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2007-04-04 09:54:16 · 10 answers · asked by Justin A 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
That depends on which fish. 60 gallons is more than enough for 7 damsels, but not nearly enough for 7 powder blue tangs. List the fish you are considering and someone can help you.
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2007-04-04 09:57:00 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
nvm you must have been abused by a Sw tank when you were little or something... you just hate them.... the most expensive part of doing a FO Sw tank is the setup itself... since you already have a dirt cheap tank (which i hope you've already checked for leaks..) all that's left is a stand (if it didn't come with the tank) a lid/light, a heater, some calcium based sand and rock, a hydrometer($) or a refractometer ($$$, but MUCH better) the saltwater or SW mix.... and the fish of course... FO tanks aren't THAT hard (they are the simplist SW tanks) the only thing that's different from FW is that you have have to keep the salinity stable, which also isn't that hard.... when you get your salt the instuctions on the box/bag will say to add half a cup per gallon of water... that should mix out to a specific gravity of 1.023... somtimes it isn't exactly right but w/e.. once you fill the tank up, measure the salinity of the tank and remeber this number! everytime you change the water try to get the tank back to this number... as the tank runs some water will evaporate, but since when you filled the tank up it was at a good salinity, all you have to do it top the tank off to full with freshwater (preferably with RO/DI water but treated tap water will work in most cases). that's it... most fish that should be kept in FO systems will be hardy enough anyways.. what kind of fish were you looking to get anyway?
2016-05-17 06:47:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would depend largely on what the species are. Seven 3" chromis is a lot different than seven 12" triggers. Different species also have different activity levels and some will need bigger tanks for swimming room.
If these are different species, they may not be compatible.
Could you post an edit saying what the types of fish are?
2007-04-04 10:35:10 · answer #3 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how big your fish are.
I have 9 fish in a 20 gallon but they're smaller.
Use the inch to gallon ratio.
Look up how big your fish will get when they are fully grown.
Then add the inches together. You should have approx. 1 gallon for each inch of fish. With a 60 gal, you should be able to have more than 7 fish unless they are big fish.
2007-04-04 09:58:32 · answer #4 · answered by A5H13Y 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey dude, it goes like this, you have 1inch of fish per 1 gallon of water. That is usually how it goes. If they are bigger in width then that might be too many. Look at it like this, if your filtration is top notch then you have nothing to worry about. If you decide to put more in. put them in gradually, but I don't recommend that many more, maybe 2. Good luck..
2007-04-04 11:22:01 · answer #5 · answered by BOBBY M 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
6 would probably be enough... but 7 should be fine. Wait a while before you get anymore though.
2007-04-04 09:56:34 · answer #6 · answered by Katie ~ *TTC Baby #1!* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're going to have to provide more details. What kind of fish? What size?
2007-04-04 09:56:37 · answer #7 · answered by Christopher A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what kind of fish? how big to they get? add details!
2007-04-04 10:03:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i think 6 gallons is enough
2007-04-04 09:56:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
thats way too much man
2007-04-04 09:56:39 · answer #10 · answered by m c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋