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	bioloads of different fish
crickit99 Hobbyist Posts: 136 Kudos: 194 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Jul-2004	One thing I haven't found much information on is the bioloads of certain fish. Anyone know any good places to learn about this? Or can any one give some advice? I am just curious on some of the bioloads of some more common fish, like cories, platies, gouramis, etc.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Someone around here used an interesting formula to help me figure out stocking on one of my tanks. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name or the exact formula, but he had the bioloads of different fish factored in. It was quite interesting... I'd be interested to learn the difference in bioloads, too. ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
Ferox Enthusiast Posts: 219 Kudos: 187 Votes: 28 Registered: 19-Dec-2003	I think in general that big fish obviously produce more than little fish, and fish from fast-flowing rivers produce more that fish from still environments like lakes. You could try to work on the volume of the fish i guess. <Vet in Training> Blog under development: http://www.nearlydrferox.blogging4life.com/
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Generally speaking, livebearers tend to produce a lil more waste than more of the smaller tetras/barbs etc. Also, diet plays a part. The diet of a fish will also play a part.. what comes in must come out. Oscars and carnivorous fish tend to produce a little bit more concentrated waste based on their diets, same with piranhas, and any other predominantly carnivorous fish. Also, deeper, thicker bodied fish will produce more waste due to their size. Bigger the fish, more it eats and wastes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	On the other hand, highly herbivorous fish generally tend to eat and eat and eat. Generally speaking, for every amount of mass they eat, they receive less nutrition than a carnivorous fish. The solution is to graze, or pretty much eat when they're not sleeping. Obviously such a lifestyle comes with much digestion and expulsion of solid wastes. But yeah, the more mass a fish has, generally the more biological waste it'll produce. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54
crickit99 Hobbyist Posts: 136 Kudos: 194 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Jul-2004	Maybe a good question is what are some low bioload fish? Perhaps that will help me understand better. And I recall hearing about tanks being 'overstocked' due to the lack of oxygen in the water. So is it safe to say that there are 2 parts to a tank being overstocked...oxygen and the bioload? And what is the difference in calculating the two? Or are they linked? And if so, how? Or how not? I do understand about the adult size of the fish & the minimum tank dimensions, but that is also somewhat seperate from the above as well, right? Christina
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:54


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