Comments on: is this under the stocking limit for thirty gallons? http://www.freshwaterspace.com/Silver-Hatchet/is-this-under-the-stocking-limit-for-thirty-gallons/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:56:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Daniel http://www.freshwaterspace.com/Silver-Hatchet/is-this-under-the-stocking-limit-for-thirty-gallons/#comment-49570 Daniel Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:12:42 +0000 http://www.freshwaterspace.com/Silver-Hatchet/is-this-under-the-stocking-limit-for-thirty-gallons/#comment-49570 The best I can say is go by the 1 inch per gallon rule. If you have a 6 inch fish, it needs 6 gallons of water. It sounds like you are going to be putting to much in that tank with your current plan. The best I can say is go by the 1 inch per gallon rule. If you have a 6 inch fish, it needs 6 gallons of water. It sounds like you are going to be putting to much in that tank with your current plan.

]]> By: Dark_Ryok http://www.freshwaterspace.com/Silver-Hatchet/is-this-under-the-stocking-limit-for-thirty-gallons/#comment-49569 Dark_Ryok Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:50:36 +0000 http://www.freshwaterspace.com/Silver-Hatchet/is-this-under-the-stocking-limit-for-thirty-gallons/#comment-49569 The tetras are schooling fish. They should be in a group with at least 6 members of the same species. Glofish are danios, and they are also schooling. Corys do best in groups also. So are hatchet fish. Depending on the pleco, 30 gallons might be too small for him. And personally, dwarf frogs have a hard enough time getting to food before other fish. Cory cats get to it almost instantly, and plecos can be mean towards other fish and creatures on the bottom. Silver hatchets the large type? Dont know what you mean by that. They grow to 1.5 inches I think. They are larger than marbled hatchets. Your stocking is fine, its just you really need to get those schooling fish in schools. And when you do that, youll probably reach or pass the limit. The tetras are schooling fish. They should be in a group with at least 6 members of the same species. Glofish are danios, and they are also schooling. Corys do best in groups also. So are hatchet fish. Depending on the pleco, 30 gallons might be too small for him.

And personally, dwarf frogs have a hard enough time getting to food before other fish. Cory cats get to it almost instantly, and plecos can be mean towards other fish and creatures on the bottom.

Silver hatchets the large type? Dont know what you mean by that. They grow to 1.5 inches I think. They are larger than marbled hatchets.

Your stocking is fine, its just you really need to get those schooling fish in schools. And when you do that, youll probably reach or pass the limit.

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