IS MY TANK TO SMALL OR FISH TO BIG

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h beyahabib

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Today is my first day on this site its just what i needed.I have a 125g my water stays clear and all my fish are healthy,I have 2 rena XP3 FILTERS and 2 air stones.I have 1 tatoo talapia 11in,3RD1-8IN 2-6IN 1FLOWERHORNE 7IN 1clownknife14in 1managuinse5in 1GT4IN 1FMOUTH3IN 1CON3IN 2PLECO1-11IN 1-8IN 1GHOSTKNIFE 7IN and1small cat TOTAL 14FISH not much fighting.Planing on moving soon,What size do I need.THANK YOU WE APPRECIATE IT.
 
i'm going to say 350 minimum for that amount of fish. the clown knife has the potential to get 3 feet long, and the rest of the fish don't really stay small either. good luck
 
h beyahabib;1523429; said:
Today is my first day on this site its just what i needed.I have a 125g my water stays clear and all my fish are healthy,I have 2 rena XP3 FILTERS and 2 air stones.I have
Tilapia 11"
3 RD- 8", 6" and 6"
FH 7"
CK 14"
Jag 5"
GT 4"
FM 3"
CON 3"
2 PLECO 11" & 8"
GHOSTKNIFE 7"
Small cat
TOTAL 14 fish not much fighting.Planing on moving soon,What size do I need.THANK YOU WE APPRECIATE IT.
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this way is easier for others to see what you have so i corrected it for you, hope you don't mind.
 
I am going with 240 min 8x2x2 with tons of filteration and even then I think it would be overcrowded if you somehow managed to stop aggresion, Im surprised the fish are even getting along now. Personally I would shoot for over 300.
Also, what type of catish is that, anything large, and I will totally have to rethink this.
 
What is a ''small cat''?
That could be anything from an oto, that gets 2'' or a paroon shark that gets 7 feet.
 
i would split the gt and fm's and con leave them in the 125 and throw the rest into your new tank wich would need to be 3 foot deep
 
Looks like a war in the making 3 rd,,fh ,,and jag.
 
The idea tank IMO would be a 300 gallon with dimensions of 96" x 30" x 24"(high). It is unlikely the CK would get bigger then 28" but in tne event it did get 36" I think the 30" width would be fine. Both knife fish will need customized caves to keep the larger cichlids out. Other than smaller caves for the small cichlids you want to keep large open areas to keep the larger cichlids from establishing territories. I would get rid of the large plecos, Unless you really like them. Your catfish is an unknown depending on species.

You will need a large filtration system, for large tanks a wet/dry sump works well but would also run a good large canister for back up. Possibly some (2 or 3) AC110s to help with the mechanical filtration. It would also be a good idea to have an isolation tank available. With the mix of fish you have, it could become very volatile with little or no notice.

Would love to see pics of your set up now :)
 
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