The Community Tank Stocking Guide

The usual failure is buying fish one visit at a time. Six months later the tank holds a fish that outgrew it, two that fight, a school of three that should be ten, and a pleco nobody warned you reaches eighteen inches.

Plan the whole tank on paper first. This guide is that plan.

What is inside

• Why the inch-per-gallon rule is wrong in both directions, and four better questions
• The four compatibility axes: temperature, hardness, temperament and swimming zone
• Nine ready-made stocking plans for 10, 20 and 29 to 40 gallon tanks
• A 15-species table with adult size, group requirement and what to watch for
• The species sold small that outgrow almost every home tank
• Order of introduction over six weeks, and a step-by-step acclimation method

Who it is for

Anyone about to stock a first community tank, and anyone rebuilding one that stopped working.

Format

Instant digital download. 5-page PDF, A4, formatted for both screen and home printing. Nothing is shipped. Your download link appears on the confirmation page and in your email receipt.