Round tank sizes

[dogbert4pres]

Before you all gasp, this is referring to using a "kids pool" / pond type container. I am building a fish room to breed Killies and would like two indoor "ponds" for rays. I read the tank size requirements and they seem EXCEPTIONALLY small, some having a ray 30" diameter in a 96x30 tank. Would something along the lines of a 72" diameter x 30" deep or a 96" diameter x 24" be more appropriate for say a leopoldi (just using this as an example) than the listed tank which is a 96x30? It would seem to me that the listed tank is woefully small and akin to placing an Oscar into a 29gal tank.

http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/3116/Fiberglass-Tanks-Circular-Flat-Bottom

http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/955/Round-Polyethylene-Tanks-Blue

Thanks for the help

 

[sbrodacz]

try searching. I've seen a lot of people using different size pools and ponds for rays.

 

[dogbert4pres]

I tried but came back with nothing, well at least nothing relevant using MFK as the search space. I will try to widen it to all Google, but the first glance on that did not look promising either.

Thanks

 

[PeteLockwood]

The simple answer is yes, bigger is better.

Check these prices: http://www.plastic-mart.com/class.php?cat=41

 

[SpeshulEd]

Ha, shipping for the 920g stock tank is "OUTRAGEOUS"

 

[PeteLockwood]

Ya, I remember lol'ing when I saw that too. I think (too lazy to go back and check) that they have various distribution points around the country for most of the tanks. Mostly I was putting these up to illustrate how whack AE's prices are.

 

[SpeshulEd]

Yeah, I want to do an outdoor pond, but I'm thinking my best option is to just dig a hole as I've yet to find anything that would work perfectly.

 

[Zoodiver]

I really like these 8' pools from Aquatic Eco. I've used them a lot for rays. (Cheaper to ship and store when you aren't using them as well.)

http://www.aquaticeco.com/subcategories/953/Portable-Tanks