Fish tank set up help needed!

[jknudson]

The only thing i can add here is the rule of thumb is 1 inch of fish per gallon.In english words if a fish will grow to 6 inches when full grown he needs 6 gallons of water room .

I'd throw that rule out with Goldfish...like Mindibun said...messy messy messy.

[joepythons]

I'd throw that rule out with Goldfish...like Mindibun said...messy messy messy.

Yea but with to many in one tank the ammonia will the water lol

[Mindibun]

I only buy Omega One brand food. It's much more natural. If you look at the ingredients on that it's stuff you can actually pronounce and recognize. Other brands you're like, sounding stuff out and raising an eyebrow.

[Mindibun]

Yea but with to many in one tank the ammonia will the water lol

Thats what he means. Going by your "1 gal for every inch of fish" rule, you could put A LOT of goldfish in there. I gave each fish 10 gallons, and you figure they'll only grow to about 6 inches. That way the water should stay clear. I think there was just a misunderstanding.

Both of us definitely argue that less fish = better water so it's all good.

[jknudson]

Twenty inches of goldfish is way worse than 20 inches of tetras... that was basically my point...

[Mindibun]

no no, ...tetras are gross. Their poop is fine. THEY are gross. -lol-

[jknudson]

no no, ...tetras are gross. Their poop is fine. THEY are gross. -lol-

Say what!? Dislike all characins in general or just tetras?

[Mindibun]

I only like the genetically engineered radioactive glowy ones...












Kidding. I don't really have anything against them. ^_^ My boyfriend's little brother had one that lived for AGES with no filtering, no running water even, got fed like once a week if the kid remembered, and was literally swimming in algae. It wouldn't die. We called it the Jesus fish. I said it was the second coming of Jesus, and he decided to do it in fish form.

No offense to any highly religious persons.