Hi Everyone,
I've been keeping fish for about 4 years now and currently keep a 75 gallon and 125 gallon with all-male peacocks and haps. I just moved into a new house with a decent sized basement that has a completely open floor plan and was thinking of starting a fishroom. I don't want to do a massive fishroom with a ton of tanks since I don't have a ton of time so I was thinking of building a couple racks and making a "Fish Area" in one of the corners of the basement near the sink and drain area. I want something that would accommodate 5 breeding groups of smaller Peacocks and Haps. I know I will be using sponge filter system and plan on just using individual tank heaters since I hope to not have more than 10 tanks going (plus the tanks will not be in an enclosed area).
Here's where I struggle. What size tanks will I need to start a small scale fish room where I would breed 5 different species of Peacocks/Haps? Can I use a few 33 Gallon Longs, some 20 Longs and a few 10 Gallons? Or do I need some 55G's or 40BR's? Again, I'm aiming for the smallest setup size possible (least number of tanks and gallons) while efficiently breeding 5 species and keeping them healthy.
Thanks!
I've been keeping fish for about 4 years now and currently keep a 75 gallon and 125 gallon with all-male peacocks and haps. I just moved into a new house with a decent sized basement that has a completely open floor plan and was thinking of starting a fishroom. I don't want to do a massive fishroom with a ton of tanks since I don't have a ton of time so I was thinking of building a couple racks and making a "Fish Area" in one of the corners of the basement near the sink and drain area. I want something that would accommodate 5 breeding groups of smaller Peacocks and Haps. I know I will be using sponge filter system and plan on just using individual tank heaters since I hope to not have more than 10 tanks going (plus the tanks will not be in an enclosed area).
Here's where I struggle. What size tanks will I need to start a small scale fish room where I would breed 5 different species of Peacocks/Haps? Can I use a few 33 Gallon Longs, some 20 Longs and a few 10 Gallons? Or do I need some 55G's or 40BR's? Again, I'm aiming for the smallest setup size possible (least number of tanks and gallons) while efficiently breeding 5 species and keeping them healthy.
Thanks!