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tanks....is it possible to have too many?

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red lavender nightfall
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PostPosted: Sat May 21, 2011 11:39 pm


i have many tanks...
my first-1.5 x 1 meters
Fish
-5 black neon tetras
-4 coloured skirt tetras
-2 angel fish
-1 golden suckerfish
Flora
-Watersprite
-Anubias barteri
-cork wood
-corkscrew plant
Decoration
-large garden rocks
-natural pale gravel

My second-21 x 32cm
Fish
-3 mollies and their many many babies
Decoration
-black and fluro gravel
-2 plastic plants
-large garden rock
-breeding net

My third- small out door pond
Fish
- 5 shubunkins
Decorations
-small water fall

My fourth- 20x20
-fighting fish
Decorations
-fluro gravel
-plastic plant

My Fifth- smallish bowl
Fish
-2 fantail commets
Decorations
-fluro gravel
-plastic plant

i'm also getting another betta for yet another tank... so is it?If it is...what's the limit? sweatdrop
PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2011 1:39 am


I believe it is possible to have too many tanks, only in the case of if you don't have enough room in your place or area that you can't properly keep them. Another thing to make sure of is that your not overloading any outlets.

As long as you have enough room and a outlet to use properly then it shouldn't be a problem. ^_^ For example, I have a tiny apartment and due to it I only can use up to three outlets for my tanks at max. Two out of those three are in the living-room. The third is in the bedroom. I don't keep a tank in there though due to my wife not wanting to here the air filter going at night. Due to this I have my three tanks in the living room.

As far as the electricity goes, I always look to see if I can buy any equipment for my tanks or set up my tanks so they'll use less electricity. For example, since I keep Betta it's easier to divide a tank and use one light and heater than two for two different tanks. I also will use one 3i filter for each section up to 3 gallons. This allows filtration plus the effect of the air pump with using only one plug. So a tank divided once for two Betta would run on only 4 plugs instead of 6-8, 8 if you add an air pump. ^_^

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PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2011 7:54 am


We call that Multiplue Tank Syndrome LOL

As long as you can propperly house all your fish, and take propper care of all the tanks, then no. And that number is different for every one, and seems too depend on whether or not they have a Python (a type of fancy syphon) XD
PostPosted: Mon May 23, 2011 3:40 am


no such thing as too many tanks. as long as you have room, money, and can properly give your fish the best lives ever your fine

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PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2011 8:36 am


Not at all, as long as you can afford to invest the time and money to take care of them. mrgreen
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