Just keep in mind when you upgrade tanks that wider and longer is better than tall. In my humble opinion I would say for two adult fish 72L x 30w x 25h (inches) would be the absolute minimum. But heres the catch with Cichla....by the time they get to be adults, you very likely wont have just two lol. They are addicting as hell. Might as well just plan to buy a tank at some point atleast 96L x 30w x 25h. Even bigger if you have room! Put it this way, when I buy my next house I wont even consider it if there is not some place in the house that has room for atleast a 130L x 30w x 30h LOL and im not kidding...
understanding C.R.E.A.M should be a requirement before buying them lol.
check out savage's thread...it took im about 13-14 months...with 100gal might be 15 months...lol lets just say SOON...but you'll have some time to save up and get a bigger tank, cichlas are true monsters!!! GL http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186669
Just keep in mind when you upgrade tanks that wider and longer is better than tall. In my humble opinion I would say for two adult fish 72L x 30w x 25h (inches) would be the absolute minimum. But heres the catch with Cichla....by the time they get to be adults, you very likely wont have just two lol. They are addicting as hell. Might as well just plan to buy a tank at some point atleast 96L x 30w x 25h. Even bigger if you have room! Put it this way, when I buy my next house I wont even consider it if there is not some place in the house that has room for atleast a 130L x 30w x 30h LOL and im not kidding...
understanding C.R.E.A.M should be a requirement before buying them lol.
so true bro.. check this out, im in the market with the wife on to buying a new house, and im not buying a house which cant accomodate my 6x3x2.5ft and future 12x3x3ft tank!
My 2 peacock bass have grown about an inch a month since I got them, they're about 8" now and eat like crazy. They are in a 6'x3'x32"h tank right now but it will get crowded with the 2 rays and the aro when they all get more mature. I have a 270g tank (6'x3'x2') that I am setting up for them. They will share the tank with an endlicheri bichir, 2 oscars, a 10" rotkeil severum and a 12" tinfoil barb. That should give them lots of swimming room and hopefully they won't eat their tankmates.
so true bro.. check this out, im in the market with the wife on to buying a new house, and im not buying a house which cant accomodate my 6x3x2.5ft and future 12x3x3ft tank!
