What size tank do I need for my stock?

[Andrew1002]

Here's my stock-
3-jack dempseys
3-oscars
1-clown loach
2-plecostomus
Anything else in my stock will be gone. So these are my main concerns. Probably getting rid of the clown loach too as I don't want him eaten. I was thinking 200 gallons. What's the bare minimum? I was thinking of possibly splitting up some of the stock. Like maybe putting the jack dempseys alone in a 90 while the oscars are in another tank. Idk yet. What's a bare minimum tank size for the 6 cichlids? I will get rid of the plecos and clown loach most likely. So what's a bare minimum with cichlids only?


-Andrew

 

[Loves severums]

for all 6 cichild i would say a 200 gallon...

 

[probassfisher010]

180


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[Bderick67]

6x2x2' 180 gallon tank would be fine for room. Though this does not mean that they will all get along, especially if any pair up.

 

[everlastace]

A good rule for large south and central American cichlids is 30 gallons per fish (with 55 being minimum for 1 fish) So 180 sounds good!

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[Andrew1002]

Yeah think I'm gonna get a 180. Not sure yet. I might buy a 125 for the oscars, then buy a 90 for the jack dempseys. Will that work? Then ill put one large pleco in each setup. Then put my other stock in current tank

-Andrew

 

[everlastace]

Yeah think I'm gonna get a 180. Not sure yet. I might buy a 125 for the oscars, then buy a 90 for the jack dempseys. Will that work? Then ill put one large pleco in each setup. Then put my other stock in current tank

-Andrew

That would work. But if you get a pair, you're always gonna have issues.

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[crazysteve710]

Yeah think I'm gonna get a 180. Not sure yet. I might buy a 125 for the oscars, then buy a 90 for the jack dempseys. Will that work? Then ill put one large pleco in each setup. Then put my other stock in current tank

-Andrew

i think that would be fine there would be enough room in each tank i think for your fish to live together

 

[Andrew1002]

I decided to try my luck at building a plywood tank. Saving up now. I'm going to build a 200-350 gallon tank. Probably in the 250 range. I'll set this up in my basement. Along with my other tanks I have currently. I'm gonna build it huge so I have room to play with. I'm first going to build a 10-20 gallon plywood tank to see how I am at building it. I might just go ahead and build a 400 gallon tank. I might build a large tank in the 400 gallon range because I will maybe pick up some other fish too.

-Andrew