Rue
03-20-2011, 08:26 PM
I understand that some people will insist on overstocking. If you overstock and put in the work...then the animals might be physically healthy...but they won't really have enough room to move - so why bother?
IMO - An overstocked tank just does not look nice.
There is also nothing wrong with understocking. A tank can have a small shoal of fish, or 2-3 larger fish and be absolutely stunning. There is no need to even load the tank up to 'capacity'.
If you are rearing fish...you might want to use smaller grow-out tanks. Fine.
BUT - if you get a fish and plan on keeping it...please research the size the ADULT fish needs and get the appropriate tank.
Just because an animal CAN manage with less space doesn't mean that's the housing you should aim for.
For example. If I had to, my two sons could have shared a single bed in an 8' X 10' bedroom. There is enough room on a single bed for two full-grown males to sleep on. We've all been camping, roughing it etc., we know it's possible. There's also enough room for a dresser and min. storage for clothes. And if they have to, they could stand up and walk around a bit on the available floor space.
But is that really a good goal for growing boys/ young men? Instead, because we had the space, I arranged for each 6+ ' son to have a double bed and their own bedroom.
I'm pretty sure they're happier I opted for more space.
IMO - An overstocked tank just does not look nice.
There is also nothing wrong with understocking. A tank can have a small shoal of fish, or 2-3 larger fish and be absolutely stunning. There is no need to even load the tank up to 'capacity'.
If you are rearing fish...you might want to use smaller grow-out tanks. Fine.
BUT - if you get a fish and plan on keeping it...please research the size the ADULT fish needs and get the appropriate tank.
Just because an animal CAN manage with less space doesn't mean that's the housing you should aim for.
For example. If I had to, my two sons could have shared a single bed in an 8' X 10' bedroom. There is enough room on a single bed for two full-grown males to sleep on. We've all been camping, roughing it etc., we know it's possible. There's also enough room for a dresser and min. storage for clothes. And if they have to, they could stand up and walk around a bit on the available floor space.
But is that really a good goal for growing boys/ young men? Instead, because we had the space, I arranged for each 6+ ' son to have a double bed and their own bedroom.
I'm pretty sure they're happier I opted for more space.