tank size for a red devil

[Wesley G]

75

 

[Wesley G]

75

 

[cockroach]

If it's a female 75 gal would be fine but a male would grow and look much better in a 90 or 90+ tank. A pair in a 110 or larger.
There is a plethora of info online related to this. You will need to sift through it and make an informed decision on what your realistic long term goal is with this fish.

 

[RD.]

OP asked this question in Feb 2014, and hasn't been back since Mar 2014.

 

[Wesley G]

If it's a female 75 gal would be fine but a male would grow and look much better in a 90 or 90+ tank. A pair in a 110 or larger.
There is a of info online related to this. You will need to sift through it and make an informed decision on what your realistic long term goal is with this fish.

75 gallon is fine by himself , bigger is always better , but 75 gallon is not going to stunt his growth at all . I have plenty of friends that have one and a 75 that they raised as a baby and they're 12 inches or 11 inches in size. But sure if you can afford that size of an a tank for one fish so be it. Most sites that are reputable recommend at least a 55 gallon for Red Devil which would probably be okay but I don't agree with that, so everyone has their preferences. what it look better of course but you don't have to worry about size being stunted I don't agree with the 75 gallons tank for an Oscar either and you read that advice online all the time.

OP asked this question in Feb 2014, and hasn't been back since Mar 2014.

That's true but it always helps newbies And some information, not much does change over the years. Something like this topic doesn't.

 

[dan518]

I think our understanding of the fish needs does change over time, amphilophus labiatus are more then capable of hitting the 14 inch in length given decent water and tank, personally a min of a 5 ft 120 gal.

 

[RD.]

That's true but it always helps newbies And some information, not much does change over the years. Something like this topic doesn't.

What doesn't change Wes, is that hobbyists will always agree to disagree on minimum size tanks. This forum is no exception.

As an example, I would personally never consider a site as being reputable, if they recommend as minimum a 55 gallon for an adult A. labiatus, or A. citrinellus. I would personally consider that piss poor advice.

Most sites that are reputable recommend at least a 55 gallon for Red Devil

Carry on …….

 

[Wesley G]

What doesn't change Wes, is that hobbyists will always agree to disagree on minimum size tanks. This forum is no exception.

That's exactly what I said, if a site told me 55 gallons, I'm gonna disagree with that for Red Devil. fish hobbyists get most of their information from a reparable sites not from your friends I'm not sure what was going on 30 years ago but it's actually more accurate today if you do your homework. You have to consider the source. Of course you can't believe one site or even two. as time goes by we do learn more about fish. An example would be they've done studies recently on cichlids memories. Their memories are much better than they thought years ago. Through today's technology that's possible. but to say things don't change on what we know about fish is plain ignorant. About the tank size we can agree to disagree.



As an example, I would personally never consider a site as being reputable, if they recommend as minimum a 55 gallon for an adult A. labiatus, or A. citrinellus. I would personally consider that piss poor advice.







Carry on …….

 

[Wesley G]

I think our understanding of the fish needs does change over time, amphilophus labiatus are more then capable of hitting the 14 inch in length given decent water and tank, personally a min of a 5 ft 120 gal.

I personally have never heard or seen the 14 inch amphilophus labiatus. I said what I said there is no correct answer other then the obvious minimum of 75 gallons . So we can all agree to disagree. have a good day I'm gonna unfold this thread needs to be closed.

 

[RD.]

I have seen 14" A. labiatus, and even larger A. citrinellus. In fact, a couple of fish that size have been owned by members here. I could post links. pics, etc, but for what purpose? Educate the newbies as you say? lol