How many tanks?

[Jayzao]

How many tanks is optimal?
I now have the following and considering I am new to this hobby I imagine some folks on here have much more, or have had.
What are your thoughts

5 Gallon feeder guppy tank
10 gallon red eared slider tank
30 gallon oscar and parrot tank
100 gallon cichlid tank

 

[LowCel]

My thoughts....your 30 is too small for it's current stock list.

My tanks.
55 gallon - female red devil
210 gallon - dovii pair
300 gallon - community CA cichlid tank

Three tanks are plenty for me right now and since I don't feed live food I have no need for a feeder tank.

 

[soulpatch]

Oscar will need min of 55 gal and I would personally say a min of 75 gal. Add another fish in there and you are up to 110 or so.

My two baby Oscars are in a 55 right now and I am feverishly looking for a nice used 150 gallon to transplant them to. In a month or so they have added almost 2 inches are are not about 3 inches long. They could stay in the 55 for a few more months but rather get them into their bigger tank so they can get used to it all.

 

[Loves severums]

i have
1 55 gal odd ball tank
1 29 long gal angelfish tank
1 15 gal grow out tank
1 15 gal empty
1 10 gal empty
1 5gal sick tank
1 8gal empty
and my dad salt 135gal empty

 

[Jayzao]

My thoughts....your 30 is too small for it's current stock list.

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That is true. The oscar is my sons and he was eating up little colorful rock cichlids at a costly rate so this is a temp home until we get a 55 from a friend this week.
Right now he is about 4" and his tankmate (parrot) is just in there to keep him company.

 

[Yanbbrox]

That is true. The oscar is my sons and he was eating up little colorful rock cichlids at a costly rate so this is a temp home until we get a 55 from a friend this week.
Right now he is about 4" and his tankmate (parrot) is just in there to keep him company.

Fair enough, everyone one on here loves a big fish in a small tank as long there is a plan to house them once grown on, at least me anyway As long as an upgrade is planned it's fine with me.

40g community planted tank. Nothing special, a couple of small rainbows, and a couple of honey gourami
65g one oscar
116g, used to be home to George the giant gourami, now home to baby giant grace and friends

 

[MonsterMinis]

I'de also move the slider to a bigger tank ( which you're prolly already planning ) and move the guppies to the 10. You'll have a steadier breeding colony. personally I like rubber tubs for feeders. A.) a 40 gal livestock water trough costs about 25$ give or take. B.) well it's cheap and easy..

Annnd you can never have to many tanks! But I like between 6-10 the work isn't "to much" and gives me a wide range of species i can keep. Lets me have some "easy keepers" and a few more challenging species, without being overwhelmed by maintence.

 

[biohazardcustomz]

i have *clears throat* 5 gal grow out baby tank for newborns, 10 gal balloon molly tank, 10 gal feeder tank, 20 long baby catfish tank, 17 gal guppy, platy, and molly breeder tank, 20 gal community tank with african butterfly and 2 baby kissing gouramis and tiger barbs, 45 gallon african cichlid tank, 40 gal with my breeder jags (managuense cichlid) 35 long snapping turtle tank, 65 tall baby red ear slider and painted turtle tank, 75 gal SA cichlid tank with dithers, and 20 gallon acrylic tank with my new albino axolotl. i have like 10 empty tanks ranging from 10 gal to 55 sitting around. and boxs of filters, media, air pumps, etc. i never know what ill bring home next. i am told frequently i have a problem. im starting to believe them but just not care. is that bad? lol

having alot of tanks can get expensive on power bills. but i cant say too many is ever a problem in my book. i want to get rid of furniture to make more room for tanks. but i would love to just get two long tanks at least 125 and put dividers in them. easier for maintenance and water changes. god it takes hours.... thats the only downfall to my obsession.

 

[groovylime]

I'm sure you could come up with a mathematical formula to calculate a person's "optimal" tank number. The equation would need to include inputs for the following:
-Personal finances
-Free time for the hobby
-Room/house/apartment/flat square footage
-Spouse and/or family's interest in the hobby
-Type and number of fish desired (determines tank sizes)
-Prefered water change method
-Work ethic

My optimal number for my current circumstances seems to be 7.

 

[monsterberry]

my opinion would be to move the slider to a 55g min idealy a 4x2x2 120g
the oscar and the parrot need a bigger tank you could get away with a 60g idealy 100g the slider will get huge 12" as im sure you all ready no
my tanks in are house but my family have a few more

55g 7" mad parrot cichlid, 2 red fin cigar sharks 5" & 7"
biorb life 60 marine (wasnt my choice it was a gift modded filter) with 2 yelllow tailed damsiles and a young pink spotted gobie
70g mixed reef
10g 1 pair of clowns
5x2x2 indoor yellow bellied terrapin pond
1 30" black & white tegu (sorry not a fish)
1 24" corn snake (not a fish)
100g 3 id sharks 1 swordtail (will be moved) 1 gold gourami 1 opaline gourami 2 angel fish
20g H 2 3" silver dollars
10g divided 2 malawi cichlids that kept killing my other malawis
55g malawi community
55g divided (2 very unsociable JD)
3g 3 long fin danios 1 zebra danio
15g 1 blue dolphin
125 1 tiger oscar 1 RTxTSN (will get moved on)
30g 5 baby fire eels
10g 10 neons 1 sparkling gourami
10g shell dwellers
spare tanks
5 10gs
3 30g
1 55g
1 25g