Minimum Tank Size
- Thread starter benzjamin13
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and good judgment
Bderick67;1506146; said:
agreed. I have read that oscars need 25g minimum from one source, and 150g minimum from another. I have kept one in a 75g and think it works really well. Veteran MFK members and my own experience are worth the most for me
Ha! Forgot to throw in my own two cents...
I do admit that I knid of like to believe in the books that I read, but I always go with what I think. I do believe that a monster fish can live in a tank that is twice the length of it's adult size and the width being the same size as the adult fish depending on the fish), I would even go as far as to say 3/4 of the adult size, BUT (before anyone starts) I do believe that if the tank is three times the length of the adult fish and the width is the same size of the adult fish, it's fine.
I keep hearing some people here saying that a 29g is too small for an 8" fish, but I think it would be fine.
I do admit that I knid of like to believe in the books that I read, but I always go with what I think. I do believe that a monster fish can live in a tank that is twice the length of it's adult size and the width being the same size as the adult fish depending on the fish), I would even go as far as to say 3/4 of the adult size, BUT (before anyone starts) I do believe that if the tank is three times the length of the adult fish and the width is the same size of the adult fish, it's fine.
I keep hearing some people here saying that a 29g is too small for an 8" fish, but I think it would be fine.
If you get your min. tank size info from books, people, and your own opinion, tech. thats mixing different opinions, which would be the same as all of the above lol, so thats what got my vote!
People, when using thier own judgement (Such as benzjamin for exaple), could say that a 3" fish could live in a 6" long tank fine. If, hypotheorectially that was correct, that would be considered the norm. If another source stated that the same fish at the same size could live fine in a 4.5" long tank, that could be considered cruel.
I personally think that a fish would feel best if kept in a tank at least 5x thier length in length, 3x thier height in height and twice thier length in the depth as a minimum.
But fish dont choose what size tank that reside in so its up to us to decide. Common sense prevails here.
I personally think that a fish would feel best if kept in a tank at least 5x thier length in length, 3x thier height in height and twice thier length in the depth as a minimum.
But fish dont choose what size tank that reside in so its up to us to decide. Common sense prevails here.
i beleive in my own opinion, veterans of the hobby and sometimes the internet if it convinces me...but i personally have limited tanks and tankspace for my fish so i try to squeze in as many fish as possible without having a deathmatch in my tank. i try to let my fish have more space than needed but as i already said i don't have a huge tank that i can keep anything in.
unannon;1506188; said:
That's about right. Generally for me it's myself, especially for a single fish, and I might ask around a bit when we're talking communities of fish/stocking levels. I've kind of given up on the books because too many of them tell us that monster-type fishes can live in 55's.