Yeah, I just moved into a house. Can't believe I even considered freshwater when I decided I needed a fish tank. They seem so boring compared to saltwater.
I found this on the forums,
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Originally Posted by lcstorc  One inch per 5 gallons of water seems to be the standard. Also, remember that is based on the adult size of the fish. So if you get a juvinile fish you need to calculate based on the adult size of the fish.
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Lynn |
What type of filtration do you have? Usually the problem with overstocking is the waste. If you don't have a refugium, you could try a hang on the back one, that's what I have while I'm setting up my 20gal, from what i've read having a refugium allows a little bit of over stocking fish due to good nitrate removal from fish waste. If I'm wrong someone can correct me, but that's my understanding.