Was wondering if a 55gallon would be capable of houseing a ropefish for life or if I would need to upgrade has it got larger. Use to have one and seemed to thrive for the 8months I had it before it slithered out of the tank in the middle of the night. A while back on another forum I was told no. But it was the same forum that said a 29gallon was too small for a sengal. Although from the posts I've read here it seems that most members believe a 29gallon to be fine for a sengal. So thought I'd come to the experts and see what y'all think on the subject.
55 gallon adquete for a ropefish
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i too feel a 29 is too small for a senegal for life, it may be the bare minimum, but a 55 is much better and should be good for life. a ropefish would also be fine in a 55 for life since they don't usually get much bigger than 16"-18" in captivity.
From what I've read senegals get a maxium of 12" so I'm not worried about the senegal out growing the tank... It's a ropefish I was wondering about... But since ropefish do get larger than 12" I guess it proabley wouldn't work for the longterm. If I did decide to get another one.
Infblue;903997; said:no problem. if you really want your tank to be as wide as your fish is long, a suggestion would be a 50 or 60 breeder, both about 18" wide, good for both senegal and ropefish.
Thanks for the suggestion, but think my next tank will be a 75 or larger, but thats proabley a while off... thanks again
yes, ropes will actually grow to around 24", but they are slow growers and as said before they are very flexible like a snake and will do fine in a 55 for life pretty much.
i believe a senegal can live in a 29 for life, but it'll have a much better life if kept in something like a 40 breeder or 55 gallon tank. Albino senegals are a much better option if you want to put something in a 29, as 95% of the time they don't get to 12"
i believe a senegal can live in a 29 for life, but it'll have a much better life if kept in something like a 40 breeder or 55 gallon tank. Albino senegals are a much better option if you want to put something in a 29, as 95% of the time they don't get to 12"