Oscar tank upgrade advice PLEASE

[Matthew English]

I'm going to upgrade my 4ft 375 litre oscar tank

Which would be more suitable

Length x height x width in inches

Optian A is 70 x 24 x 18 580 litres

Optian B is 60 x 24 x 24 520 litres

 

[Gourami Swami]

Option A
CIchlids use the length much more than height

 

[Matthew English]

Do you think 18 inches is adequate depth

 

[Gourami Swami]

I read that wrong, usually people put lengthxwidthxheight

Option A would be better then. 18 inches wide is enough but 24 is better. and 60 is long enough on a 24" wide tank.
Even better option would be 72x24x18 if possible. Are you getting this custom made? these aren't standard sizes

 

[Matthew English]

Custom made yeah but want less than 600 litres as it's going on old floor boards

 

[Bertie07]

I would go for option b as the 2ft width is much better and 5ft length is good

 

[Matthew English]

5 x 2 x 2 might go for to be fair

 

[Matthew English]

It will house a red spotted severum and spotted silver dollars aswell

 

[Gourami Swami]

It will house a red spotted severum and spotted silver dollars aswell

Should be fine. A little short for silver dollars but not too bad for the spotted's.

 

[fishhead0103666]

B for sure, he'll appreciate the extra 6 inches of turning radius.