how big of a tank for these fish?

[manlyfish]

hello i have 1 severum 4 african cichlids 1 blood parrot i was thinking 75 gal?

 

[Loves severums]

yup but african cichlid can't go with a severum but maybe the blood parrot.

 

[dvega]

hello i have 1 severum 4 african cichlids 1 blood parrot i was thinking 75 gal?

135

 

[manlyfish]

yup but african cichlid can't go with a severum but maybe the blood parrot.

really? whenever my africans go at my severum he goes and gets them back hes pretty laid back but i can tell whos at the top of the pecking order

 

[packer43064]

It can be done. Blood parrots get big I believe.

 

[David K. Bradley]

hello i have 1 severum 4 african cichlids 1 blood parrot i was thinking 75 gal?

Manlyfish:

In the past when I have thought of owning a particular fish or a combined number of fish, I was advised to look at the full grown adult size of the fish in inches. Then calculate about 1.5 gallons in water volume per inch of fish.

As an example, the adult size of say 9 fish who could be kept in a comunity tank. Lets say 3 @ 10 inches, 3 @ 12 inches and 3 @ 14 inches. So we calculate 3x10 + 3x12 + 3x14 = 108 inches of fish being full grown. Next we calculate 108 inches x 1.5 gal. of water volume = 162 gallons of water volume minimum to house all 9 fish. This is how I was instructed on how to calculate my tank size for fish I wanted to have.

So, even if the fish you mentioned above are small now, they eventually outgrow you 75 gal tank. IMHO, I would get a larger tank if you plan on having those fish mentioned in your question. Just calculate their adult size and then calculate the size of tank you'd need for your fish. Don't forget about the bottom dwellers as well if you plan on having them too, as their growth needs to be calculated in the calculations too.

I hope this was helpful information to you. Good luck with your 75 gal. tank.

 

[manlyfish]

well with your method i came to 46 but than i need to consider their waste...so if i do use a 75gal i would have alot of filtration i always like to have alot of filtration it might work

 

[Dobsie]

well with your method i came to 46 but than i need to consider their waste...so if i do use a 75gal i would have alot of filtration i always like to have alot of filtration it might work

What African cichlids are we talking about.

 

[Citrinellus]

The species of the africans would help so we could determine how large they would get. EDIT: I didn't see dobsie's post I qouted david before scrolling all the way down.

Manlyfish:

In the past when I have thought of owning a particular fish or a combined number of fish, I was advised to look at the full grown adult size of the fish in inches. Then calculate about 1.5 gallons in water volume per inch of fish.

As an example, the adult size of say 9 fish who could be kept in a comunity tank. Lets say 3 @ 10 inches, 3 @ 12 inches and 3 @ 14 inches. So we calculate 3x10 + 3x12 + 3x14 = 108 inches of fish being full grown. Next we calculate 108 inches x 1.5 gal. of water volume = 162 gallons of water volume minimum to house all 9 fish. This is how I was instructed on how to calculate my tank size for fish I wanted to have.

So, even if the fish you mentioned above are small now, they eventually outgrow you 75 gal tank. IMHO, I would get a larger tank if you plan on having those fish mentioned in your question. Just calculate their adult size and then calculate the size of tank you'd need for your fish. Don't forget about the bottom dwellers as well if you plan on having them too, as their growth needs to be calculated in the calculations too.

I hope this was helpful information to you. Good luck with your 75 gal. tank.

So a 10 inch fish can be kept in 15g of water?

 

[cichlid_starter]

no. that calculation does not work. Do cubic inches. 1 cubic inch of adult fish per gallon of water. Severum needs about 40gal. Parrot needs about 50 because they are fat and put out alot of waste. You could pull those two fish off in a 75gal if you keep it up well. Again this is adult size. IMO you need to separate the sa/ca's from the africans. Once again it's all about adult size and thinking cubic.