My tank holds 365 litres or 96 Us Gallons. How many small to medium fish can this hold?

Answer 1

The amin thing to remember is that the 1 inch per gallon rule is totally bogus and should be completely tossed out the window as far as fish keeping is concerned. As much as tank size, filtration is also a major factor in determining how many fish can live happy and healthy in a tank.

Lets assume you have good filtration and will do excellent regular water changes. We'll also assume you are talking about very peaceful community fish that will not fight over space or territory.

Given those assumptions I would say probably about 150 neon sized fish and about 125 if they are more like lemon tetras.

MM

Answer 2

Really you should first decide what fish you want, and then base the answer on this. Chances are you aren't planning on stocking only one species, and the sizes, messiness, and territorial nature of the fish will vary, not to mentione what space of the tank they use (bottom/mid/top dwelling).

Stocking a tank is not about any magic mathematical formula, it's about knowing about the fish being kept, understanding and admitting the limitations of your upkeep schedule, and using judgment and common sense.

What you should do is have a basic long-term plan, but stock the tank gradually, allowing time in between adding fish and gaging how the fish are doing and how clean the tank is with your maintenance routine. At some point you'll realize you can't add more without increasing the water change frequency, or you'll find that it's stocked well enough and adding more will make it too busy, or, though this is less likely, that your filtration can't keep up anymore.

Measure your nitrates every week before and after your water change. When your nitrates are rising at the same rate as you can remove them with water changes, you've got a good indication of your stocking limit. If they rise faster then you can remove them, then you face a gradual decline in water quality. If you can remove them faster then they rise, well, that's the most ideal situation.

Answer 3

there isn't really a set formula for how many fish per gallon or whatever if u have a tank filled with community or semi-aggressive and they are all living peacefully they will be fine but when you look at your tank and see that it is kind of crowded then you might want to hold off buying some fish until some die.

Answer 4

One inch of fish per gallon of water is a good rule of thumb for most small community fish (like most Tetras, Bettas, Rainbowfish, and Platies). However, larger species (like Oscars, Channel Catfish, Plecostomus, and Tinfoil Barbs), or messier species (like Oscars, Piranhas, Koi, and African Cichlids), marine fish (like Blue Damsels, Klein's Butterflies, Bangai Cardinalfish, and Percula Clowns), and colder water fish (like Goldfish, Dragonfish, Gars, and Bass) need more available resources, so they should only have one inch of fish for every three or more gallons of water

Answer 5

96 inches of fish- small
48 inches of fish- medium