How Many Fish In A 55 Gallon tank?
by Aquaboy on Friday, June 18th, 2010 | 6 Comments
I have these fish in a 29 gallon tank but will be moving them to a 55 gallon tank soon.
5 black skirt tetras
2 red minor tetras (I had 6 but they wasn’t that healthy)
4 zebra danios
I want to add to the schools but I don’t know how many more fish I should add to each school. How many fish should I add to each school?
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A school should be at least 6 fish, ideally more. Your 55 gallon tank will have plenty of room for them, plus a few other fish too. I would suggest getting 4 angelfish and a dwarf plecostomus to finish the tank.
i have 3 black skirts and 5 zebra danios but for you you need about 6 of each and then they all will be happy
You can definately get more fish! The fish expert we had at the pet store said a rough estimate is around 1 inch of fish per 1 inch of tank. All of the fish you have are small, so you can easily purcahse more.
When talking about schools of fish, I typicaly say you should have somewhere between 4-6 fish. However, with such a large aquarium you’ll be moving them to, you can get more, or go with another type of fish.
Just be aware and make sure you get fish that are compatable with one another.
Good luck
I would add two more of each. You dont want too many more than that.Visually it will look better and will be better for viewing.
If they are the only fish you want to keep, then I suggest adding 11 more black skirts, 12 more red minor’s, and 16 more danios. I might also suggest getting a cleanup crew either in the form of cory cats, a bristlenose pleco, or some shrimp. You could easily have 6 cory’s, 2 BN, or 5-6 shrimp.
you should have 6 of any tetras and danios bring those up and get 6 otos or cory cats and maybe a few platy’s, your tank will be nice and colorful.