Suggested tank size

[aaronb]

I have a bunch of cichlids and was wondering how big a tank I'd need to keep them together if even possible. Here is the list.

2 tiger oscars, 2 peacock bass, 2 midas, 1 red devil
1 green terror, 1 jack dempsey, 1 electric blue jack dempsey, 1 convict, 1 gold severum, 1 pike, 1 bichir, 2 spotted raphael catfish, 1 green sunfish, 1 jaguar, 1 firemouth, 1 pearl, 2 red bellied pacus, 1 giant gourami.

I have them in different tanks around the house right now. They're all small with the pacus and oscars the biggest around 6 to 7 inches. I know it'd take a big expensive tank to hold all of these when they're full grown. You know what they say though. The price of cool isn't cheap.

 

[Brian_Indiana]

With that live stock, you are going to need something huge if you want it all in the same tank. I have a 220 and it wouldn't do it if full grown.

 

[aaronb]

Yeah I was wondering if 1000 gallons would be enough.

 

[Loves severums]

Yeah I was wondering if 1000 gallons would be enough.

I agree

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

if you can get a 1000g that would be great. take out pacus, gourami, and pbass, and you can probably go with something quite a bit smaller.

 

[Redearsunfish]

Not sure, 2000+ gallons min. would be my best guess?

 

[DMD123]

take out pacus, gourami, and pbass, and you can probably go with something quite a bit smaller.

Agree.

These are the tank busters that put you in a whole different league.

 

[NCStateFisher]

id agree with red ear sunfish.. you're lookin at close to 1.5-2k gallons, id lose the pacu and then you could probably get away with like 600-800

 

[davdev]

Yeah I was wondering if 1000 gallons would be enough.

Yeah ... for the Pacu's. Add another 1000 for everything else.

 

[treldib]

I would think the Cichla would eat some of that stock...especially the Convict.