how many bichirs for a 50g?

[neonmadness]

im upgrading from my 26g to a 50g, which will be housing all the 26g tennants, plus a few more fish. i was wondering how many smaller species of bichirs would be a good amount for the 50g. the tank will be 36"-18"-18" and i already have 2 senegals and a 1" ST dat. i was thinking maybe my 2 sens, 1 del, 1 weeksi, my ST and another ST or indo? any advice is appreciated.

 

[X24]

tank might be a little small for a weeksi, as it wouldn't be able to swim too much, but other then that slight problem it seems fine. really wish they'd make a 55 18" wide

 

[neonmadness]

so if i switched out the weeksi for a smaller species would it be fine?

 

[Wolf3101]

I like the 50g breeder. We have a 50 long (same footprint as a 55 but slightly shorter. Your idea for an upgrade is a good one but IMO you shouldn't add extra fish. The larger tank might look empty for a bit but the fish WILL grow into it in time and if you add fish now you'll be faced with the same problem in another year or so.

 

[neonmadness]

at the moment my sens are only 3 inches long and i dont need to upgrade for a while. if its the dats that are the problem i know theyll eventually outgrow the tank but propably not for another five years. what are the other 50g footprints? is there one with a bigger footprint? i wanna keep the 18" width to give the fish plenty of space.