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How many ranchu fit?

Enter your tank or tub. The calculator checks both volume and surface area, because ranchu need room at the top more than depth below.

Preset is a 90 × 45 cm tank filled to 30 cm, a common ranchu setup. Edit any number.

3adult ranchu, comfortably
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Rules used: 75 L for the first adult and 40 L for each additional, plus 900 cm² of surface per adult. Young fish are counted at half. Filtration and feeding can stretch or shrink these numbers; the result is a starting point, not a law.