a Tank in a Tank

[EmpressDraegynBourne]

Will a 75 gal Tank support a - 20 gal tank sitting inside it?

I would like to keep the fish separate so they are not eaten by the larger fish.

 

[Pinkey]

That is a very interesting idea. Would these tanks share water somehow? Please explain your vision more. In simplest terms, yes, glass weighs less than rock so a tank in a tank shouldn't stress the glass of either tank but there are many other considerations.

 

[Nitani]

Have you tried looking for special mesh dividers or aquarium dividers?

 

[TwoTankAmin]

I would that would work for a number of reasons. How will you clean the inside tank without letting the little fish out the big fish in. How will fou feed them different foods in terms pf types and sizes? How will to net fish in other space if you need to catch them alive or remove dead or sick fish.

And in the wild small fish can instinctively run from bigger ones, It may not save them but in the set-up you propose the little ones may be scared a lot of the time which is stressful. Stress is one of the greatest causes of weakening their immune system and thus opening them up to a greater change they will succumb to what they could normally fight off naturally.

To borrow an old adverstising line, "It's not nice to fool mother nature." It rarely works out well.