do I need anymore fish in here?

[liljack]

I  have been wanting to get some more fish but dont know if I might already have enough in the tank. 125 gal,1 wet/dry,1-eheim, this is whats in here already. I also have a 125 I purchased for my store but the store isnt ready so its sitting empty,should I put a filter/bio balls or whatever on the current occupied tank and let it start running and cycling?
2-blood parrots
2-bala sharks
10-tiger barbs
1-tin foil barb
5-silver dollars
4-neons?
3-small plecos
1-pleco looking catfish?
1-gaurami

I saw that 1000 gallon on CL that would be cool in the store but looks like its used up......

[sourapple]

Re: do I need anymore fish in here?

i think the general rule is 1 fish per gallon, which doesnt apply to fishes past 5 inches i think. going by that, id say you still got space for like 90 more fishes. lol

[marauder_77868]

Re: do I need anymore fish in here?

The generalrule is 1 inch per gallon...not 1 fish per gallon.

[marauder_77868]

Re: do I need anymore fish in here?

And the simple answer is yes...you always need more fish...you just need more tanks to hold them!

...it's a disease.

[liljack]

Re: do I need anymore fish in here?

soooo 125 inches of fishes???

[marauder_77868]

Re: do I need anymore fish in here?

Yeah...it sounds like a lot...and you can always do less. I actually prefer less because it looks a little more natural and gives you a little more room for error.

[liljack]

Re: do I need anymore fish in here?

do i need any of those wild caught plecos on the fish market forum?

[marauder_77868]

Re: do I need anymore fish in here?

I don't know honestly...
...but you always need more fish.

[alexrex20]

Re: do I need anymore fish in here?

do this:


8-silver dollars
200-neons?
3-small plecos

[Nickintex]

Re: do I need anymore fish in here?

Fill it with gambusia from you local bayou or ditch
Feeders galore!

[PhishPhreek]

Re: do I need anymore fish in here?

Of course that rule of thumb is ment for small fish in small tanks
you can put 125 - 1" fish in your tank
but you can't put 1 - 125" fish in it.
It works more like the sum of (each fish length squared devided by 2)
a 1" fish = 1/2
a 3" fish = 5
a 4.5" fish = 10
a 12" fish = 75
a 16" fish = 125
a 20" fish = 200

This is not a fact, just an applied observation.  The poster assumes no responsibility for any application of this formula.