buffalo

[buffalo]

Hi, newbie from the Lonestar state. Looking to get started with cichlids. Would a 30 to a 50 gal be suitable for a start? I am looking for a used tank to pick up and start building with. Everyones photos on the site look great and have inspired me. Later!

 

[Vitaliy]

30 gallon will be good for a Convict pair.

 

[guppy]

Welcome to the site, get a 55g if you can.

 

[DanDanUK]

Yeah 55 Gal plus would be suitbale for most smaller fish.

 

[buffalo]

that seems to be the concensus, it shall be done.

 

[buffalo]

I plan to not have many fish in the tank, a couple cichlids and maybe some cleaner type fish. Could you define small since this is the monster site. lol. Thnx for the advice.

 

[craig]

Usually rule of thumb is 1inch of fish per gallon of water. For instance,if you have a 10inch long pacu that's 4inches tall,you will need 14 gallons of water.

 

[Vitaliy]

Usually rule of thumb is 1inch of fish per gallon of water. For instance,if you have a 10inch long pacu that's 4inches tall,you will need 14 gallons of water.

Err... what?!

 

[shekes]

Welcome my hoofed friend!

I'd like three feet of beer, two hertz of peanuts and a three kilowatt of brain for my friend craig!

And I have been longing to meet the thumb who came up with that rule for a long time.
He'll get all my meganewtons when we meet.

My thumb ruled:
One kick in the kidneys is better than a bottle of tequila for lunch.

 

[CentralMayhem]

a pacu in 14 gallons of water. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. thats hilarious. i get your idea, but a little misleading to the neophyte's out there, i mean maybe 14 gallons of space in a huge tank. but come on. pacus get bigger than most people could ever hope to manage.