How many fish can I add at a time?

[MarkW19]

Quick question:-

Is it ok to add 2 fish at a time to my tank (for bioload/bacteria considerations), or should I stagger them by, say, a week to give the bacteria more chance to catch up?

Or doesn't it really matter, as long as I don't add any more than 2?

 

[steve-s]

Depends on the size of the tank they are added to and how many waste producing animals the tank already sustains. What size tank and what fish?

Cheers
Steve

 

[saberry]

I don't know what the correct answer is, but I do know you can't go wrong with one at a time.

 

[MarkW19]

35 gallon tank, 1 clown (and 2 shrimps) already in there.

 

[steve-s]

I would only add the one fish at a time then unless it's a mated pair. With a clown already in residence that's probabley not the case.

What fish are you adding?

Cheers
Steve