How long would a salt water fish live in a salt water tank?

Answer 1

This also depends on how good your filtration system is. You can have a huge tank, a crappy filter, and only a few fish, and they will still be stressed and sick from the ammonia and nitrate buildup. They will eventually die. However you could have a relatively small tank, excellent filtration, and a few smaller fish. So it depends on your filter and how big you tank is.

The General Rule is litre = 1cm of fish, 1 inch of fish = 1 gallon

In general, there is no rule of thumb for saltwater aquarium fish. It really depends on your filtration and the design of your aquascaping. If the fish are not stressed and you're water parameters are in check, then you will be able to keep an almost limitless amount of fish in your saltwater aquarium. Now this doesn't mean put 5 yellow tangs in a 10 gallon aquarium. Use common sense and make sure the fish have enough room to swim.

Answer 2

There are several methods aquariists use to determine the capacity of their aquarium. One inch of fish per gallon of water is a good rule of thumb for most small community fish However, larger species, or messier species marine fish (like Blue Damsels, Klein's Butterflies, Bangai Cardinalfish, and Percula Clowns), and colder water fish (like Goldfish, Dragonfish, Gars, and Bass) need more available resources, so they should only have one inch of fish for every three or more gallons of water. Other methods calculate fish weight per volume of water (1 gram of fish for every 4 liters of water), fish length to filter capacity, or fish length to surface area (1" of fish for every 12 sq. in. of surface). However, all of these methods will vary as noted above for large or messy fish. Additionally, there are specific types of fish that have more demanding needs or are more adamant about territories and space, and the needs of these fish will need to be taken into consideration if you are keeping any of them. As shown in the chart below, the results each of these rules will give you can vary considerably, especially in larger tanks.

Answer 3

The basic rule for keeping any kind of fish is "1 inch of fish needs a minimum of 1 gallon of water". Of course it is always better to double this ratio so that 1 " of fish has about 2 gallons of water.

Answer 4

The general guideline is that you can stock a freshwater aquarium with about 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. So a 5 gallon aquarium can have about 5 1 inch fish. This doesn't apply universally, and you shouldn't put one 5 inch fish in a 5 gallon aquarium.

Answer 5

Rule of thumb... 1 gallon of water to 1" of fish; remember that your substrate, ornaments and rocks subtract from quantity of water.

Answer 6

If you take care of everything properly, it will last way past your life time.

Answer 7

It would depend on the fish.