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How many small fish can you have in a 10 gallon tank2007-11-24 23:34:44

I have right now two female bettas and 2 tetras and one very small glow in the dark fish..can I get more?

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The rough rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon of water. Don't take this too literally, though, and less crowded is always better. Crowded fish are stressed from aggression and the wastes build up more quickly, degrading water quality and causing more stress. If your tank is crowded it will be a lot less forgiving of a week where you forget a water change or the night your power goes out and you lose filtration. Also remember that some fish are more dense and produce more waste than others. Ten guppies in your tank is fine but a ten inch Oscar is out!

You can probably get away with 5-6 more small fish. I would buy more of the same species of tetras that you already have. Is the glow in the dark fish a "glowlight tetra"? Tetras, like many popular freshwater fish, are schooling fish and really do best in schools of 5-6 fish of the same species. You'll get to see more natural behaviors and your fish will be happier.

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The typical rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon. :)

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If you don't bother with the water, you can get quite a few in there

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well you usualy go inch per gallon a total of 10 inches in a 10 gallon tank total. so you can have 2 5 inch fish or 10 one inch fish.. no matter how many or few you have you can only total 10 inches..

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10. when i bouhgt my fish in petsmart i asked and they told me 1fish per gallon.(Small fish only)

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as long as you stick with small fish u should be fine

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maybe 2 or 3 mor

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They say your suposed to have 1inch of fish per every gallon of water.

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A simple rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon of watter.

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Dear Jenn,