how many fish can you put in a 200 gallon tank?

Answer 1

hi jackie
you can put 200 inches of fish!
and anything other fish

Answer 2

That depends.

Are the fish small like neon tetras (1 to 1.25 inches), or large like koi (36 inches)?

Are they a peaceful species (guppies) or territorial (cichlids)?

Do they occupy just one area of the tank (top, middle, or bottom) or swim at all levels?

Do the lead a relatively stationary life or do they race all around the tank and need "room to move"?

Saltwater or fresh?

How good is the filtration to remove wastes?

Do you overfeed?

Do you do regular partial water changes at least once a week, or whenever water tests show that it needs to be changed?

As you can see, there's no simple answer to your question. A lot of people will quote the standby "rule" of one inch per gallon, but this is very inaccurate - an inch of neon or guppy isn't equivalent to an inch of oscar or goldfish in terms of waste production or body mass. Nor does it take into account the personality of the fish involved or how well the tank is maintained.

This is something that could be answered better if we had an idea of the type(s) of fish in which you're interested. The links below may help you out as these will give information on the adult sizes for most commonly kept fish (fresh and saltwater), minimum tank size needed, and compatibility. Also be aware of the needs of some species to be kept in schools of at least 3, 6, or more of the exact same type and others which can only be kept individually or as a mated pair.

http://www.fishlore.com/
http://www.peteducation.com/index.cfm?cls=16
http://www.elmersaquarium.com/h701elmers_freshwater_handbook.htm
http://www.timstropicals.com/Compatibility/NameResults.asp

Answer 3

merely get one goldfish and enable it get extensive!!! Or do some thing greater complicated. 200 gallons may well be adequate to establish a extraordinarily candy biotope tank for just about any freshwater area. do a splash examine then %. a place--SE Asia, Amazon, necessary united states of america, or possibly a interior reach united statestank (for small fish)--that suits you. Then get fish interior reach to that area. they might desire to get alongside jointly and share user-friendly desires. I envy you. My greatest tank is 55g and that i presumed it became plenty massive. Now I actual have grander objectives. ;-)

Answer 4

I have a 165 gallon tank and at last count I have about 150 fish in it. I have several species of tertras neons, glow light etc. 6 medium angelfish, all kinds of danios several catfish and algea eaters. This tank has been set up for 5 years , is well airated and I have had no problems.

Answer 5

U can put 2 inches of fish per gallon but make sure u know how big there going to get .For instance if u buy a 2 inch fish and it grows bigger u might have territoral problems

Answer 6

what size fish are you after and what system do you want them from.

Tropical (Freshwater)
Cold Water
Brackish water
Salt water

in a tank this size you have a huge option of all species of fish from your small comunity fish to your huge oddballs (Arowanas)

If you wanted comunity fish you are looking at about 15-35 fish small / medium and large depending on their size.

If you wanter Oddballs you are looking at 1-12 fish depending on their size.

If you wanted coldwater you are looking at about 15 goldfish or about 12 koi or other coldwater fish size dependent.

If you wanted brackish water then about the same as a comunity tank size dependant.

Not sure about saltwater.

good luck

Answer 7

depends on the fish and how big they grow, your filtration, and your water change routine.

you could out like 20-30 african chiclids in there and make it a cool setup.

or 2 oscars and a pleco

or about 16 fancy goldfish.
about 4 slim bodies goldfish.
a school of 6-8 red bellied piranahs.

100s of small tetras or barbs.

many schools of cory catfish

you are limited to your filtration.

just dont go and stick like 10 oscars in there. or even one pacu. lol.

Answer 8

2 inches per gallon but that is for freshwater if you have a saltwater you can have 1 inch of fish per 1 gallon

Answer 9

It depends on the species, size and aggressiveness of the fish. Guppies or tetras: about 175. Angelfish: about 6. Cichlids: about 4. Slim-bodied goldfish: about 2. Fancy goldfish: about 5. Plecos: about 2. There are no steadfast rules. It just depends on a lot of factors.

Answer 10

Its alot larger tank so u can just put 200 inchs of fish. Dont over crowd though. Trial and Error when it comes to huge tanks such as those.