flowerhorn 20gal

[skateatburners]

dang so a FH is out of the question..

 

[chloe]

not neccaserily (sp) u can get some that can be kept in a community tank....my female is. its just him that cant go near anything, so u could get one that will accept other fish or one that wont lol

 

[skateatburners]

no i mean a flowerhorn in a 55g for life...by himself

 

[Mattyou]

Its a push in the "For Life" catagory, but for a year, its OK. Maybe longer, but 75+ is better.

 

[midasman714]

no i mean a flowerhorn in a 55g for life...by himself

i think the important factor is footprint size. so a 75G Loooong tank is worse than a 60G wide tank.

But if you HAD to get something at around 55G volume, i'd look into a 60G that has a 36x18 footprint if you can find one.

i personally would do a 75G (48x18)... its only about 5" wider than a standard 55G.

 

[haloman02]

many people keep 55 gallons divided in half so i think you can keep a flowerhorn in about 30 gallons of water.

 

[1 ill g]

you could push it all the way up to around 4-5 inches before making the switch