How Many Fish Can I Put in My Fish Tank? | Step-by-Step Process

[@AquariumCoop2]

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[@orangescalefishy1258]

I’ve heard that aqasvisor is a good website to use for stocking

[@marksmith566]

This is the toughest part of the hobby, I mean who can resist adding one more fish 😂👍

[@JolliBliss]

and then another one, and then another one...

[@xakirax_8864]

I love going to the fish shop!

[@KrigareAvHallarna]

I'm so indecisive, I can't make up my mind enough to have that problem.

[@100bgeagle]

I hate adding fish, I hate quarantine, but I do it. I haven't added a store fish in over 2 years, ha no quarantine, and I'm going for at least 2 more years! 1 tank has sevrums, geophagus, and clown loaches, the other fancy guppies, now on the 3rd generation with about plus 60 guppy and one hills team loach and a bunch of cherry shrimp!

[@midnull6009]

Agreed

[@nikhilkharkar1753]

So very easy, logical and practical advice. Cory and team are doing exceptional service the the aquarium hobby!

[@teekoh]

What a clear, detailed, and thorough review of the topic. Best video ever!!! :)

[@frozenfeather13]

This is by far the best video I've seen explaining this. Nothing else shows this step by step, or really explains it concisely and intelligently. Thank you so much for this!!!

[@aadeorukhkar]

This is such simple but thorough, practical explanation! Irene’s videos never disappoint!

[@tylerlazerte4987]

I struggled to not overstock my 16 Gallon but by doing research on how much bioload, bacteria, filtration, and the addition of plants, I was able to get a lot of the stock I have been wanting for a long time!

[@BigBoyDaJohn]

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[@aje8790]

Always great to see Irene

[@jimmyreese4740]

Great video!!!

[@GirlTalksFish]

😁

[@GabbyRocio]

@@GirlTalksFish Always clear and to the point. I love that.

[@dcsoda1]

My 10 gallon has 8 ember tetras, 6 Pygmy corys and 6 kuhli loaches. Going very well so far everyone seems very happy! Plenty of plants and snails and shrimp seem to help keep everything under control.

[@reverie8223]

Will you move them to a bigger tank if they start to breed?

[@midnull6009]

@@reverie8223 if the tank is balanced the fish eggs are going to be extra protein, fish food, for other fish. My amano shrimp are always preggo...the eggs are extra food since they'll never hatch in fresh water. :)

[@Archarapter]

Thank you so much I needed some tips on 20l tanks because I’m planning on getting one

[@ArtMadeUnderground]

I want to do a 75 planted aquarium with all nano fish… so I’m a bit lost with how many. I enjoy maintenance. My experience is expert with saltwater but moderate with freshwater.

[@connorperry4071]

Those red floating fish "ambush predator" could someone help me out on what those are? Ive never seen them before as someone new to fish, and they are amazing to me. Thanks for the help!

[@raclark2730]

African butterfly fish, a very cool fish. They can be rare depending were you live but they should pop up every now and then.

[@forzabayer84]

My uncle has the brow variant, bit i have never heard of a red one. It was very beautiful

[@bugsandbrushes]

That was so wonderful, just the information my noob-arse needed. Thank you 😊

[@AGDesigns123]

blowin my mind using a pasta strainer for putting water in! haha I've always struggled to do it well!

[@kellysuzanne976]

I have a 60 gallon with 2 angelfish 14 giant danios 5 cherry barbs 1 swordtail . . I am adding a couple more swordtails and maybe 3 more giant danios. I never test my water , I just do water changes once a week. Had my fish for years now

[@LeonYapKL]

what fish is that on 3:54, looks like a star floating on surface.

[@fij715]

I was also wondering. Have you found the answer yet?

[@LeonYapKL]

Seems like African butterfly fish

[@lillyblomqvist3330]

Irene is great 😁

[@bguen1234]

I'm a fan of Ammo-Carb (I don't care what anyone says). It sits in the canister or HOB and if you don't need it no worries, and if you get an ammonia spike it's there to take the load. I've used it for decades. A canister loaded with Ammo-Carb can save a tank full of fish.

[@franzvanjulio5523]

Thanks for the video. Informative, nice shots of fish and you’re good to listen to. I’m one year into my hobby. Had a couple of fish due recently and, like you said, I learned some things I’ve done and changes I’ve made that likely caused it. The remaining fish look happy again. I try to be a responsible fish friend. I’ll get that water quality measuring kit you shared. That’ll help me step up my game. It’s funny, I had great success early on but ran into some problems once I got my snails. I don’t think my ph is high enough for them.

[@leonardpiittinen9946]

I wish I had seen this before I started stocking my aquariums. The more of these videos I see kinda makes me want to start over in all my aquariums so I can do better but I have nowhere else for the fish to go.

[@zeroheroes4081]

You could try selling them, or buy some fish that will eat the babies if they breed a lot, or get another aquarium that will be low maintenance or, redo the aquascape of your current aquarium with thicker substrate and more plants so you can have more fish 🐠

[@zeroheroes4081]

I get your feeling though... I've already got my 20 gallon/80 litres tank, but I don't want to fill it until I'm sure I'll do it right

[@DavidRocaDRoca988]

My 5 gallon has 6 neons 6 zebra danios and honey gourami and otocinclus. It's very well planted and has a carpet and my filtration is great. Everyone is thriving well. The colors are all there.

[@katya4802]

Okay what was that red ad white fish on the top of the tank?

[@audrameyer9558]

I love your videos. The info is always great for all levels of experience!

[@melissawittner70]

Ooh, what were those red fish at the top that don't move? I'm new to the hobby and learning all I can, and I haven't seen those yet.

[@zeroheroes4081]

What are those ambush predators at 3:51 called?

[@tifa2733]

I just started a planted 10 g tank and am planning to stock it with a betta, 3-4 cherry barbs, and two emerald corys.

[@MacHamish]

I use an Aquaclear HOB, a sponge filter and plants in each of our tanks. 😁

[@allangonzalez2766]

I’ve got 69 fish including shrimp and snails in my 20 gallon the biggest fish in the tank is a panda garra and a rainbow goby that are 3 inches and a bamboo shrimp that’s 3 inches. I have 3 corys that are 2.3 inches and I have 12 emerald eye rasboras, 9 neons, 2 pumpkin Sakura shrimp, 10 cherry shrimp, 8 amano, 3 otos, 8 horned nerite snails and 13 different species of plants it’s a very heavily planted tank with a marineland 275 hob with seachem matrix and filter floss

[@slugfishh]

how often do you have to do water cycles?

[@allangonzalez2766]

@@slugfishh what is that ? U mean water changes ??

[@reverie8223]

@@allangonzalez2766 Yes, he means water cycles. I’m guessing you do one every week?

[@KiloBee777]

Great video Irene. Subscribed

[@KrazyK314]

me 2

[@SequoiaElisabeth]

Great video, Thanks for educating us.

[@TheCheeseburgerJudgesYou]

thanks, right on time. I just got a 55 gallon aquarium.

[@cyn6432]

What kind of goby was the one that looked pink when speaking of ambush predator

[@rassurn5715]

Is man no women i think

[@HistoricalPolitician]

Those are Butterfly African Fish I believe

[@carlosaguilera2959]

My issue is with ramshorn snails population boom in my 10 gallon with guppies. I have a couple of plants(at least 5 different species), sponge filter, and a HOB(with 2 corse sponges and a media ball bag). The amount of waste from the snails after I feed them is insane. I need to maintenance the HOB every 2-3 days depending if I feed them zucchini/squash or just wafers and pellets those days. The plants help out a lot. I could probably go a little over a week(8-9 days) without a water change if I didn’t feed so much. Otherwise I need to do a water change every 5 days. I feed them well because I want them to grow and reproduce plenty so I can transfer them into my 40 gallon tank with my 2 hatchlings turtles. I test the water multiple times a week with either/both testing strips and the master test kit of API. Long comment sorry. Great videos and over all company. I’ve ordered plants and fish supplies and everything is awesome. I’m in California and get my shipping in 2-3 days. Really wish they would ship fish, snails, and shrimp.

[@midnull6009]

I don't get how you're keeping your tanks so clean and perstine...my tank always has some debris at the bottom, either dead plant matter or fish/shrimp poops...

[@jordanwilde9226]

Great video! What was that pinkish surface dwelling ambush predator you showed?

[@jessicafrederick]

I want to know too!!!!! Those were so cool lol

[@jessicafrederick]

I think I found it.... Pantodon buchholzi

[@audrameyer9558]

African Butterfly 😊

[@michaelyoung3337]

I agree, you cannot just show a cool unique fish like that and not tell us :)

[@teggenkamp]

I was hoping we’d get a name to go with those! Watches vid on overstocking. 🧐 Adds new fish to wishlist. 😂

[@loveshack7877]

Good information. Can you please provide me the size of your tank that you have behind you.. May be in inches or cms please ?

[@tuxxx526]

that before and after though 😍

[@TheStormRogue]

Would 1 mystery snail, 1 betta, 5 shrimp and 3-4 panda Corys be okay in a 10 gallon? I know I’ll need to monitor the levels, but I’m getting some information from a betta group and they’re very adamant about the 1” per gallon lol.

[@saftyscissorman1403]

@3:52 what kind of fish is that?

[@snipernote]

PERFECT UPDATED GUIDE ... THANK YOU !!!!

[@fredcarter8575]

Very well done. You did a great job of explaining it.

[@williamthomas8135]

This could be the most informative aquarium hobby video I have seen, or could imagine. This video also had the least bad information in this genre. thank You. Nobody should be confused after this. and you weren't just pushing "merch". Tho, the "nitrite-nitrate" terms were interchanged around the 6-7 minute mark. Is Vera a Biologist or Veterinarian?

[@jojocool555]

Lovely lady, very easy to listen to, packed with great info. x x

[@jenxu2]

Thanks again! I can't wait for your next video.

[@d_w_s_]

Never seen so much fish poop in one video! 😂😂

[@GirlTalksFish]

Lol, it was fun looking for b-roll footage to fill that section of the video. 💩

[@AnaFernandes-rq5gj]

This was so helpful!

[@noorkamalvip2068]

greetings frm singapore,just started aquarium for my10 yr old son

[@growingheart8039]

7:45 so cute🥰

[@leeh9520]

I used to have Platys but man they poop a lot! I didn't enjoy looking at the long poop all over the sand you need to vacuum everyday

[@maryrust569]

I have a red tail shark on my community tank it's about 2 or 3 and iv had no trouble with it some of my fish had died off do to age but it's nicely planted and has 2 caves and 2 halow loggs

[@amysterylegocreator3481]

Thank you the video was soooo helpful!

[@Conski125cc]

I have a pleco and 4 Malawi fish in my 6 gallon (28 litre tank) 😅

[@wildbill9919]

What about 12 White Cloud Minnows in a 10 gallon with no live plants?

[@juliusrapeli9825]

Can i put 6 tetras(2cm), 5 shrimp(2-3cm) and one 11cm fish in a 60liter tank

[@jtsfishroom7471]

This is a great way to explain how many fish can go into a habitat. Do you have this written down so it could be handed out to people? I feel a lot of people could greatly benefit from this. How do you determine what adult size of a fish you could put into a habitat? I suggest that the habitat width be at least 2x or greater of the adult fish's length. I think 3x would be better.

[@amicah4517]

I am having a problem with nitrate in one of my tanks because of a rapidly increasing amount of shrimp! I also put a huge clump of java moss in there from another tank and it is filled with tiny shrimplets which makes vacuuming it very hard.

[@briancook400]

I always go with more fish that’s just because I always have a lot more filtration and normally I set up more than one tank andA lot of times you lose fish not everyone did you get is going to stay alive but I guess that’s just me oh and I got a lot of house plants that I let grow into my filtersAnd I do a 50% water change every Sunday

[@sherrirowan5049]

Such an excellent and helpful video

[@311daydreamer]

Love your videos Irene!!

[@markvonwisco7369]

@0:30 Once seen, it cannot be unseen!

[@cara2676]

0:28 WOW!

[@daniski2229]

Can someone tell me what kind of fish was at 3:54??

[@beaka63]

This was great, thank you!

[@conniepeterson3004]

Excellent advice!

[@vincentalaimo7527]

Great video and content as usual

[@priyanshchaudhary2742]

Hello, what's the fish at @3:53? Thank you.

[@timmafee0]

So hard to judge especially when you first start out and want every single fish in one tank haha

[@andycarter4581]

Another great video!

[@tobezoned504]

My tap water is 35ppm nitrates so I personally change water closer to 80ish ppm, here's the thing, nitrates are way overhyped. Many people who are experienced in fishkeeping leave it to rather high levels and many people have even more nitrate out the tap than I do and their fish thrive. A little research shows that the effects nitrate has is not super well documented, and the studies where it has been well documented shows that it's actually surprisingly high levels of nitrate before there is any negative affects

[@Irishrainy]

My nitrates are 20 out of the tap. I have one common goldfish alone in a 75 gallon tank. He’s thriving at around 40-80 nitrates with water changes every 10-14 days. I agree that nitrate levels are overhyped because it doesn’t take into account tap water quality that varies depending on locale.

[@KrazyK314]

well explained.. I subscribed💯💯

[@vinni_animates7381]

My 200 gallon has 4 catfish 5 goldfish 2 koi and some silver dollar but all are at their max size like they are massive is that overstocking

[@AquaticArk0513]

I have a 55 gallon tank with 12 rainbow fish (boesmani, New Guinea, and yellow rainbowfish) 3 of each with four Cory’s can I add some more Cory’s and can I add something on top(if so what would you recommend)

[@MW-qw4mf]

Another great video

[@Firestorm637]

All my tanks have sumps. More water volume, easy to see how dirty your filter socks are becoming. All your heaters, etc in sump. I drill the tank with the fish in the tank. Fairly inexpensive to set up.

[@stepheng.3054]

Flowerhorn cichlid not Oscar but the video information was great!!!

[@xhongxina286]

1:53 where tf did you get such a pretty honey Gourami

[@dwightking9374]

Can i ask around 7:38 on the video, thats a betta right? What type of fish you added to the tank? And how big is that tank? Curious coz ive been watching other videos and they said u only allowed 1 betta to a 5 gallon tank... 😔

[@derrysam1990]

I could see you had added Platy to Betta fish. So just wanted to check if we can add Betta fish with swordtails and guppies?

[@Dee-jd6ym]

Ive seen that younger bettas, and female bettas will do ok but a male might be ok also. Swordtails seems to stick to interaction with there own, and guppies don't seem to be nippers. At least in my experience.

[@Marshallo.o]

i lol'd at your forktail comments. They are "hyper" indeed!

[@istehadislam7199]

Can I use Aqadvisor to stock fish?

[@CFish-N-Cars]

I have a 220 with 25 fish all different sizes. How many more can I can. I water change 30% every week and have 2 fx6 filtering my tank

[@destinycurrie2428]

What kind of fish were the ones at the to of the tank?

[@LordMerji]

What are those red fish around 3:50

[@jessicafrederick]

I think it is a Pantodon buchholzi

[@fij715]

@@jessicafrederick Could be juveniles yes.

[@lizdyson3627]

Hi Irene what do you think about black neon tetra, lemon tetra and Albino cory's in 10 gallon. six of each and if i feel compitant, i'm disabled, adding marbled hatchet fish? I've done aquariums before but not for a few years. I fancy trying black water.

[@jeffreyjenkins9395]

Noob here. I think that is too much bioload. My only point of comparison is my 10 gallon. I have 1 betta, 2 cories (not enough I know), 3 guppies, and 2 snails. I'm willing to do 1 50% water change per week, and my nitrates balance at a higher value than I'm comfortable with. So I need to either have fewer fish, more plants, or do more water changes, or get a bigger tank. TLDR that's more fish than me, and I feel like I have too many for a 10 gallon. However there are a variety of factors, this is just one data point. Enjoy

[@filmzilla]

You are awesome!

[@antoniopizano9765]

What’s the name of the fish a 3:52

[@fij715]

Can you please tell me the name of that species 3:58

[@areebputra855]

COOL VIDEO🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Lorna.Bowman]

Hi, what fish was the ones floating at the top that you called predator fish?

[@Lorna.Bowman]

It was around 3.57. Really cute

[@bobrat8966]

i have 2 platys and 2 guppies and 3 baby guppies that are around 4 months old in a 10 gallon with moneywort and java fern and i do a water change about once a week about 15% to 25% and i was wondering will i be okay putting 3 to 5 neon tetras

[@st0rminecraft62]

as far as bioload, yes, but tetras should be in a school of at least 6

[@Aharrouch03]

Do you only measure your nitrates ??? Why don’t you check for an ammonia spike ? My tank often has low nitrates like MAX 5ppm but then it’ll have 0.25 ammonia….

[@ChristosChristos]

omg that poop length at 0:34 !

[@srhello08]

Here’s my setup in a 10 gallons 14 - 15 Neon tetras 6 Panda Cory & 2 Pepper Cory 9 - Rummy Nose tetras 8 - 10 Guppies It’s a fairly planted tank with frog bits, foxtail, ambulia, a big jawa fern and a Anubias petite and Anubias Nana. Running a tiny in the corner Sponge filter and a hang on back filter with media. No soil, just tiny gravel. 25% - 30% water changes per week. Is this okay? I’m planning to add just one more betta or 2 dwarf rainbows 😅.

[@loveisthebestifonecanfindi6545]

Nah that's way too over stocked, rummy nose should not go in a ten gallon same goes got rainbow, dont just get 2 pepper Cory's because they will feel lonely, you have to get their own kind of at least 6. I would suggest to go with either 6 of panda or pepper corydoras(that is if 10 gallons is suitable for them) 15 neons is too many, tone it down a little

[@st0rminecraft62]

yeaaaaaah I've had a 10 gallon tank previously, and that is far too overstocked, ~30 schooling fish plus a shoal of guppies is way to much. That amount of guppies alone could be too many. And the betta or dwarf rainbows?????? I wouldn't even consider it. Your filtration should be adequete to support all of them, but you're talking a third of a gallon per fish that averages at ~ 2 inches. And agression? Any of those fish besides maybe the corys will be so stressed in those conditions that they start fin nipping, and if you miss a week of water changes prepare for fin rot and dropsy.

[@st0rminecraft62]

I would either upgrade to at least a 30 gallon or choose either the rummynose or guppies and relocate the rest.

[@arthurheine5631]

It's "Girl Talks Fish", also known as "A Gamer's Wife"! Love your videos! They are very informative and you always bring in personal experience, which is much more reassuring.

[@wildp4ndor427]

How reliable do you find aqadvisor to be? I used it when deciding the stocking of my very heavily planted 10 gallon and most people seem to think my tank is overstocked according to the livestock in it, but aqadvisor says in only at 78% stocking and im not sure what to believe.

[@PinkBlue_Spood]

Aquadvisor is beneficial for beginners, and tends to be on the conservative side when giving you percentages. It also doesn’t account for live plants. It seems like they also don’t account for the tank’s height when giving their percentages. If I have a 13” 50 gallon tank, and I only up the height to 20” to make it a 75 gallon tank, the percentage doesn’t change. Im guessing it’s because height isn’t always used as much by fish (which isn’t always the case anyways), but the water volume changed, so I’m not sure why the percentage doesn’t adjust to meet that difference in water volume.

[@Wukles]

Would you say a 10% water change is effective ? Thank you.

[@Wukles]

Daily, i was meaning to say.

[@iwhitefoxi3014]

what is the gorgeous yellow red fish in 1:50?!

[@RonTheDon96]

Golden Honey Gourami I guess.

[@iwhitefoxi3014]

thank you 😊😊😊

[@christianlahman]

If I regularly test my water and ammonia stays at 0 nitrite at 0 and nitrates at around 5-10. I add in seachem fresh trace to replenish minerals for my fish is there any need to change the water?

[@rat3072]

Water changes aren't just for reducing nitrate levels. They are also for the times you just need to clean out any sponge filters, or inside the canister filter, etc.. With a well balanced tank (which yours sounds like it is) a water change would only be needed/desired once there's buildup on the sponge/substrate that needs cleaning (assuming as well there is enough gas exchange happening from bubblers and such to keep the O2 levels in the water high enough).

[@christianlahman]

@@rat3072 thanks!

[@plzifan3773]

if youre like me, you might have a buildup of other chemicals like phosphates or silicates in your tank, even if notrates are at 0

[@bearybear66]

Can someone please tell me what is those floating fish 3:54 😳

[@lilfatcake9057]

shark

[@irenedool1069]

I’m a proud nerm