Topic: How many?
Totage's photo
Mon 06/29/09 07:04 PM
How many Giant Danios can you place in a 14 gallon tank without over crowding the tank?

lonetar25's photo
Mon 06/29/09 07:10 PM
im not familier with that fish but i`d chuck um in and let them eat each other til they find thier balance

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Mon 06/29/09 07:13 PM
1 fish inch per gallon as a general rule. You can tempt fate and try to generate more airation in your tank to increase this number, but over time youll do more maintenance and such with the increased fish load.

Iirc the Giant Danios are 2-3 inches long?

6-7 if they are 2 inches long.

bastet126's photo
Mon 06/29/09 07:14 PM

im not familier with that fish but i`d chuck um in and let them eat each other til they find thier balance


laugh that would be one way to find out! but, i'd say 3 - 5 for every 10 gallons.

Gumbyvs's photo
Mon 06/29/09 07:16 PM
Yea 1 inch per gallon is the going rule. Most times if you go over that, some will die and if you don't notice right away, it'll kill off the whole tank, due to bacteria. Keep the filters clean and exchange 25% of the water each month and you'll be golden.

bastet126's photo
Mon 06/29/09 07:17 PM

1 fish inch per gallon as a general rule. You can tempt fate and try to generate more airation in your tank to increase this number, but over time youll do more maintenance and such with the increased fish load.

Iirc the Giant Danios are 2-3 inches long?

6-7 if they are 2 inches long.


danios can get up to 4" so i went with the lower number...

Totage's photo
Mon 06/29/09 07:18 PM
Thanks, I think I'll get a bigger tank, I'd like to get maybe 8 - 10 giant danios, but I don't want to over crowd the tank.

Gumbyvs's photo
Mon 06/29/09 07:25 PM

Thanks, I think I'll get a bigger tank, I'd like to get maybe 8 - 10 giant danios, but I don't want to over crowd the tank.


You can get a 55 gallon tank at petsmart for like 100 bucks, then either get a stand for 50 or go to home depot and make your own.

Totage's photo
Mon 06/29/09 07:37 PM


Thanks, I think I'll get a bigger tank, I'd like to get maybe 8 - 10 giant danios, but I don't want to over crowd the tank.


You can get a 55 gallon tank at petsmart for like 100 bucks, then either get a stand for 50 or go to home depot and make your own.


That's exactly what I was thinking about doing.