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| If you like math with your fish try a book by Escobal called Aquatic Systems Engineering.
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Very interesting thread. I find it very interesting.
I do have to say however, that a thread like this can be very misleading. I think that one very often over looked thing is the active characteristics of fish.
The size does play play a part in choosing the fish for the right aquarium, but one of the major thing is how active you are. I would say that you could have around 15 neon tetras in a 10g and they will be absolutely fine.
The thing about it is that the fish (when they are collected) are collected in VERY large schools in about 200, and they are in small areas.
Just something to take into account.
Dave
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its easy . feed your 2 or 3 times a week at the most. dont let any food fall to the bottom if any gets there u feed to much . they smaller amounts twice that day. use floating pellets. the more filters the better. big ones on low flow work better than littleones on high. over feeding is bad, overstocking is bad to u dont need math, u just need to know what your doing.55gal+30 fish = bad. les u like guppys and such
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| Hmm...it's been a while since anyone posted in this thread. First, tigerfish, I like the idea of keeping aquarium dynamics simple, but the bottom line is that anything that involves living things is going to involve a fair amount of science and therefore some math as well. I do admit that using the level of math that I use is definitely extreme, but the scientific nature of aquariums can not be avoided. Simplifying is OK, but, tigerfish, be careful not to oversimplify. The problem is that oversimplification results in, as you admitted in your own example, exceptional cases. For instance, you mentioned that, "55gal+30 fish = bad," but when on to mention the exceptional case that very small fish negate this guideline. Because of this fact (that simplification leads to exceptional cases), I prefer to present the complexity and then move on to the generality. Also, reefman13, check out my spreadsheets in the FAMA section. They are in the first post of the thread labeled "Freshwater Stocking Guide: A Reference for Beginners." You will find that they agree, in principle, with what you are saying. MOA
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New spreadsheets in the FAMA section!
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| Hello, I just wanted to tell anyone who might read this that I've changed some of my theories and disproved some of what is posted on this thread. The general concepts remain the same, but the aplication is very different. MOA
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