How many fish in a 29?

[arthurk0722]

I have a 29 biocube with 2 clownfish.. I do weekly 3-5 gallon water changes. Im wondering if having 4 fish would be alright in the system or too much? I was definitely thinking of adding one more but would 4 all together be fine or too much? I was considering adding a longnose hawkfish and some type of blenny?

thanks for the input

 

[Skaters216]

The rule of thumb I was always told is 1 fish per 10 Gallons but I don't think 4 would be a problem

 

[arthurk0722]

The rule of thumb I was always told is 1 fish per 10 Gallons but I don't think 4 would be a problem

well for that rule i would assume it depends on the type of fish. I could always just get 1 and then add another if i feel its ok

 

[crox99]

The rule of thumb I was always told is 1 fish per 10 Gallons but I don't think 4 would be a problem

So can I put a shark in there? I heard of the 1" per gallon rule...........

 

[reefiness]

So can I put a shark in there? I heard of the 1" per gallon rule...........

1" per gallon i thought was freshwater... wasnt the salt water rule 1" per 5 gallons?

 

[Aquadicted]

there is no rule guys... the limit is set by
1.how many times you want to do water changes?
2.fish attitude

 

[STHILL]

Heck u don't wanna know how many I had in my redsea max 130d...

 

[sohequities]

Heck u don't wanna know how many I had in my redsea max 130d...

I actually do lol how many did you have in there?

 

[reefiness]

there is no rule guys... the limit is set by
1.how many times you want to do water changes?
2.fish attitude

I never said i used "the rule". I had just heard of it way back when. :approve:

 

[salpet]

i have 23 in a 125 sps tank

 

[Clink51]

i have a total of 4 in my 29 regular. 2 clowns, Firefish and a watchman oh and a blood shrimp

 

[arthurk0722]

i have a total of 4 in my 29 regular. 2 clowns, Firefish and a watchman oh and a blood shrimp

Do you feel that you have a balanced bioload?

 

[Clink51]

Do you feel that you have a balanced bioload?

i actually really do. everyone eats and my skimmer isnt working double time

 

[salpet]

do you really care if your skimmer is working double time not like you have to pay him overtime

 

[Clink51]

i see what you did there

but to address the issue, my skimmer runs 24 hours but i know im good as far as bioload goes due to the fact that my skimmer doest pull gunk ever single minute. i can run the skimmer for a few hours a day and not see any adverse affects

 

[arthurk0722]

i don't run a skimmer. Figure that 5 gallon water changes weekly is good enough since a tank this small doesn't really need a skimmer. just my opinion

 

[wharris]

i have a 29 biocube. a pair of clowns and a watchman goby. plus a handful of corals. working on a second handful.

 

[OOtzie]

More Fish = more waste = more maintenance.

Buy your self a personable fish or a mated pair or a goby/pistol shrimp

I always liked Jawfish and i've read a few articles discussing how they need a tank all by themselves to really feel comfortable. I'd go for one if I still had a nano.