formula for u guy to use for stocking

[aernympha]

i thought u guy might want to use it tooooo


before u guys so excited about this new formula, its nots new its in both of my fish books!!!!! but the one givern to me is more correct and better for newbies its it like the 1 inch of fish to a gallon but more accurate !!!!! as both books recomend it i think its better . the one on the net its stupid there is no way u one 2 inch fish can have a living spce of 6 sq.in.!!!!!!which is 15 sq. cm its tiny!!!!! i mean this rule on the net compared to the 1 inch for every gallon says can have double the fish i have now in my 30 galllon tank, which is rubbish!!!
there is a better metthod found in these books
Aquarium Fish by Dick Mills (famous guy been doing fishing keeping 30 years!!)
Aquarium an owners manual by Gina Sandford

the method!!!!
this is quoted guys!!

when stocking a tank,the most critical factor is surface area,rather than the total volume of water.the aqurium deth is irrelevent, its the water/airinterfaceat the surface that determines the amount of dissolved oxygen needed to support life.a 160 litre (35 gallon) tank, if 100 cm long x 40 cm deep x 40 cm wide(39 x 16 x 16 in.),will have the surface area of 4000 sq. cm (625 sq in.); alternatively, it mabe be 75 cm long x 52 cm deep x 40 cm wide (30 x 20 x 16 in.) , with a surface area of 3000 sq. cm (480 sq. in.) . although both tanks hold the same amount of water, the one with the larger surface area will suport more fish. to find the correct stocking level,first calculate the surface area by multiplying the tank length by its width.then establish the adult body length of the fish you plan to keep in the tank; for each 2.5 cm (1in.), you will require 75 sq. cm (12 sq. in.) of tank space for tropical freshwater species,180 sq cm (28 sq in.) for coldwater freshwater fish ,and 300 sq cm (47 sq in.) for tropical marine species.
in certain cases, fish may require more or less space than average.for example the discus, which gorws to 15 cm (6 in.),is best kept in pairs with little else in the tank.only in this way are you likly to grow these fish to maturity and have them breed.with good water turnover and effient filtraion,stocking levels may be slightly incresed.however , do not rely on equipment to support a heavily stocked aquarium;mechanical failure could prove disastrous.remember also that fewer fish often look far more impresive than a tank crammed with bodies.

so the basic rule is "for every inch (2.5 cm) of fish you will requies 75 sq. cm"


so i did this to my tank so i did 36 cm x 81 cm =2916 sq.cm

i sthen figured out howmnay inches of fish i could keep by

2916 divided by 75 = 38.88 inches of fish!!!

i then added alll the inches of fish i had 3.75 + 6+6+4.5+4+4+4=32.25
which menas i am not over stocked!!! an di have enuf space to put babies in my tank to grow yup a little so i can sell them to the lsf !!!!

this method is used by dick mills!!!!!!!!!! DICK MILLS!!! i mena if hes been using it for the majority of 30 years its must work so i have my faith in this formula!!! no that stupid unrealistic formula !!!! whoever made it up was stupid and is mean to his fishes!!!

 

[FrankSlapperinni]

I've never heard of dick mills. also, that formula still doesn't work, acording to your answer, you could keep 3 or 4 oscars in you tank, which is compleatly untrue. stocking by how many inches you fish is is always a good guide, but it can never be fully acurate in the end

before u guys so excited about this new formula

don't worry, I won't

 

[saltydog]

O.K. are you guys TALKING SALTWATER, I usualy take into concideration the fish at adult size, this is what Im looking for, the LOOOOONG time life of that fish
each type needs a certian amount of space, some need to swim fast, an some swim slow, some you cant even put together, cause of aggression, some eat this , an some eat that. so you will need to know what type of a tank your setting up, REEF, FOWLER, AGGRESSIVE, DEEP, then you can plan on FISH for that tank. EXP- my daughter is raising a BAMBOO SHARK, from BIRTH to 12"it was in a 55 so it had ROOM to SWIM.12"to now, I think she's 18"it's in a 125 W/ A GROWN of THORNS STAR FISH, a Cleaner Shrimp, an a couple of outher fish that are 8" -10"each thats it! for that tank.so it will have more room to grow an swim .after it reached 2' it will be put in a 8x3x2 tank where it will live the rest of it life. hope that helps some.
'GOOD LUCK GOOD REEFIN" 8)

 

[FrankSlapperinni]

anyways erniephobia or whatever your name is, the rule for saltwater is so much different, in a FW 10 gallon you could keep 4 or 5 platys. in a saltwater tank, you'd be luck wit optimal equipment to maintain a 3" clownfish, and thats with LR and everything. the rule of thumb for saltwater is 1 inch of fish for every 5 gallons. but that is even a little to much in some cases.