋
Rule of thumb is one golfish per ten gallons b/c goldfish create a lot of waste
2007-01-10 13:29:54 · answer #9 · answered by gizmo 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the size of fish, but you said gold fish so lets give it a try, at least two leaters per fish so that lets you have... 36 fish!
2007-01-10 13:43:19 · answer #10 · answered by buttons527 1 · 1⤊ 5⤋