Vampire fish questions

[Snook000]

Are there different types of vampire fish and how big do they get.

 

[Otherone]

Yes - heres this sites sticky -
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183738

 

[Snook000]

Could I keep a red tail vampire or a Scomb in a 55.

 

[krichardson]

Could I keep a red tail vampire or a Scomb in a 55.

Those two grow very slowly so you should have plenty of time with em in a 55 before they need more space.

 

[Snook000]

How big of a tank would I need because it said that the scomb rarely get to 12".

 

[Industrial]

Many kind of vampire tetras seem to be claustrophobic and cannot be in smaller tanks like cichlids.

I say in general you want to have twice the vampire tetra's length just for turning space. Sometimes though, a 12" payara can work out in a 18" wide tank.

 

[Snook000]

So I couldn't keep one in a 55 for life

 

[Otherone]

Nope

 

[Snook000]

How long could I keep one in a 55

 

[PayaraMan]

A scomb could stay in there about a year before it freaks out and breaks its nose, A Tat or "Red Tail" would work for about 6-7 months depending on how much you feed. And Armatus are out of the question.