I know, the "rule of thumb" says 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. it is said to keep only 3 fish in a 5 gal tank. But i want to keep more in my five gal tank. I know i'll overcrowed my tank, but if i keep my tank maintanced more often, it should not be a problem. I'm going to keep fishes that are 1 inch or less. All i'm basicly going to keep are fancy guppies (without their tail, they are barely 1 inch long). So what is the maximum number of fish I can keep in my tank?
2007-03-16 05:04:22 · 10 answers · asked by Sliver W 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
7-8 guppies should be fine in a 5 gallon IF you really keep the water quality up with frequesnt, large water changes AND have a quality filtration system in place AND are very careful not to over feed. Obviously this is a bit overstocked in a small tank and that means the smallest error gets compounded very, very quickly. It's almost a ticking bomb situation.
MM
2007-03-16 05:11:54 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
yes that 's what I would like to know because I see nice overcrowded tanks everywhere and the fish seem happy and healthy and live in harmony but everyone tells you different. My mom had guppies gallore like maybe 50 with the babies , she raised them...in a 10 gallon tank then went to 2o gal when she got about 80 of them. In there where also the window cleaner and the catfish and her tank was always looking nice and no fish died. This went on for years until she died. Really
2007-03-16 05:14:53 · answer #2 · answered by charm t 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that three guppies in a five gallon is a good number. I recommend always staying under the rule of thumb because there is always a risk of disease or aggression and having a lot of fish just makes it all harder to deal with.
2007-03-16 05:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by rhi(09)ler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm finding myself agreeing with MM a lot today! Up to seven would be a good number if you plan to get all males. If you want some females, I'd buy less, because you'll end up with more (and probably a second tank!). If you want both male ans female, get more of the females so the males don't harrass any one female too much.
2007-03-16 06:35:26 · answer #4 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For guppies, you can stick a few more in, since they don't tend to grow much. Try 6-8. If you were to get bigger fish, or fish that would grow, 3 fish would be the max.
2007-03-16 05:12:54 · answer #5 · answered by Brad K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
truly you may positioned 10 in there if that's all you want yet you likely want to produce different fish in there besides, including zebra danios (that are easily cautioned to have 10 gallons at least tank length, making them acceptable for the setup), tetras, small catfish, and different livebearers.
2016-12-02 02:26:43 · answer #6 · answered by niesporek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be careful withe bettas becasue they die really easy if you don't keep the tank just right. You should only hvae 1 becasue if you have 2, you'll end up with 0. Tetras go good with betas though and guppies. Plus, if you do get guppies, then they betta will eat the babbies, so your tank will not get overcrowded.
2007-03-16 05:32:06 · answer #7 · answered by Alex F 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Two pairs guppies and two neon tetras.The guppies will mulitiply rapidly after about a month and you wil have to get a larger aquarium or remove some fish.
2007-03-18 04:00:05 · answer #8 · answered by xxx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it just depends on the size of your fish and how many you want. You can get some neon tetras and about 5 of them are okay in a 5 gallon since they don't get that big. Don't do goldfish though. Guppies would only be good with about 3 and no others since they can get pretty long. You could also do about 3 mollies, but again thats all. You could add a plecostomus to it too.
2007-03-16 05:12:17 · answer #9 · answered by Mommy to Boys 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
ONE BETA. That's a tiny tank.
2007-03-16 05:08:56 · answer #10 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋