Most versatile tank size?

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smithj427

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What would you say is the size of tank that allows you the most options?

I know this may seem kind of a dumb question at first since bigger would obviously be better but it seems to me that you reach a point where the fish you're housing either won't get along from being too confined or they just plain don't get along and so having a larger tank would be just redundant. You know what I mean?

Anyway just wondering what size you would say works best for you and why
 
smithj427;3562018; said:
What would you say is the size of tank that allows you the most options?

I know this may seem kind of a dumb question at first since bigger would obviously be better but it seems to me that you reach a point where the fish you're housing either won't get along from being too confined or they just plain don't get along and so having a larger tank would be just redundant. You know what I mean?

Anyway just wondering what size you would say works best for you and why
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Personally, I would say a 75g or 90g would be the most versatile. They leave you a fairly decent array of fish to choose from and aren't too terribly expensive to setup and maintain, even if buying brand new equipment. They're also easier to move/less likely to freak out landlords if that's a factor (I'm a college student).

But you are right about "bigger is better". Once I complete my graduate degree, I don't think I'll be keeping anything smaller than a 180g... unless it's a growout tank for my salvini fry :P
 
Lol, I'm in a very similar situation. Going to university and I'm on the 23rd floor of an apartment so I don't want to risk having a large tank up here. Never mind getting up here. But ya, once school's done it'll be the biggest I can afford.
 
^agree^ Only I have to convince my Mom to let me get a 180gal for my Endli and once I transfer to another college I need to find PETS ALLOWED cause there is no way I'm leaving my fish with my mom (couldn't take care of a betta)
 
6x2x2 (180) is prettymuch the best common size
 
Tank size will always be determined by species of fish. Personally, I think a 75g would be minimum for a large Cichlid (like an Oscar or Jag) kept by itself, but a Jardini should be in a minimum of a 150g. So it really depends on the fish that you want to keep on it's own. I think that a 2og Long is pretty versatile as I use it as a quarantine and hospital tank. It can fit a 1' fish in there temporary while it adjusts or if you're medicating the tank because you're not going to waste so much meds on a larger tank.
 
i live in an apartment and i have a 36" 58 gallon i left my 48" 75 gallon in storage because of the width but man the 36" tank fits anywere
 
Among common, easy to find tanks, 75s are great.
 
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