Tank size for senegal

[albirdy]

Hello,

What's the minimum tank size for a senegal, and then for two.

same question for ornate birchir.

 

[Moshmarine]

i'd say a 55g

 

[albirdy]

I remember reading in a sticky somewhere that a 30 gallon would suffice. is this true? and does that mean for a single senegal birchir?

 

[Moshmarine]

i suppose a 30 might work, but remember that senegals get about 12"

 

[uting]

a 30 will work but the bigger the better.

 

[dbcb314]

30 would work for one but its really pushing it IMO. they are actually really active fish. Mine is constantly swimming back and forth.

A 55 is MUCH better IMO

 

[ProblEmZ]

Hello,

What's the minimum tank size for a senegal, and then for two.

same question for ornate birchir.

I believe there is a sticky in this section that could answer those questions easily.

Here
Post #12

 

[beblondie]

for a single smaller species of bichir a 30 is fine of course bigger is better but that wasn't the question.For a pair of senegals a 40 Gallon Breeder 36x18x16 or a standard 50 Gallon 36x18x18.Ornates 125 Gallon 72x18x22-Anne

 

[gigas12]

Hi,yes the bigger the species,the bigger the tank.

 

[albirdy]

great, thanks anne.

i guess my ornate dream will have to go down the drain