I have come to realize that there are very diverse outlooks on almost everything related to owning an aquarium- whether or not to use carbon, how to best cycle a tank, what type of fish belong together, how much to stock in a fish tank, etc.... Because of this, I am interested to hear what people have to say on this question.
My question is this- based on what is currently in my 60 gallon freshwater tank listed below, do you think I am adequately stocked, overstocked, or have room for more?
My calculations on what I have so far are based on the "one inch per gallon" recommendation given the full grown size of the fish (all of which are still below it, except my platy's probably). Let me know what you think. Assuming the "1 inch per gallon" thing is true, you can see that I should be at capacity once they get full grown, but again, I am just interested to see what others have to say.
Thanks for the input.
2 Angelfish (anticipated 6" = 12 gallons)
2 Balloon Belly Mollies (anticipated 3" = 6 gallons)
1 Halfmoon Betta (anticipated 3" = 3 gallons)
3 Sailfin Mollies (anticipated 5" = 15 gallons)
4 Platies (anticipated 2.5" = 10 gallons)
1 Swordtail (anticipated 4.5" = 4.5 gallons)
3 Guppies (anticipated 2.5" = 7.5 gallons)
Total gallons would be 58, and my tank is at 60.
My question is this- based on what is currently in my 60 gallon freshwater tank listed below, do you think I am adequately stocked, overstocked, or have room for more?
My calculations on what I have so far are based on the "one inch per gallon" recommendation given the full grown size of the fish (all of which are still below it, except my platy's probably). Let me know what you think. Assuming the "1 inch per gallon" thing is true, you can see that I should be at capacity once they get full grown, but again, I am just interested to see what others have to say.
Thanks for the input.
2 Angelfish (anticipated 6" = 12 gallons)
2 Balloon Belly Mollies (anticipated 3" = 6 gallons)
1 Halfmoon Betta (anticipated 3" = 3 gallons)
3 Sailfin Mollies (anticipated 5" = 15 gallons)
4 Platies (anticipated 2.5" = 10 gallons)
1 Swordtail (anticipated 4.5" = 4.5 gallons)
3 Guppies (anticipated 2.5" = 7.5 gallons)
Total gallons would be 58, and my tank is at 60.