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Originally Posted by Chief_waterchanger Don't start a flame/arguement war please, just sharing my frustration.
*The 1 inch of fish per 1 gallon of water by and large does NOT hold true. Especially when you factor in biomass load, mass of fish in width and height as well as length, and tons of other factors that are species specific.
*I know most people want a rubber stamp on what they're doing, not the true opinion/fact of others. However, I will continue to tell people when their tanks/ponds/etc are overstocked, reguardless of what they want to hear.
*I truely do not understand the mentality of folks who think overstocking to get everything they want in the tank they have/want is somehow better for the fish than keeping it stocked at or under its bio-limit.
This is mainly a post to let people know that overstocking is NEVER a good idea. It will almost always cause either stunted growth, more disease, chemical imbalance, unsightly/unhealthy deformalities (such as bent fins), etc. I just ask that people keep in mind that overstocking animals/pets of any sort is not only unhealthy but down right cruel.
Again, I ask that flame wars not be started here. This thread is not meant to be hijacked into other topics, and is not meant to sound rude/mean, and is not directed at any person in particular. It is aimed at ANYONE who is too... stubborn to listen to advice given by knowledgable people.  Have a nice day!
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The single main reason why the vast majority of people overstock is that they lack basic knowledge about keeping an aquarium at home (it includes all of these: the
nitrogen cycle, water changes, how many fish one can have in "this-and-that" size of tank, etc ...). When a person goes to a fish store to buy a tank and fish, he/she is automatically sold a tank with a bag of fish (that are of course too many and often too large for his/her tank). So the person thinks it's OK while the store as a business has made its money. 99% of fish stores
DO NOT CARE about fish - they just want to sell the largest amount of fish possible so that they could make more money. It's all about money,
always. They don't care if you overstock your tank due to your lack of knowledge. Your fish will die soon anyway, which means you'll come back for more fish, bringing them even more business. For this reason, they don't bother hiring staff that will explain to fish-keeping beginners that they first need to cycle their tank before getting any fish. They also don't bother hiring people who will explain to beginners why it's wrong to overstock as well as what sizes of fish to get for a particular size of a tank. Such knowledgeable staff would (1) bring less business for them, as people would wait longer to get fish (the cycle), and (2) require higher salary - a more knowledgeable worker is worth better pay. So ... once again ...
it's all about the money!
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