Yellow Labs In A 10 Gallon

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igeak691

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Can I put one, maybe more, yellow labs inside a 10 gallon? If they ever outgrow the tank, I have a 20 gallon long tank, and a 30 gallon I can move them to. If I can, I'll be getting 1 inch ones. So how many can I get?

Isaac
 
Except for fry, a 10 is too small for yellow labs. You could put a quartet in a 30 long, but anything smaller is really not good for african cichlids. Sorry... but these are fish that don't do well in small tanks.

Jim
 
Put them in the 30 now and let them grow out properly...you will be rewarded in the future with healthier fish.....
 
No, 1 inch fish are juvies, in my book. I wouldn't put them in a 10 at that size. YoFishBoy is right... put them in a 30 and you'll be glad you did.

Jim
 
The fish will grow fast even when they are that small.
I'd say you'd be transferring them in a couple months very easily.
I had a trio of them in a 10G, and I got my 60G just to keep them happy.

Yeah, putting them in the 30G would be a better idea if you could do it now.
The ideal ratio is 3F to 1M, but with them being that small, it might be a little hard to sex them.
 
igeak691 said:
Can I keep just one in a 20 gallon long tank? Or would two work out nice as well?

Isaac
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I don't see why not.

a 20 gallon long has pretty much the same dimensions as a 29 gal except for not having as much height as 29 gal.

Labs get around 5 inches....

I would add no more than 2 yellow labs.
 
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