VISITOR'S QUESTIONS
34... How much fish we can put in the tank?
A general recommendation for tropical freshwater species
is 1 inch of fish length, excluding the tail, for every 12 square inches
of the water's surface area.
You can easily work this out by multiplying your aquariums Length by
Width in Inches, divide by 12, this will give you the total fish length
in inches.
In metric, measure your aquarium in centimetres, divide by 30, this
will give you the total fish length in centimetres e.g.
24 x 12 x 12ins aquarium, 24 x 12 = 288 divided by 12 = 24 ins of fish.
60 x 30 x 30cm aquarium, 60 x 30 = 1800 divided by 30 = 60 cm of fish.
In your case (this is a very large tank 1.8m x 600 x 600) it would be:
180 x 60 = 10,800cms divided by 30 = 360cms of fishes. (don't count
the tail)
All of the information you require, and a whole lot more, is available
in my e-book;
"A Practical Guide To Freshwater Tropical Fishkeeping"
Available from:
http://www.freshwatertropicalfishkeeping.com
In the book I explain that I could not keep up with the work-load of
the web site, i.e. hundreds people contacting me with questions, rather
than looking in my material for the answer.
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