How many neon tetras can live in a 2.5 gallon tank together?

Answer 1

Depends on several factors, how good is your filter system, how large are your neons (small or full grown), do you tend to overfeed your fish, etc. The old rule of thumb was 1 inch of fish per gallon of water, but I've always gone much higher than that, doing more frequent water changes and watching how much they are fed so there isn't much extra food floating around or lying on the bottom after feeding. So in theory, if there was no filter system, one fish per inch = 40 neons. With a filter you could go higher, but allow for fish habitat, which reduces available water volume: gravel, rocks, etc.

Answer 2

The basic requirements for all fish are as follows. :- 1 inch(2.25cm) of fish needs a minimum of 1 gallon (2.25ltrs) of water. :- Every tank needs a permanently running cycled filter. :- Every tank needs at lest 50% of its water changed every week. If you keep to those rules your fish stand a resonable chance of surviving. If you miss out on any of them I can guarantee that your fish will constantly be having health problems. Don't forget too that Neon Tetras are a shoaling (schooling) tropical fish and should be kept in groups of no less than 5 and should have a water temperature of around 78F to 83F. (26C to 30C approx)

Answer 3

The basic rules of fishkeeping are :- 1 inch of fish needs at least 1 gallon of water. :- Every tank needs a permanently running cycled filter. :- Every tank needs at least 50% of its water replaced every week. Provided you stick to the above rules, keep the fish at the correct temperature for their species, and feed them properly your fish stand a good chance of survival. Fail in any and I can guarantee that your fish will be constantly getting sick.

depends on the size of your tank. neons should be in groups of at least 6 and ideally need at least a 15 gallon tank as they are pretty active, but you could get away with a 10 gallon tank

Answer 4

I generally use the ratio, 1 fish to every 5 litres of water. So, in a 40 litre fish tank you could have 8.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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