40 gallon breeder questions????

[Mrs. Nicky]

Forgive me in advance if this is a stupid question. I saw a 40 breeder in person for the first time today and I noticed that the tank is just as deep as a 75 gallon. So my question is, why can't I just keep my single flowerhorn in a 40 gallon breeder? Is seems like the main reason he will out grow my 60 gallon is because it is only 12 inches deep. Even though the 40 B would be shorter in length, I would still like your opinion on how he would do in a 40 B permanently.

***60 gallon with 1 Flowerhorn, 10 Mollies and 1 Musk Turtle, 4 Angelfish temporarily with my mom***

 

[Warborg]

Well, a 40b is less in height, length and just sheer volume of water then a 75.

The height would concern me the most. I had several golden sharks in an 80 gallon breeder that was the same height as the 40b and they didn't do well at all and they were only 6 inches long. They started to rot away. I moved them to my 190 and they recovered quite a bit.

 

[JsikM]

Personally I think your flowerhorn will do fine in the 40g by itself

 

[Black Tuna]

Im also in favor of the 40b tank. For my fish, sa/ca medium size cichlids it's fine. I value footprint most important if you can keep up the more frequent water changes.

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[Mrs. Nicky]

I think I agree. I don't see why a single flowerhorn won't thrive in a 40 B it seem like the dimensions are perfect

***60 gallon with 1 Flowerhorn, 10 Mollies and 1 Musk Turtle, 4 Angelfish temporarily with my mom***

 

[Desert Bus]

The dimensions are perfect, unfortunately physics doesn't allow the perfect dimensions to hold a volume of water sufficient to properly dissipate the amount of waste a FH produces or provide as much room as one needs. It's like a Betta in a tiny bowl. You can probably get away with it, but you have to be willing to over filter and do excessive water changes while letting your mind become numb to the fact that keeping any animal in a cramped container will mess up muscle development. Veal is tasty because the calf can't move. People don't eat Flowerhorns (usually), so you'll be keeping its muscles atrophied for no reason other than that you want to save space. Even if you keep the water pristine and feed it well it's still going to suffer from cramped conditions. It may not end up stunted, but it will end up physically weak from heavily restricted movement.