How many more fish can this tank have?

[finchy4]

I'm not sure how big it is, but it has ''Fish are 2 silver sharks, 2 erd tail sharks, angel fish, few shrimp, 5-6 tetras, 3-4 catfish, few black widow and others I dont know the name of.'' and stated in the advert is ''HAS A RANGE OF FISH FROM SILVER SHARKS, RED TAIL SHARKS, PLECS, TETRAS, BLACK WIDOWS, SHRIMP ETC''I know it's a bit vague, but even how many litres/gallons would be helpful.

[spessykef]

Ask the seller a question of how many gallons it is... they should have posted that info anyhow.Then you should know it is 1" of fish per gallon.So if you have 30 fish, they should all be 1" or smaller for maximum efficiency of the tank.Read below for other "rules" of how many fish per gallon.

[The Local]

umm well i usually go with one fish for every two gallons but i went to the pet store the other day and i saw this exact same one just like it and it said 150 gallons!!, thats so extreme its like 75 fishies is there, but id put around 35 cool unique and exotic fish that people would rarely see.

[SpeatIceta]

I have always been told that as a guide use 1 inch of fish per gallon so if you have a 10 gallon tank and want to put 20 half inch fish in it would be ok however 30 or more would not be advisable. You need to know the size of tank in gallons and just estimate the length of the fish . good luck

[fishmaster911]

You should as a general rule have one gallon for one fish. the tank looks like it could be a hundred to a hundred and fifty gallon kind of hard to tell for sure.So it could have a lot more fish

[Fisherman22]

Looks like 125 gal, but it is hard to tell from a pic1" of fish per gallon of water is the general rule...

[fishmaster911]

That tank is about 86 US gallons. If by Silver Sharks she/he means Bala Sharks, then the tank is overcrowded already. Bala Sharks grow up to a foot and need no less than a 75 gallon tank. With two in there, and in a 86 gallon tank, they'll get cramped easily when they're adults. Then with the plecos, most species grow to a foot or longer, and need no less than 50 gallons each (except for the small species). If you're looking to buy this tank, then I suggest not to. It would be a hassle to deal with the "tank buster" fish and to pick it up and move it to you home. E-mail me for any questions!ZTM

[zizaxer]

Width: 46" (116.84cm)Height: 24" (60.96cm)Depth: 18.5" (46.99cm)= 88.42 U.S. gallons or 343.94 litershttp://www.firsttankguide.net/calculator.php

[Fisherman22]

Looks to be an 60-70 gallon tank or so, so the general "rule of thumb" is that it will safely sustain 60 "inches" of fish, so ten 6" long catfish, or 160 3/4" long tetras, and so on...

[zellmircali]

OK if it is rectangular then its a 90 US gallon tank. It looks from the picture that this tank fits in a corner If so it probably holds 30% less water. If this tank is coming with all those fish I would not worry about adding more anytime soon. Let the tank settle a few weeks after you move it and make sure it is not cycling. In the mean time learn about the fish that are in it. You might be completely happy with it just the way it is. Good luck with it if you get it and enjoy. :-)

[fishingful]

If the silver sharks are the species known sometimes as silver-tipped sharks or Colombian catfish, you should know that they get big (they can grow to a foot long). Also, they need increasing levels of salt as they mature, eventually needing a very brackish or even full salt tank. They also can be aggressive to each other if kept in schools of less than five fish (you would need a giant tank for that many). Red tailed sharks get about four inches, and can also be aggressive to each other. Angelfish need a tall tank with a slow current and slow-moving tank mates, and silver-tipped sharks move around pretty quickly. Plecos can get really big, depending on what species of fish it is. Zebra plecos only get somewhere around four inches, but the fish usually sold under the name plecostomus can get up to two feet (my very handsome pleco is 18 inches right now). I hope that the tank is very large, at least one hundred gallons, for the fishes sake, and I wouldn't put anymore fish in it, if indeed the fish I have mentioned are in it.