1 inch per gallon rule

[GodFan]

Common sense - I do remember being shown a little box at the fish shop one day. I was told it was the remains of an external air pump that someone had thought was a heater as well and placed inside the tank, then switched on power....

Dude I would love to have met that person. I bet they have some awesome stories.......

 

[severum mama]

The bottom line is, when a beginner googles 'how many fish do I put in my tank'? The inch per gallon rule is going to come up. There no getting away from it.

See, this is why I still bother to comment in these types of threads. They show up in Google searches. Hopefully some newbie will run across some of these posts that emphasize how ridiculous it is.

We can get away from it if we stop regurgitating it.