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Old 06-17-2007, 07:40 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by redpaulhus
ps The "inch per gallon" rule is a sad joke, mostly perpetrated by folks who like to sell medications and "replacement fish" to people who own anything larger than a neon tetra or guppy.
A single 10" oscar weighs at least as much as a hundred 1" tetras or guppies, eats more, uses more oxygen, deficates more and excretes more ammonia....
Exactly. Would you ever keep a 10 inch oscar in a 10 gallon tank? No, this is exactly why the inch per gallon rule is BS.
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