Tank size question

[Synirr]

I'm about a month away from buying a 75 gallon for my oscar, senegal bichir, and midas hybrid thing. And please, no comments about the midas-thing tearing her tankmates apart... so far she's not nippy at all, and I'm keeping a close eye on her, just incase
Anyway my question is this: what do you think would be the minimum size of a tank that could comfortably house these three as adults? They're all under 6 inches right now, so a 75 gallons will do for quite some time, but I don't think it will be large enough for all three of them forever, will it? I know the suggested size for midas and oscars is 75 gallons, but I figure that's for a single fish...

I'd like a little advice so I know what I should start saving up to buy in the future!

 

[Synirr]

...Anybody?

 

[fufanu360]

hmph, sounds like it might be a tight squize, i would say its do-able

 

[NinjaSmurf]

I would definetely get something bigger than a 75 gallon.





P.S. Your little crab pic is strangely in tune with the Korn song I'm listening to right now....

 

[sylvia]

The minnimum for 2 oscars would be 150 gallons so I suppose you'll be needing a 200 gallon tank eventualy - in order to house the midas with the oscar and bichir comfortably.

 

[fufanu360]

i think 200 G for those fish would be overdoing things there sylvia

 

[sylvia]

I don't think so but maybe you should ask in the oddballs section (bichir) and in the cichlids section and see what people there think...

 

[CFC]

I would be looking at getting atleast a 120g tank to house a oscar and hybrid midas together otherwise there is likely to be some serious conflict in the future. The bichir is fine in anything from a 30g upwards and is probably going to be in danger of being eaten once the cichlids have reached full adult size.

 

[OohFeeshy]

I'd get the biggest tank you can. Obviously within reason, not something like a million pound wall to wall aquarium. I'm being sarcastic, but as I asid, you should go for the biggest tank you can afford.

 

[Nuttygal! :0)]

I'm thinking that a 75 wouldn't cause many probs, just be a bit of a tight squeeze, though actually you should really get a bigger tank. As CFC said, there may me some sqwabbles in the future that may result in bichir being eaten by your cichlids.

Good luck!!


PS - Do you breed Bettas???

 

[freddyk]

I would not stock those three fish in a 4 foot tank, or even 2 of them for that matter. a 6 foot 125 gallon would be my recommendaion as a minimum. Big fish, especially multiples of them, need space - they may survive in a 75 gallon but is mere survival really enough?

I would think an adult bichir should be fine with those fish, in the right tank.

 

[Synirr]

PS - Do you breed Bettas???

Not at the moment, but I probably will sometime in the future when I have my own house/apartment

As for the 75 gallon... it will be temporary, which is why I was asking what tank size I should eventually get *lol*
Obviously I wouldn't have asked if I was planning to keep it forever, right?

Thanks for all the comments... I'll probably go with at least a 150 gallon next time I upgrade, and keep the 75 gallon for the bichir