What do you think of the rule 1 inch of fish per gallon of water?

[dimpis]

your tank is perfect..no issue don't worry..

[allison]

I am getting an aquarium for christmas. I am getting a 37 gallon tank. I want to get 3 Australian rainbow fish, 3 albino cory catfish, and 6 glo fish. Idk if my tank is overcrowded or not. I was going to follow the 1 inch of fish per gallon of water but idk if it works. So what do you think.

[Sharpi]

It is complete bogus. It is ok if you are stocking something like guppies. But with that logic you could stock an oscar in a 30 gallon instead of the 75+ gallons it needs.
Theres much better tools out there now for figuring out stocking levels.
Aqadvisor.com is a really fantastic one. Though it is a bit conservative. Still a really good tool to use as a launching pad though.