25-30gallons - How many fish is too many fish????

[Jadams]

So the awnser is what??? How many fish do you have in your 25-30g tanks?

I have heard people be very strict with their ammounts of fish in a 30g tank, (like 1-3 fish) I have also seen tanks with as many as 8 fish in a 30g tank.

Whats your input?? How many do you have?

 

[weimers75]

I wouldn't go more than 3, but it depends on the size of the fish. Neon gobies take up much less space and make much less waste than say a dwarf lion. Also, some tanks have a sump, which is misleading because you see the main tank of 30 gallons, but the sump may add another 10 gallons that you don't see.

 

[InLimbo87]

I have 5 in my 33 (one of which is a neon goby), and that seems about right to me. So I'd say 4-5 for a 25-30 gallon tank seems to be pretty good.

 

[Jadams]

I saw a 29g biocube yesterday with 1 Blue tang, 1 Sailfin Tang, 2 true percula's, a mandarin goby, flame angel, and a lawnmower blenny... I dont know how long they have all been in there, but it was stocked with alot of rock as well...

Anyone else have 5-7 fish in a 30g tank? How long have you had all of them in there? How long has your tank been set up for?

 

[friedrice2841]

How many fish is too many

How many fish is too many

I have 5 in my Solana 34gal. But I really think that it depends on the kind of fish you keep.

 

[Reefer07]

The last four posts seem like good stocking lists....
In my 29 which will be up soon I am putting:
1. a bi-color or coral beauty angel
2. 1 black o. clown
3. 1 o. clown
4. 1 yellowtail damsel
5. 1 clown goby
and maybe a shrimp goby but I haven't really looked into them yet.

 

[viowyn]

Tangs in a 29 gallon? Holy Crap. Thats the most stupid thing I've heard in a while. Almost in humane to think about

 

[Reefer07]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12083437#post12083437 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by viowyn
Tangs in a 29 gallon? Holy Crap. Thats the most stupid thing I've heard in a while. Almost in humane to think about

Ya, I agree, 2 tangs is a bit much. People try all kinds of crazy stuff though. I know plenty of stories that I don't even want to start talking about.

 

[WM15]

reefer07 i would go with the bicolor i have one and he doesnt pick at coral at all, i also feed 3 times a day tho. i think the colors on the bicolor pop more than the coral beauty

heres mine

 

[eagleONE]

a 29 is too small for two tangs let alone a single one.

I have 6 fish in my tank provided I do have 10g sump and an oversized skimmer.

 

[MyMonkey]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12083416#post12083416 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefer07
The last four posts seem like good stocking lists....
In my 29 which will be up soon I am putting:
1. a bi-color or coral beauty angel
2. 1 black o. clown
3. 1 o. clown
4. 1 yellowtail damsel
5. 1 clown goby
and maybe a shrimp goby but I haven't really looked into them yet.

Good choices. Love the dwarf angels. Although, the yellow tail damsel might be risky. I had one that was a model citizen named Fred. However, I have heard of them being terrors once they reach maturity.

 

[dailydriven911]

I have the following in my solana...

(2) ora b+w clowns
(3) sm. blue green chromis
(1)fourline wrasse
(1) ora neon goby

Yes I know chromis will get much bigger...

 

[scram2]

i have a 24 with a pair of B&W clowns, blenny and also a wrasse they all are very happy and i also have a solana 34 so im thinking of what i want to put in there that person with the 29g has way too many fish in their tank and shouldnt have a tang in there.

 

[JazzZero]

heres my stock of my 29G dont check my currect tank for it almost 2 months old news

1. Golden Drawf Angelfish
2. Blue Tang (the size of a dime once it reaches 1inch and a half going to move to 90G)
3. peppermint hogfish
4. Havent got yet but maybe a rare clownfish
5. thinking about a yashi goby for my pistol shrimp

 

[weimers75]

Any tangs (even 1) is 1 too many for a biocube. They are constant swimmers and should never be kept in a nano!

 

[Jadams]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12088346#post12088346 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by weimers75
Any tangs (even 1) is 1 too many for a biocube. They are constant swimmers and should never be kept in a nano!

I agree about this. If its a very small one (3/4" - 1") then maybe, but definetly not 2 of them!

 

[lgoins]

no more than 100 fish/gallon

 

[weimers75]

wow! 100 fish in a gallon? I hope that's a typo or he/she could get 2500 fish

 

[tbundy]

a heard the rule of thumb of 1/2 of fish per 2 gallons. 30 gallon = 7 inches of fish

 

[redline]

yeah, tangs need to move around, eventhough they eventually get used to the smaller space, but its just not normal.. get fish that don't grow very big.