Totally agree. Some people are very extreme that they would only be satisfied if you kept a goldfish in a 10ft back garden pool! I agree water quality is the key.

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Lol. Yeah as long as you have quality filtration overstocking is ok. Of course the fish need to be happy as well

@annie-gracesmith774

3 күн бұрын

Couldn’t agree more!! I’ve played around with various filters/plants etc over the years and have super healthy (with an overstocked tank) and happy fish!!

Agreed, over filtration is key!

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

"When you have a fish tank you should put fish in the tank" . Brilliant!

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@maxwellmiller543

4 жыл бұрын

MASS Aquariums if I get a 55 gallon tank and a filter that filters 350 gallons per hour can I still put a lot of fish in without plants?

@excaliburzx1134

3 жыл бұрын

No, put an Axolotl in the tank!

@rick6582CNCMedicalParts

3 жыл бұрын

I use 2- marineland 400 bio wheel filters at once & large air pump on my 90gal aquarium..tiger barbs & tetra tank 40 fish total & water change 30% every 2 weeks all ok.....good video & info thanks..

"Drinking some beers doing some water changes" lmao😂👍 that has my name written all over it! Great video!

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

👍🏻🐟👊🏼

@avian6079

4 жыл бұрын

yea it sounds like a good evening to me xD

@brianchristopher8843

3 жыл бұрын

Is there any other way? Currently waiting on kiddos bed time to begin the fun.

I think you also need to mention that they should have sufficient room to move about the tank and have room to grow, but overall I totally agree. I have a double filtered 10 gallon that most call 'overstocked', but with the double filtration and weekly water changes, it's all good. Epic looking tank, by the way.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

👍👍🏿👍🏻👍🏻thanks

@gazzertrn

4 жыл бұрын

yep me too , use two filters . never had a problem at all. small fish .

@timothyjonathan5295

3 жыл бұрын

@@MASSAquariums ii999

@danm8004

2 жыл бұрын

I have a fluval u2 and a fluval 307 on my 29 gallon planted tank. 30 fish and 14 invertebrates. Even with liquid ferts my nitrates never rise above 10 ppm over 2 weeks without partial water changes. I can probably afford to stock a little heavier haha

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO AGREES WITH ME. After I got into the fish hobby a couple years later I got my friend into the hobby and he always went for the inch per gallon rule and would always say my tanks were overstocked. I mean he wasn't wrong but all the fish were nice and healthy and lived long happy lives because I had a good filter and the water was very clean. It's been a few years now and some of those fish are still living and in great condition.

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

👊🏼👊🏼👍🏻👍🏻🐟🐟yep

the 1 inch per gallon rule isn't BS, it's just old and outdated. today's filter and filter media has improved a lot, plus the planted tanks changed things quite a bit.

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Very true

@aquadragon1

7 жыл бұрын

Well, i live half the world away and we have been keeping heavily planted tanks like forever. They don´t call em Dutch for nothing.... Yet , in comparisson to most of the rest of the world ¨we¨ tend to stock much less.

@gains7207

6 жыл бұрын

yeah that rule was a thing back when all they used was those crappy undergravel filter and the Hang on backs without bio filtration

@ShreksCentralTestical

5 жыл бұрын

You are soooooooo right

@ian281

5 жыл бұрын

You can’t keep a 14” Oscar in a 14 gallon tho could you?

Great tips man. It is bogus for many larger tanks especially mbuna setups. Tank is looking good.

I love this tank BTW. It's beautiful, I would love a heavily planted tank like that in the hopefully near future. Just gotta make sure I can keep my fish alive before I have to worry about keeping plants alive too lol.

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

Lol. Very true.

That rule mostly applies to nano tanks imo, but I can see your point, especially when you get bigger tanks, it's a lot safer to overstock.

@someguy3167

Жыл бұрын

yes I can put my 7 inch pleco in my 10 gallon, I even got 3 gallons to spare!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Your tank is so natural and gorgeous. This is the the most honest and clear advice I have ever heard concerning how many fish to have in aquariums. I just subscribed. 😊 Thanks for being real, down to earth and easy to understand.

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Good info on filtration. Speaking from a cichlid point of view, species selection is far more important when stocking a tank and no 'inch rule' as you pointed out will work/apply in any situation

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Exactly bro. Doesn't matter if you have the "exact" number of fish. If they aren't compatible and your filtration is shit then who cares about the inch rule

YES ! I got single species different varieties tanks that can be considered to be "way-overstocked" but just like you, my tanks are well planted, I got good filtration, and I'm pretty consistent with water changes. Got a couple 36 gallons tanks one with only rasboras and the other with only tetras, different varieties with over 40 fish in each and love to see the schooling behavior that you can only get from large* numbers.

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

I agree, I have a 10 gallon tank with 5 ember tetras, 4 salt and pepper corys, 3 harlequin rasaboras, 2 nerite snails, and a betta with plants and 2 filters one sponge and one overhead and everything is just fine.

@colemiller6032

3 жыл бұрын

All those fish with a betta in a ten gallon? I can’t imagine that’s a happy betta, they are super territorial and prefer to be alone

@Bassboy1987

3 жыл бұрын

@@colemiller6032 there's a lot KZread videos on betta community tanks.

@flitter5400

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bassboy1987 true but not in a 10 gal.

@probilliards101

2 жыл бұрын

I have a 15-gallon with 8 neons, 2 peacock gudgeons, a pepper cory and a panda cory, and many shrimp. They do great! I had more pandas, but they kept getting a disease beside the one. Surprisingly, my pepper and panda always stay together and are always roaming the tank. So the thing about having a minimum of 6 corys doesn't always have to be the case either. Do water changes, good filtration, live plants, and the fish will be happy.

Just got the fish aquarium bite last month.been a reptile guy.now I am getting into the fish . its been a blast. Your videos help me out a Lot . I started small with a 10 gallon to learn what I am doing before moving on to the 40. Thanks for your videos and I will continue to watch and learn as much as I can.

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for watching

i’ve been wanting to add way more fish to my 29 gallon tank but they said i couldn’t, but i knew i was running an amazing filter with two carbon cartridges and the tank looks basically empty, and i do often water changes more than once a week sometimes, and also scoop all poop i see daily. seeing this is very good to know so i know i can safely add more. i also am going to get another filter if i get more fish than it’s cleaning.

Couldn't agree more brotha. Tank looks phenomenal.

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro. Here comes your shout out bro!

@JSpalding

9 жыл бұрын

Mmhmm. Lol

Hell, I even recommend 10x the turn over per hour of aquarium water for African Cichlid tanks and that seems to do the job. Peace

I agree when I first started I was going with the one inch per gallon but I’ve noticed that it doesn’t matter as long as you filter and do good water changes

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Thanks great video.I have a full stocked 16 that is planted and doing great. Slowly stocking you tank is also key.

Personally, I don’t think it’s bogus, at least to a certain extent. Being someone who just started out in the hobby a few months ago, I believe this can be a good way to ease beginners into the hobby. Overtime, they’ll be able to gain more knowledge about fish and filtration and eventually they can drop the “1 inch per gallon” rule once they understand what and what not to do

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

True true

Finally someone who calls out the 1 inch per gallon rule

@MASSAquariums

Жыл бұрын

Word

Nice healthy looking tank. Love what you did with the scaping as well.

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

in my experience, having live plants and wood has been so helpful in tank maintenance. As well as having proper oxygenation. oh yeah, and great filtration :)

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

🐟👍🏻🤟🏻

I have a 10g and a 30g, on both I keep 2 filters and plenty of plants. I put as many fish as is reasonable for the size, not the volume

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

Correct. Great job

I have a 10 gallon with about 20 fish most are guppies that started ad babies and 5 neon tetras and one African dwarf frog I do water changes either once a week or every two weeks and I don't even have nitrates at two weeks I just do it to replenish minerals and so I don't get nitrates I have live plants in there that eat them up so that helps but my filter media is amazing I never clean my filter or change it I use seachem matrix and the polyester white bags that carbon comes with but I don't use carbon that will take out the nutrients they need if u wants really clear tank without needing to replace carbon or risk starving ur plants use seachem purigin I haven't personally tried it but I did a lot of research it last for a very long time its good until all of it turns dark brown hope this. helps some people and in my experience baby guppies are hardier than the ones y buy at the store because the ones u buy at the store are exposed to desease and Duff shipment

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

True. Good job

@whiteeaglewarrior

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers great info...I have 10 gallon square mini pond with some baby comets...will either get bigger tank or all but one (tiny runt of the family) will go into a larger pond later down the line, but at mo, thanks to filtration, 15-20% water changes daily and lots of plants, with some snails for a week old set up (had fish added 2 days ago) my ammonia is 0.2 and nitrites 0.25... so much different these days than from years ago. Of course gallon gestapo will kill any joy I get and there is one of my comets that either way I will put in a big pond....just the way he swims and his body form, he will be more suited, but the others are much happier than their crap pet store beginnings. But I will try that filtration youre using...my carbon didnt arrive and so its just a sponge and a plant in the filter...will get refund and go for the seachem :)

Great tank!! Beautiful fish! Great job!!! I agree that the 1inch per Gallon (or 1cm per litre rule in UK) is not always true. An experienced fish keeper such as yourself will be fine overstocking. Also your plants are healthy and growing so will also act as an additional filter. Also when you over filter you will have more flow which always helps with most plants. Plants are such an important part of keeping a natural aquarium.

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks you and great comment. Plants help so much as well as water flow

Thanks a lot for this vid- exactly what I needed- mine is a 2.5g tank with 4 fish- but a powerful overhead lid filter that sucks up almost 90% detritus or poop, kept in middle of hall in my small flat- so mild indirect sunlight or room light & no chance of algae at all- 3 white pebbles on bare bottom of tank with a plastic plant behind the tank so seems simple enough with pothos growing out at the top... People living with restricted space must also get the chance to keep pets...

Water changes are the highlight of my day lol

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

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I agree with you. BUT always remember that not everyone is going to do the research. Set up can be very expensive. Most are not going to spend the money "on fish" just because I recommend it. Which I do on a daily basis. 1 inch per gal is just a guideline. A guideline that I firmly use because when buying fish, customers want to fill their tank. Forget that they get bigger, forget that this will in turn cause more waste, forget that the fish might not get along as they mature. Their "forgetfulness" obviously is ignorance or laziness, I tend to go with the latter, is why I keep to those guidelines. Not to mention feeding. When a tank is over-popluated it becomes very difficult to feed everyone. That it turn can lead to many issues. Not to mention the types of fish, where they like to swim in the tank (top, middle and bottom). All of those and more are key factors to ensure minimal stress and water quality. I know that there are SO many opinions on this, just remember that when posting these videos, not everyone is an avid enthusiast that have several tanks, belong to aquarists groups or educate themselves daily on the fish world. "Filtration is the Key" is a bad message to send out. You could have four canister filters and you could still have issues. You should do videos on individual topics. For example: Want more fish in your tank? >Who will get along and why. The canister filter>Why I love it. Want more fish in your tank> Top feeders, middle feeders, bottom feeders that will get along. I'm just saying, it's not the only thing that matters as you did point out some in your video, but not all. Your tank is beautiful and rainbow fish are my fav's.

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Excellent points. I will surely do a vid mentioning your comment and points. Very true. I get better the more I do vids. Consultant? Check. Lol

@katknit2718

8 жыл бұрын

+MASS Aquariums I look forward to watching your future videos!

I agree I always over stock my tanks I keep my tanks packed with plants and run filtration like crazy I turn my 55 gallon over every 5 minutes

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

Nice 🐟👊🏼

Absoltely true to the word, filtration and filtration and filtration is what is mostly needed, plus the O so important water changes! Never forget that! 😉🤗

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

🐟👍🏻🐟👍🏻

I totally agree that the 1 inch per gallon "rule" is BS Fist of all, some tanks are so full of substrate, big rocks rock and other things leaving a much reduced water column . So a 15 gallon tank may only hold about 10 gallons of water. A bit of realty in in order. How much water do you really have? So what really is over crowding? Consider that topical fish have now been captive bred for many countless generations and overcrowding in now beginning to be part of their natural habitat. So, let's not rely on old standards as if they are the gospel truth and just use a bit of common sense and do what really seems to work. Fact is, the old recommendations were from years ago when regular water changes were not the norm for the average home user ...and we now have better filtration.

The inch per gallon rule can easily be broken with small tropical species like you have and planted tanks like you have. But with BIG fish, these rules cannot be broken so easily. Big fish can't usually be kept in planted tanks like that. They won't leave the plants alone and nothing can grow. Also, not all species produce the same amounts of waste. I have a 55 gallon that I turned tropical. 1 Blood Parrot, 6 Tiger Barbs, and 3 Cories. The water quality stays good for well over a week even with no live plants (Blood Parrots can't usually be kept with live plants). When I had just TWO goldfish in the same setup, the tank was filthy within a week easily. Goldfish simply produce way more waste than tropicals. That's why I stopped trying to keep them in tanks. With regards to the inch thing, also people don't calculate adult sizes of fish. The feeder goldfish might be an inch when you get them, but they'll be 7 inches in a year. Get a 60 gallon and put 6 of them in there, you'll have a badly overstocked tank within a few months. AGAIN, these rules are different for fish that don't get large. My Cories won't reach more than 2-3" at most and they're tropicals that don't produce waste like goldfish. The 1 inch rule would probably work fine with them.

@AhmadHamzabalad

5 жыл бұрын

CanineGrowTime I have a 55 gallon tank with to pictus catfish and three albino sharks. I was thinking about getting two bala sharks. Do you think that's a good idea?

That was an extremely satisfying video to watch. Go pats!

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

Goooooooo. PATS

Yes yes yes!!! There are SO many people who will diss for overstocking (I don’t wanna say Karen’s, but….) but I think with good filteration, water changes and just keeping a vigilant eye for the fish’s well being (I’ve deffo messed up when I first started but know what to look out for now) fish can thrive like this!! Thanks for this vid and gorgeous tank!!

@MASSAquariums

2 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching.

I agree that the inch per gallon rule is complete garbage. However, assume you have or like to keep Dovii. Even a 120 gallon wouldn't work in this situation because once the Dovii reaches say 20+ inches it won't matter how much filtration you throw on the tank, because water changes would need to be done daily just to try to keep up with the bioload that one fish produces. Now let's say we "overstock" that 120 with 4 Dovii, it wouldn't end well for the fish at all even if you ran 5 Fx5's on that single tank. Now I know this is an extreme circumstance, but from what you said, newer hobbyist may assume that because what you said it'd be a perfectly fine ms thriving setup. I think adding that the full size of the fish, their comparability with others as well as their needs should be looked at and understood before taking to buying a bunch of fish that have the potential to grow larger than the tanks ability to house them humanly. If not you run into the fish growing deformed and ultimately being very unhealthy, not to mention the extra work in order to maintain a good water parameter. Just adding on is all.

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Your right bro. I didn't think of all the larger species of fish. I was mostly thinking of the more common fish fish that people keep. I should do a continuation video on larger species and what makes sense. Thanks for the comments bro

@Jwhiser1302

9 жыл бұрын

No prob brother, like I said I was just adding too for the peeps that read the comments. And I watch all bro, really enjoy your vids!

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks J. I appreciate it bro. Thanks again for watching. I love your vids too. You have a great channel

@MrTunaVic

6 жыл бұрын

Nice,I agree totally with your comments,always wondered about that because I always have more fish in my 6 aquariums and my koi pond than visitors agree with,but I never have any issues,but I love it so much that water changes and over filtration are just normal to me! {~~~

This tank is getting turned over more times than... Paris Hilton?

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

Lol

@hazeld768

6 жыл бұрын

Jay Moua 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@robertmuir4496

5 жыл бұрын

Paris is a DOG fish

@MARTINADBA1980

4 жыл бұрын

You forgot Kim Kardashian too 😂

@ChekuL8er

Жыл бұрын

OOF 👀

I was thinking the same thing Mike. I have a 10 gallon tank with artificial plants, 8 glofish danios, 3 zebra danios and 2 ghost shrimp. The tank was cycled and I had the Tetra Whisper 10 filter but it could not handle the load and my ammonia would constantly rise even with 3 water changes a week. When I picked up a Fluval Aquaclear 30 it was like heaven opened up. The fish were more perky and now I only have to change the water once a week if that. It's all about filtration. Great video, people need to know this.

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Yep. Filtration is they key. You can have good numbers of fish while keeping your filtration under control

Finally common sense. Its about the filtration, and the plants. Its also the shape of the tank/pond that can make big diff to how your fish feels swimming with other fish. As long as fish can swim, turn, go up, go down, hide, explore in clean water eco system environment, they will be just fine with more than the recommended 'rules'. But, see too many fish experts harassing other stocked tanks and ponds and it takes the joy out of fish keeping.

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly

You ever drink too many beers and forget to do something 💪🏼😆🤦‍♂️

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

I usually forget I DID something. Lol

@Nomadistar

4 жыл бұрын

@@MASSAquariums LMAO!

Hi, im VERY new to fish. I bought my tank a couple of days ago and planning on getting some fish tomorrow, the tank i got is a 25 litre tank "starter tank" can you advice me what kind of fish i should go for? And how much fish i can put in my tank i have a heater so the fish i will be buying will be warm water. I have x1 betta and x6 neon tettras is there anything else i can add

@elizabethrenee4297

5 жыл бұрын

if your tank is freshwater people usually start with like tetras, guppies, or platys

@4brotherFilms

4 жыл бұрын

Or Molly’s

youre a legend. have you ever seen schools of fish? these things love to be in close quarters. its comfy for them :)

Great vid on the topic. I've always believed this too.

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

🐟👊🏼

Gallon polices seeing this video: we're on the suicide watch

My fifteen gallon has 66 inches of fish

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a party

@gagedraper2086

6 жыл бұрын

That’s overdoing it

@BennysUnhinged

5 жыл бұрын

How many does it have now? Bet nowhere near as much 😂 i hope its got live plants and 2x the filtration it needs and maybe some pleco's or something to also help.

Great video! I added live plants, a slightly stronger pump and more media to accommodate more fish. I’d like to complement saying territory is also important. Some fish are territorial and need personal space.

@MASSAquariums

Жыл бұрын

All very true. Thanks for tuning in

Thanks for the confidence

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

No problem

Thank you for some reasonable views on fish per tank! Too many extremist online.

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

No problem

Finally!!!!! Someone who understands tanks!!! Nice job. I have a jammed 90 gallon with everything from schools of ottos to rams to rainbows and nothing less than 5 to 10 of everything in between. Tank is clear, water is perfect, death rate is non existent and yet everyone who sees it talks about it being overstocked first! I run the Fluval 407 and 2 extra large external double bio wheels (4 total) on the back to help gather both low and high floating debris. Any luck breeding the Rams? I do well with the rainbows but nothing with the Rams for at least a year.

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. No I never had any luck

I need to hear that!!

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

✌🏼🐟

thank you so much this was so helpfull! :)

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

Thank u man I thought I got too many fish and it turns out I didn't!This really helped me out!

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

🐟👊🏼

@antantelope

4 жыл бұрын

@@MASSAquariums thank u just subbed

Agree, I have a 90 gallons fish tank. I only clean it once every 3 months by using 20 gallons sump tank, 3 sponge filters, 1 DIY filter with only 15 small fish.

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

🐟👍🏻

Here's to drink'n "beerz" and water changes on a Friday nights. GO PATS!! Shout out from "western mass"

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Yeeeeeeaaah. Go PATS. FUCK DEFLATE GATE

Hey I love your aquarium ❗ And you are right, you can overstock your tank as long as your fish stay healthy and happy. Your fish seem active, yet not aggressive towards each other. But it's not easy to get to that point. I think the denser you stock your tank the greater the margin for error gets.

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

True true

I know this is an older video, but it's amazing how little things change... I'm astonished that anyone anywhere ever thinks adding extra filtration can be harmful. Maybe if it's a salt water reef tank, but that's a separate issue. My main issue with overstocked tanks is the mulm build up, especially if you're feeding more than only occasionally with a tiny pinch. HIGH FLOW should be discussed, and it's rather important to help reduce mulm build up in such tanks due to greater oxygenation.

@MASSAquariums

4 ай бұрын

Word

Great material brotha keep it up!!!👍👍

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

+Logan Saylor thank you

Great topic and some good information on it!

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricky

@RickyKenerlyCichlids

9 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! I heard an inch per gallon many many times of the years and I was like you haven't seen my aquariums LOL!

A heavily planted 10 gallon with real live plants and good sponge filter is better than a low end 40 gallon with fake stuff.

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

True dat

I’ll agree, with 15 fishes in 15 gallons each fish around 3-4 cm. 6 months and everyone is happy inside running with 2 filters and casually changing water to clear waste

great video MASS Aquariums awesome info

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Appreciate it

Woo the fish tank looks badass 👏

@MASSAquariums

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thank you,a short video with so much useful information 👍🏽

@MASSAquariums

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. No problem

I had 33 fish in a 10 gallon tank for about 2 years before I moved houses and they were fine, I had great filters and very healthy plants, never had problems.

@MASSAquariums

Жыл бұрын

Wow. That’s a lot of fish

@dmly

Жыл бұрын

Smell bullshit here mate

Gave a thumbs up just for the “gets turned over more than...”😂

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

That’s a beautiful tank!

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Tank is looking awesome

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I completely agree for larger tanks, but say for under 20 gallons maybe. In my two 10 gallons, I have a least 70+ red cherry shrimp at 1/2 inch. So it comes down to what you stated, Filtration filtration.

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Yep you said it SLIM. FILTRATION BRO

your rainbows and Angel look great!

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

this is very helpful, thanks

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

No problem

love his logic... couldnt agree more...

@MASSAquariums

2 жыл бұрын

Word

Thank you, I really appreciate you taking your time to make these videos for beginners like me who are just getting into this hobby.

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

I got told I was overstocking with having 16 fish in a 20g long with 2 20 gallons Buble filters and weekly gravel vacs

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

Good filtration and larger Tanks is key

I agree bro great topic.

very true brother .....filtration is key that inch per gallon is fugazy son lol good filters aqua clear hang on the back...fluval,api,sun sun canister filters ...great video mike

My first tank I started with 3 mollies, 5 neons,2 dwarf frogs, and 2 ottos in a 20 long. About 2 years later that tank probably had 20 more mollies in it from them breeding. Water parameters on that tank were always golden never had any suprises. Ran a 55g hob filter and a hell of alot of plants. I moved with that tank from oregon to San Diego and didnt lose a single fish. Now here I am under stocked, running a high tech tank and I've got algae and ich. Weird stuff

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

Weird

@vendettistudios9135

9 ай бұрын

If you’re using tap water, the quality in SD is terrible in comparison to Oregon

Good info...brodda Mass...I totally agree with you. Extra Filtration is the best and only way to go. ..so everyone should take heed to the information you just shared...because to me that's not an opinion. ...they are facts. ..

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

The facts brothah. You know it SON. UHEARD. LOL. That was a big slice move. Lmao. Love YA bro. Thanks for stopping by

i have a 15 gallon tank and i'm running 3 filters, one sponge filter and 2 submerged pumps with external/hanging bio and mechanical filter. i have 10 danios, 10 algae eaters, 6 colored white skirts and 1 black moor. plenty of rooms, no signs of aggression on any of them. my water is crystal and i am using plastic plants with some driftwood and pebbles as my substrate. my tank set up has been running for a month now and no fish got sick or died yet and they seem to be energetic and happy. Would be nice to hear your thoughts about my case. thanks!

I agree with you man. But I think they say it because its like most ppl who go into the store to start their tanks don't know a lot and don't buy the expensive stuff. I have canister and hobs on all my tanks. Canister is big sponges and bio media, ome of the HOBs has the fine filter floss and purigen. The 2nd HOB is just there to make water movement, use it only for the chemical part like carbon when I need to. But if you have enough plants you don't need to worry. Mine are always 0. I don't even do water changes. I just add water.

Still one of my favourite tanks. Im working on my own now.

@MASSAquariums

Жыл бұрын

Nice

I have a 360gph Marineland canister filter on a 65 gallon tank. I was think of stocking it like this 4 angelfish 4 Denison barbs 8 Congo tetras 15 rummynose tetras 2 Royal farowella 2 German blue rams Is this too much or can I add a few more fish?

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

No that’s pretty good. You could add some more small schooling fosh

Great video.......and tank! You're preaching to the choir here. I currently have 3 schools of 7 {tiger barb, zebra danio & sunburst platy} along with a couple of 3-spot gourami, 2 dwarf gourami, 2 albino rainbow sharks a rubber-lip pleco and a couple of ottos in my planted LT 50G. Going by the inch per G rule, I'm overstocked by at least twofold. And that's total BS! I'm running 2 HOBs {next acquisition will be a canister}.......a Marineland 350 bio and a Topfin 60. Between the 2 filters, pleco, ottos and the plants my tank is clean & fish are happy-happy.

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

Way to go. Yep. Filtration is key. I like the Fluval 406. Great turn over rate and very easy to maintain and buy parts if needed. Thanks for watching

Your tank is nice as hell! Im new to the hobby, i just recently started on a 10 gal tank. (Wish I would've got a 20 gal after learning the 1" per gal rule) I have 12"s of fish now (4) I really wanna get two more. Would u suggest maybe running a 20 gal filter on it?...

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

10 gallon is very small to maximize your space for fish. I would spend your money on a bigger tank before a better filter honestly

Fish tips from a Patriots fan.... 🤔 never saw that coming. Good vid. Thanks!

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

😂 Thank you

Interesting. I am relatively new to the hobby. I have a 20 long. I have 6 Female betta sorority (no they don't fight), 8 ember tetras and 3 pygmy cories. It is very, very heavily planted. I leave my light on all day and I don't run my filter. I do weekly water changes and vaccum my substrate. My parameters are perfect, my water is crystal clear and I don't get any algae. I think I lucked out and my tank just is in a really good state of balance.

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Nice and balanced

I found your channel and subscribed today.

@MASSAquariums

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

8 years later and still the best 1in per gallon rule video I've seen.

@MASSAquariums

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha. Thanks

I'm with you bro. I have a better filter that is super good. My thank is 55 gallons and I have at least 60 inches of fish

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

“Drinkin some bears, doing some whata changes...” dude. That was so amazing!!!

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂🍻🐟👊🏼

@rick6582CNCMedicalParts

3 жыл бұрын

"Same here " beers with rock music & am good ..lol

love how you stated to over filter i.e. if u have 30gallon use a 40 filter

@MASSAquariums

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

You can also do the opposite of mass filtration. I have a 29 gallon marine tank and only have 9 or 10 inches of fish. I check my levels often and never actually water change. I add freshwater when it needs topping off and knock the salt crusties back in to keep the salt level where it is. Been running it for 3 years. I have cleaners too...shrimp, snails, and emerald crabs. : )

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

🐟👍🏻

125 gallon with two fluval fx6s and I have over 100 tetras various species. 50 percent water changes weekly. Tank is crystal clear!!!

@MASSAquariums

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

Hey Mike, so i have a ten gallon fish tank with no plants and im running an aqueon quiteflow 10 filter. I wanted to get a stronger filter so which filter would you recommend for a ten gallon aquarium? I also wanted to know what fish i should stock my tank with i usually keep the tank at around 78 degrees. I love your videos man, keep up the great work

@MASSAquariums

9 жыл бұрын

I would go with an Aquaclear 20 and maybe a Betta or some neon tetras and a couple Cory cats. Really what ever strikes your eye at the store. They have to stay small and be tropical. Guppies. 2 german blue Rams. So many options. Just don't put to many in at once. Thanks for watching.

@godsreclamation2539

4 жыл бұрын

MASS Aquariums I was actually thinking the same thing but instead of tetras I wanted to do rasboras

quick question when cleaning out a planted tank do you take out big stones drift wood to scrub down or never

@MASSAquariums

7 жыл бұрын

You can if you want too.

What's the stocking lists of all your plants im looking for long background plants and any foreground plants that will spread in foreground I've of got fine sand bottom so any tips on planting them would be appreciated?

@MASSAquariums

5 жыл бұрын

Jungle Val. Root tabs for your sand. Dwarf sag for the front

I'm a new subscriber and I would like to say that you have an amazingly helpful channel, your videos and explanations are very easy to understand compared to other channels. With that said, I do have a question for you, I started this hobby about a year ago and thankfully I've been very lucky to still have all my fish from all previous aquariums ( started w a 10 gallon them 20 then 30 and now a 60) main reason I went from 30 to 60 is because of my Bala Sharks, I do know that 60 eventually won't be enough, they are (2 of them) about 4.5 inches now so I think I'm ok there for now. I would like to add more fish to my tank but I would like ur advise if I already have too many fish. So here is what I have: 2 Bala Sharks, 2 angelfish, 1 dwarf gourami , 8 guppies, 4 black phantom tetras, and 3 Cory ... I run one 75 gallon and one 60 gallon over head filters and do water changes weekly. All I want to add is two more angelfish, your input will be appreciated

@MASSAquariums

8 жыл бұрын

I think your fine. It's all about filtration. And if your fish are healthy and water is clean your good to go

@MrCastroFPS

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@squigga1181

8 жыл бұрын

+MASS Aquariums can you tell me what lighting and plants are in that tank? it's beautiful but the only plants I can find that are that green are Java fern and anubias.

Jesus lol and here i was worried i didn't have enough filtration. By my calculations the tank filters completely 18 times an hour when they are on max and 9 on the lowest setting. They are also fully pimped out with lots of bio media lucky bamboo and pothos. Thanks for the tips great info!

@MASSAquariums

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds good to me

I have a 20 gallon with an AquaClear 30 with a foam pre filter some decent plantings with a lot of small fish , 11 Neons , 6 Harlequin Rasboras ,6 Cherry Barbs , 5 Albino Cory’s , 4 Otocinclus cats and 5 Red eye Tetras . I exchange 3 gallons every other week and test the water once a month or so with absolutely no problems.

@MASSAquariums

Жыл бұрын

Awesome

Thanks for the great information! Specifically, Is 5 neon tetras, 2 tiger Barbs, 4 Pygmy Corydoras, 2 guppies, and 2 platies to many fish for a 10 gallon tank that filters 100 gallons per hour? I plan to have many live plants as well!

@MASSAquariums

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that is a little to many. Maybe get a 20 or 30 gallon