how many fish can i have??

[aboutmine]

wattup eevryone im new to owning fish......just bought myself a 46 gallon tank and i got exactly 6 weeks wit it.....on my third week i threw a lion fish in there......he has survived.......now how many other fish can i have in there......???????????

 

[poniegirl]

It is a shame you did not ask this question before you got your lionfish. If your lionfish is a dwarf (we hope) then your tank is a squeeze for him when he is full grown ( 5 or 6 inches). He will eat fish smaller than himself, and you don't really have the room to get another fish that will match the lion in size. Also, unfortunately, lionfish are fairly high polluters.
I'm thinking you may have backed yourself into a corner with your choice of that first fish.

 

[aboutmine]

danm..........so ur telling me basically that i wont be able to add more fish in my tank........???????

 

[windmill]

You can add as many fish as you like........though that might be a bad idea.
General rule: freshwater 1" per gallon, saltwater 1" per 3-5 gallon. This depends on the species of course. Aggressive, carniverous fish should be on the higher end of the scale.

 

[cyclops]

I would go with a Trigger to match the Lion.

 

[fedukeford]

NO triggers in a 46, how about a flame angel and a toby puffer?

 

[1journeyman]

Welcome to the boards!
What kind of Lion did you purchase?
Also, what kind of filtration, skimmer, rock, etc. do you have? All of those play a significant role in deciding how many fish you can have.

 

[aboutmine]

well i got a volitan lion.......and the thing is i really like triggers and tangs.........and clown fish.......so u think i wont be able to put none of those fish in there...........???????????????????????? i got the filtration system for 76 gallon and i dont have live rock only fake ones........wat ya think?????

 

[fedukeford]

You'll have to get rid of the violitan in a year or 2, IMO take it back to the LFS and get a smaller less aggressive fish (clowns, gobies, blennys, dwarf angels. etc.)

 

[tanks alot]

ok we told u this in the aggresive forum u cant have a vlion in a 46 u cant have a tang or a trigger either but you can get a dwarf lion

 

[lomar]

The tank is probably going to be way to small for the lion when he gets bigger. Any fish you add that he can get in his mouth he will eat.

 

[fedukeford]

Its not probley, it WILL be too small for it when its bigger, they get like 15+ inches, thats probley taller than the tank itself

 

[tanks alot]

actually go return it get a dwarf and maybe a dwarf angel but that is a maybe

 

[aboutmine]

YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT.......imma have to just leave him there alone until i get tha funds for a bigger tank......! thanxz for tha help guyz

 

[fedukeford]

not both fish at the same time though, thats too much of a bioload for that new of a tank

 

[aboutmine]

wat 2 fish u talking bout??

 

[fedukeford]

Originally Posted by Tanks Alot
actually go return it get a dwarf and maybe a dwarf angel but that is a maybe
i was responding to this post, u just responded before i got a chance

 

[aboutmine]

ooo okayyy ......but i think imma just leave him in there i think until i get a bigger tank....

 

[tanks alot]

just plan on savin money. i tried to do the same but in 9 months mine went from 4 to 10 inches so i stuck him in my dads tank for 2 months then got my bigger tank up and runnin

 

[aboutmine]

danm dats wat imma have to do.......!