My axolotl, Kirby!

[itiwhetu]

That was what I was saying, the base dimensions matter more than actual gallon capacity. How would you prefer we refer to tanks? By their dimensions?

Dimensions are the best way. Surface area is the most important component for fish capacity

 

[itiwhetu]

example you can keep 300 white clouds in a 48x18x12 tank. You can still only keep 300 white clouds in a 48x18x18.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

In my breeding room my grow out tanks were 36x15x12 inches. 12 inches deep. on top of those I would sit 18x9x9 inch breeding tanks. I would have four of those sitting on top of the grow out tank the fish would spawn in the little tanks. when the fry were ready to be moved, I would just tip the contents of those tanks into the grow out tanks. So I would have four tanks of say lemon tetras spawning at the same time. Four tanks of cherry Barbs etc.

smart.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

example you can keep 300 white clouds in a 48x18x12 tank. You can still only keep 300 white clouds in a 48x18x18.

nice, that is very good to know because i have made the mistake of thinking the onnly thing that matters is volume

 

[itiwhetu]

nice, that is very good to know because i have made the mistake of thinking the onnly thing that matters is volume

The only fish that need deep tanks are deep bodied fish, all the others are happy in shallow tanks and preferably around twelve inches. All the Tetras for an example do better in 12-inch water than 18-inch water.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

The only fish that need deep tanks are deep bodied fish, all the others are happy in shallow tanks and preferably around twelve inches. All the Tetras for an example do better in 12-inch water than 18-inch water.

sounds good, ill bear that in mind.

 

[itiwhetu]

I don't want to hi jack your Thread. The science behind this or the reasoning is that a fish in shallow water has a connection between the surface and the substrate, it knows if it is in shallow water a large predator fish isn't going to get it, if it is deep water it is not so sure.

 

[OliveFish05]

I don't want to hi jack your Thread

I don’t mind one bit! I am enjoying hearing about your setups and such

 

[Obsessed with fish]

I don't want to hi jack your Thread. The science behind this or the reasoning is that a fish in shallow water has a connection between the surface and the substrate, it knows if it is in shallow water a large predator fish isn't going to get it, if it is deep water it is not so sure.

wow, intetresting

 

[OliveFish05]

Sitting on the edge of the larger tank directly on top

How? How do you lift it to move fish, feed fish, and do water changes? I think I may be misunderstanding

 

[Obsessed with fish]

I don’t mind one bit! I am enjoying hearing about your setups and such

plus this thread was made years ago so i dont think the op really cares.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

wait, oops.I thought i was talking in the unpopular options thread. Silly me

 

[itiwhetu]

So since you don't mind. I will make one more point. I used to always breed fish in small tanks. The smaller the better. This would give the adults a connection with each other. I would then remove the adult fish, when the fry are growing up, they then would have a connection with each other and would get security from the group, they would feel safe because the water would be only about six inches deep.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

So since you don't mind. I will make one more point. I used to always breed fish in small tanks. The smaller the better. This would give the adults a connection with each other. I would then remove the adult fish, when the fry are growing up, they then would have a connection with each other and would get security from the group, they would feel safe because the water would be only about six inches deep.

wow, if i ever breed fish ill rerember that. you have lots of knolege.

 

[itiwhetu]

How? How do you lift it to move fish, feed fish, and do water changes? I think I may be misunderstanding

How? How do you lift it to move fish, feed fish, and do water changes? I think I may be misunderstanding

So, the stand is about forty inches long, the grow out tank sits on the shelf, the breeding tanks sit on the top of that tank, two at each end, there is about a 4inch gap for feeding the grow out tank. The breeding tanks are easy to lift on and off the grow out tank because they only have 4-6 inches of water, they act as a lid for the grow out tank. The breeding tanks overhang the stand by about Three inches for feeding the young fry.