how many fish

robbie6467@hotmail.com · May 1st, 2008

if i have a 50g tank with 40kg of rock in it.doesnt reduce the amount of water in tank thus reducing the amount of fish.any thought on this question

Wolfgang8810 · May 2nd, 2008

Yes decorations displace water thus lowering your fish capacity. If you are talking about saltwater then it could be the same since more live rock= more filtration. The 1 inch per gallon is a guideline NOT a rule.

Jesses89 · May 3rd, 2008

Normally, in the saltwater hobby, people stock their tanks to its limit.
Translation = fill it with fish to where all their filtration can keep up with the bioload.
If your tank cant keep up, ex: constant struggles with ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, THEN it is over stocked.

Does that make any sense?

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