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Originally Posted by ebasallo430  Hey Everyone I had a question, I have a 72g that still cycling next week is going to be a month that its been cycling ...... I took the water to get tested and everything is perfect, but im still going to wait a few weeks....
So, I was wondering how many fishes can I put in a 72g .....the pet store I went to told me I can put about 12 fishes....not too big...but i thought that was a lot of fishes .....is that true??? |
God bless those LFS's...for some reason the want to sell fish, fish, fish...
We go around and around about this in thread after thread.
Is not a matter of number of fish, or even size of fish.
It is a matter of how much bioload (total fish mass) your tank can support.
(which is very little for a good while after initial cycle)
Is also a matter of fish compatibility and how much effort you are willing to expend keeping a healthy environment for them.
12 little fish...probably ok in time if they stay that way...
3-4 large fish max if they are big eaters.
Your water params will tell you how much you can add and when.
Mature and lots of LR, good skimmer, # & size of water changes will all be factors that help determine your possible fish load.
Start slowly with a couple of the smaller species and add to very slowly over time. Stop adding any time water specs not up to par or do not stay so consistently.
Fight urge to add a bunch quick...
Figure out what fish you want most...get as juveniles and plan on them growing in time to adult size.
Leave room for adding fish later you may not even know about now.
So many load tank up with standard varieties and leave no room for a really "special" fish or two later.
Good luck.
Keep us posted on what you come up with.
Rgds,
Scott
