A asdf Fish Fanatic Joined Sep 12, 2004 Messages 71 Reaction score 0 Dec 18, 2004 #1 What the minimum gallon requierments of a frontosa???
M modernhamlet Just this guy... Joined Feb 24, 2004 Messages 2,301 Reaction score 2 Location Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA Dec 18, 2004 #2 Hopefully someone can answer you more fully and from experience, but I think that 100g is a good minimum to start from...
Hopefully someone can answer you more fully and from experience, but I think that 100g is a good minimum to start from...
F freddyk Fish Aficionado Joined Sep 20, 2004 Messages 3,005 Reaction score 0 Dec 18, 2004 #3 One frontosa will go in a 75 gallon no problem. For a colony you're looking at 125+ gallons, and the bigger the better.
One frontosa will go in a 75 gallon no problem. For a colony you're looking at 125+ gallons, and the bigger the better.
OP OP A asdf Fish Fanatic Joined Sep 12, 2004 Messages 71 Reaction score 0 Dec 19, 2004 #4 Would a 65 be ok??
F freddyk Fish Aficionado Joined Sep 20, 2004 Messages 3,005 Reaction score 0 Dec 19, 2004 #5 A 65 will do for one, as long as it isn't a 'tall' tank.
OP OP A asdf Fish Fanatic Joined Sep 12, 2004 Messages 71 Reaction score 0 Dec 19, 2004 #6 What if its 38 long, 24 tall and 16 wide
M modernhamlet Just this guy... Joined Feb 24, 2004 Messages 2,301 Reaction score 2 Location Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA Dec 19, 2004 #7 That's definitely a "tall" tank. Fronts need more length than that.
OP OP A asdf Fish Fanatic Joined Sep 12, 2004 Messages 71 Reaction score 0 Dec 20, 2004 #8 Sorry the dimentions are 36by 18 by 24
F freddyk Fish Aficionado Joined Sep 20, 2004 Messages 3,005 Reaction score 0 Dec 20, 2004 #9 Technically you can do it, but really I'd consider other fish for a more rewarding tank. An adult frontosa in that tank is sort of akin to a goldfish in a bowl - not terribly exciting.
Technically you can do it, but really I'd consider other fish for a more rewarding tank. An adult frontosa in that tank is sort of akin to a goldfish in a bowl - not terribly exciting.
OP OP A asdf Fish Fanatic Joined Sep 12, 2004 Messages 71 Reaction score 0 Dec 20, 2004 #10 Thanx for your advice great analogy