Subj : RE: Algae Control - Japanese Marimo Ball
To   : Carol Shenkenberger
From : Allen Prunty
Date : Tue Sep 23 2008 04:51 am


On Sep 22, 2008 09:25am, Carol Shenkenberger wrote to Allen Prunty:

CS> 7x5=35 gallons for 1 inch silver dollars (I bet yours are 6 inches?)
CS> If 6 inches, you need 210 gallons to support them per the thumb rule.
CS> Thats only really for larger fish though.  My 3 Angel fish will
CS> eventually make a full load for my 90G tank, but there's another rule
CS> for the smaller ones of 1 inch fish per 2 gallons (fish up to no more
CS> than 3 inches).  Using that rule, I have a 40 gallon load of smaller
CS> fish but they arent particularily long lived breeds (mollies and such)
CS> so by the time my angel fish reach full size, they will be long gone
CS> due to old age.

My aquarium is only a 40 gallon, but you can extend its load with GOOD
filtration... my Silvers are only about 3 1/2 inches right now... and they are
very healty.  My cycle balance is good... but it's due to strategic live
plants, over filtration, and a lot of water changes.

Allen
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