My axolotl, Kirby!

[FishHobby99]

THEY say 20 G for one and 30 for two and that the bottom sqaure footage is more important than the tank depth/height. Makes sense to me.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

THEY say 20 G for one and 30 for two and that the bottom sqaure footage is more important than the tank depth/height. Makes sense to me.

tru

 

[Happilyretired]

Wow! Wonder what kind he was?

Big and very ugly.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

Big and very ugly.

what are u talking about, there so cute. Ill tell u whats ugly, a brislenose pleco. Axolots are adorable. There little mouth is cute, there big dazzling eyes. There cute chubby face. There the opposet of ugly

 

[OliveFish05]

Most reputable breeders recommend 20 gallons for the first and 10 gallons for every additional one. Though of course floor space is more important, which is how @itiwhetu (correct me if I’m wrong) was able to keep three in a tank he said was the base dimensions of a 40 breeder, but only half the height (so also half the water volume).

 

[itiwhetu]

Most reputable breeders recommend 20 gallons for the first and 10 gallons for every additional one. Though of course floor space is more important, which is how @itiwhetu (correct me if I’m wrong) was able to keep three in a tank he said was the base dimensions of a 40 breeder, but only half the height (so also half the water volume).

Surface area is always more important than tank volume, I get frustrated when continually tanks are talked about as a 20g or a 40g.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

Most reputable breeders recommend 20 gallons for the first and 10 gallons for every additional one. Though of course floor space is more important, which is how @itiwhetu (correct me if I’m wrong) was able to keep three in a tank he said was the base dimensions of a 40 breeder, but only half the height (so also half the water volume).

ok, interesting. I found a tank that was 10 gallons, but it was suuuuper flat. It was only 10cm tall, but it had 1 metre by 1 metre footprint. It didnt look the best but it was cool. Maybye you could put a tank on top of the flat tank? Maybye you could put a divider seperating the top and bottom so you can have tank mates

 

[Obsessed with fish]

Surface area is always more important than tank volume, I get frustrated when continually tanks are talked about as a 20g or a 40g.

yes, i find it annoying when i see abrisle nose pleco in a 30 gallon tank thats a cycender so the footprints tiny.

 

[OliveFish05]

what are u talking about, there so cute. Ill tell u whats ugly, a brislenose pleco

How could you

 

[Obsessed with fish]

How could you

it is kinda true.

 

[OliveFish05]

Surface area is always more important than tank volume, I get frustrated when continually tanks are talked about as a 20g or a 40g.

That was what I was saying, the base dimensions matter more than actual gallon capacity. How would you prefer we refer to tanks? By their dimensions?

 

[itiwhetu]

ok, interesting. I found a tank that was 10 gallons, but it was suuuuper flat. It was only 10cm tall, but it had 1 metre by 1 metre footprint. It didnt look the best but it was cool. Maybye you could put a tank on top of the flat tank? Maybye you could put a divider seperating the top and bottom so you can have tank mates

In my breeding room my grow out tanks were 36x15x12 inches. 12 inches deep. on top of those I would sit 18x9x9 inch breeding tanks. I would have four of those sitting on top of the grow out tank the fish would spawn in the little tanks. when the fry were ready to be moved, I would just tip the contents of those tanks into the grow out tanks. So I would have four tanks of say lemon tetras spawning at the same time. Four tanks of cherry Barbs etc.

 

[OliveFish05]

it is kinda true.

No it is “kinda” a matter of opinion!

 

[OliveFish05]

In my breeding room my grow out tanks were 36x15x12 inches. 12 inches deep. on top of those I would sit 18x9x9 inch breeding tanks. I would have four of those sitting on top of the grow out tank the fish would spawn in the little tanks. when the fry were ready to be moved, I would just tip the contents of those tanks into the grow out tanks. So I would have four tanks of say lemon tetras spawning at the same time. Four tanks of cherry Barbs etc.

Like setting directly on top, or a few inches above?

 

[itiwhetu]

Like setting directly on top, or a few inches above?

Sitting on the edge of the larger tank directly on top