I saw a thread similar to this but he never got an actual answer. I have a 3-4" Rhom in a 29 gallon. It seems to be perfectly fine in this size tank for now, but how long will it be, if ever, before I need a bigger tank, and how big should it be? I do live in an apartment, and being on the second floor in an older building leaves me worried about the weight issue of a much larger tank. THANKS!
RHOM TANK SIZE???
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you will need to upgrade soon . large tank for permanent home, if you cant because of weight i will take him from you. no problem
haha thanks for the offer but i love this guy, therefore i will do what it takes for him. any idea on the weight on the 100g?
from what i gather, the largest captive specimen was 16" but 12"-14" is more common. also take into consideration that they are very slow growers compared to other p's. at 3"-4" he may be 8-10 months old
^ no , put him in a 90 or a 100 and do lots of water changes, i had mine in a 20 for a while and saw no growth he was 4.5 inches i moved him to his current 60 gallon tank with a koralia 4 powerhead on a timer so it starts at 8 am and ends at midnight at one and of the tank i have a nice driftwood fortress and the rest is just gravel so he has plenty of room to have fun with the powerhead. people have been saying this fish is a very slow grower but from what im seeing if the conditions are correct you can maximize growth. mince is now 6 3/4 inches ive only had him for 4 months. and i dint see any growth until i moved him into the 60 set up the way i said. i highly reccomend trying this to anyone who wants to maximize the growth of there young rhoms. its really cool good luck with your rhom its my personal favorite fish.