36x18x25 65 gallon

[nolapete]

Let's see:

48x12 55 = 576 sq. in. floor space
36x18 65 = 648 sq. in. floor space

The 65 not only gives you 10 more gallons (actually 12 because it's truly a 67 gallon tank), but also gives 72 sq. in. or 12% more floor space.

Total floor space and front to back is more important than length.

One FH would be fine in 65.

 

[Full Metal Gundam]

1 of my tanks is a 65g and a single flowerhorn would be find. I would rather pick this over the 55g for it's width same as a 125g.

 

[bengalsfan47025]

who said anything about a red devil in this thread

 

[nolapete]

What's funny is the same people who say that 65 is too small will tell you that a pair can fit in a 75. They can, but it's ridiculous when you say that you can keep two fish in a tank that is ONLY 12" and 10 gallons larger.

 

[Mystix212]

Ah yes, but what size pair? You can breed a 7" pair of fish in a 75G, but a full grown 14"+ fish starts to get really cramped.

 

[bengalsfan47025]

i also like the looks of the 65 better then the 55 so much wider and only a foot shorter much better in the past a lot of my fish do not even use a lot of the tank lol

 

[12 Volt Man]

Let's see:

48x12 55 = 576 sq. in. floor space
36x18 65 = 648 sq. in. floor space

The 65 not only gives you 10 more gallons (actually 12 because it's truly a 67 gallon tank), but also gives 72 sq. in. or 12% more floor space.

Total floor space and front to back is more important than length.

One FH would be fine in 65.

agreed. I have a 65 tall and the 18 inches of width gives your fish a lot of room compared to tanks only 12 inches wide.