My m8 has given me 2 of these celebs halfbeaks, (male and female) He has been breeding them...

i have had to put them in a tank on thier own as there not very good in community tanks apparently, only problem is i only had a spare 18" tank with a mature filter..

how big will they grow and is this tank to small for them and should i maybe setup a new one tomorrow , and transfer them in to it when its cycled?

Thanks.

Nice fish let me know if you get them breeding these can be hard to get hold of, is it a 18" cube and did you get the pm about the plecs ive lost most of them just passed away not sure why

Yeah got the message m8 sorry to hear that..

The celebs should breed no prob, my mate has been doing them for ages and the pair that have been breeding is the pair he gave me

The tank is 18 x 12 x 15 - its 11 gallons.

Check out the following article.

http://www.livingfish.co.uk/forum/article.asp?art=856

I aint got them now m8, they been rehomed cos i need the tank urgent only had them a day )

Celebes halfbeaks only grow to a couple of iinches and should be fine in an 18inch tank. The reason they don't do well in community tanks is because they get bullied and end up starving to death. Have lots of plants in there (some floating plants) and feed them a varied diet several times a day. They look great when you have groups of them and the males start showing off to each other. 18 inch tank should be big enough to house 10 or so individuals.