Whats the minimum Monster tank in your opinion?
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I lost it with this comment, great addition. Krichardson as well very funny stuff. The monsters betray you, because they belong to me!
Two feet is comfortable for me to work with if I have to reach down into the tank.The height of the stand plays a part as wel.My 265 is a major pita to reach down into due to its height and that of the stand.
Five or ten gallons if "monster" and "passion" are synonymous terms. By some peoples' definition, if you are passionate about fishkeeping, then you are a monster fishkeeper so therefore, all of your tanks would be monster tanks. Perhaps the word "monster" should be defined for this setting. It could be an adjective for something extremely large, or it could refer to something with defective or excessive growth--such as giants or dwarfs. Defining what a monster fish is would make it much easier to come up with a minimum tank size. But since every one on this forum is a monster fishkeeper, all of our tanks are monster tanks. 35 gallon tanks are monster tanks.
If we are talking about a tank to house large fish, that is still open to interpretation. Some fish are bigger than others. Our 300 gallon tank is too small for our two pacu, but the tank would be fine for smaller fish. If we are talking about extremely large tanks, perhaps it would be better to call them "colossal" tanks. To me, a colossal tank would be 4000+ gallons. I will never have a colossal tank, but then, again, I don't need one. Fish tanks are like cars and houses--no matter how big yours is, there will always be someone with a bigger better whatever.
If we are talking about a tank to house large fish, that is still open to interpretation. Some fish are bigger than others. Our 300 gallon tank is too small for our two pacu, but the tank would be fine for smaller fish. If we are talking about extremely large tanks, perhaps it would be better to call them "colossal" tanks. To me, a colossal tank would be 4000+ gallons. I will never have a colossal tank, but then, again, I don't need one. Fish tanks are like cars and houses--no matter how big yours is, there will always be someone with a bigger better whatever.
I just picked up a 90g. It had to be custom ordered from the lfs. Nobody in my area carries much anything bigger than a 55g.
90g isn't massive, but it looks huge in a tiny apartment, and considering that like 4 years ago I bought my first tank a 5.5g, I think im on the right track lol
im throwing african cichlids in it. Not true monster fish, but hard to argue their badassery when theres a large crowd of them in there bouncing around like newyork city street traffic.
That being said I have my eyes on a 210g. I feel thats truly monster.
It all depends how much your wife freaks out I guess
90g isn't massive, but it looks huge in a tiny apartment, and considering that like 4 years ago I bought my first tank a 5.5g, I think im on the right track lol
im throwing african cichlids in it. Not true monster fish, but hard to argue their badassery when theres a large crowd of them in there bouncing around like newyork city street traffic.
That being said I have my eyes on a 210g. I feel thats truly monster.
It all depends how much your wife freaks out I guess
What defines a monster tank would depend on what fish you consider monster...
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So id probably say fish that are regularly 12 inches and larger as adults and the ability to house 5 or more of such fish.
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