I don't want to make a whole big discussion about this I just need to know some quick answers to a few questions since I know I've talked enough about this tank already.
1) how long (time frame) would a green sunfish last in a 20 long? Life?
2) how long (time frame) would a pumpkinseed last in a 20 long? Life?
3) if a green outgrew the tank could I move it to my 75 gal cichlid tank until I get my future 180 native in fall 2015 (cichlid tank is 75 F)?
4) same as number 3 only with pumpkinseed instead of green.
5) would keeping either a pseed or a green in a 20 by itself for a while then moving it to a tank with other fish make it go @pe$hit from being alone for so long then having tankmates?
Reason I'm asking is because after looking around and doing research on greens on the internet I've seen a few threads on various websites where people have reported successfully keeping a green sunfish in a 20 for life or at the least a good few years. I'm possibly getting a 55 gallon I could make just for the fish and if I do get it that's what I'll do but nothing is for sure yet. Filtration would be a lot of plants and probably a sponge filter rated for a 50 gallon tank. Water changes I'm willing to do up to 50% a week. The 75 I could upgrade it to currently contains 6 giant danios (dither), a breeding pair of cutteri cichlids (I'm selling them), a striped raphael catfish, and a sailfin pleco (another growout) and I'm working on finding some new more peaceful yet bulky cichlids that won't breed such as a severum and something else. The 180 is something I'm definitely getting at the soonest of this winter but more than likely fall of next year and whether it's native (99% sure it'll be native) or tropical I know they do fine in either.
1) how long (time frame) would a green sunfish last in a 20 long? Life?
2) how long (time frame) would a pumpkinseed last in a 20 long? Life?
3) if a green outgrew the tank could I move it to my 75 gal cichlid tank until I get my future 180 native in fall 2015 (cichlid tank is 75 F)?
4) same as number 3 only with pumpkinseed instead of green.
5) would keeping either a pseed or a green in a 20 by itself for a while then moving it to a tank with other fish make it go @pe$hit from being alone for so long then having tankmates?
Reason I'm asking is because after looking around and doing research on greens on the internet I've seen a few threads on various websites where people have reported successfully keeping a green sunfish in a 20 for life or at the least a good few years. I'm possibly getting a 55 gallon I could make just for the fish and if I do get it that's what I'll do but nothing is for sure yet. Filtration would be a lot of plants and probably a sponge filter rated for a 50 gallon tank. Water changes I'm willing to do up to 50% a week. The 75 I could upgrade it to currently contains 6 giant danios (dither), a breeding pair of cutteri cichlids (I'm selling them), a striped raphael catfish, and a sailfin pleco (another growout) and I'm working on finding some new more peaceful yet bulky cichlids that won't breed such as a severum and something else. The 180 is something I'm definitely getting at the soonest of this winter but more than likely fall of next year and whether it's native (99% sure it'll be native) or tropical I know they do fine in either.
