Red belly aquarium

[Achilles1763]

Hello, I am Kicking around ideas for my 90 gallon 5ft tank. Bad is a school of red bellies possible and if so how many specimens? Thanks

 

[caribemob]

3 or 5 but they might out grow that foot print.

 

[Geryi]

Hi,

Imho, 90g isn't an adapted volume for Pygocentrus nattereri, and 3 or 4 fishes don't really make a shoal.
You should rather choose a little/medium Serrasalmus species like sanchezi or geryi, or a medium sized rhombeus for some years, or a Prystobrycon like eigenmanni.

Best regards.

 

[Atfownz]

You can shoal goldfishes in that 90g. They are monsters!

 

[SandNukka15]

What are the dimensions on a 5 foot 90 gallon?

 

[Achilles1763]

5ftx2ftx18 inches, and thanks but no thanks on the goldfish front.

 

[kevbc03]

You can shoal goldfishes in that 90g. They are monsters!

....What?



I would recommend 3 or 4 in a 90 gallon. If you are growing them out as juvies, then I would recommend getting 6 or 7. They will pick off the weakest of the bunch and you'll be left with the top specimens.

 

[Achilles1763]

Glad it wasn't just me that was a little surprised by the goldfish idea!

Thanks for everyone's input, I am just kicking around ideas at the moment as it will be a few weeks till the new house is painted etc so I can set it up. But I have never kept piranha and love the idea, basically it's coming down to either piranha or a pair of snakeheads

 

[SandNukka15]

You can do 4 or 5 reds in there

 

[Achilles1763]

Nice one, thanks. Still deciding but really excited to piranha idea. I will update when the tank is set up one way or the other