Right now my schoolers (group of 15) are cramped in a 45 gallon corner tank - no where to really "swim."
How Big Should I Go?
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Ok, you definitely have my interest now! :drool:
I love my Rummies and am partial to the big schools as well! I have 20 in a 55G with loaches and a Festivum and for me... it's a perfect tank. A 150 or 180 planted with a large school theme would be the ultimate for me. This is purely my dream tank...
150G
60 Rummies
1-2 Keyholes
1-2 Festivums
30 Cories
I believe I would be able to watch that tank for hours everyday.
I love my Rummies and am partial to the big schools as well! I have 20 in a 55G with loaches and a Festivum and for me... it's a perfect tank. A 150 or 180 planted with a large school theme would be the ultimate for me. This is purely my dream tank...
150G
60 Rummies
1-2 Keyholes
1-2 Festivums
30 Cories
I believe I would be able to watch that tank for hours everyday.
Me too ...
A 150 with a couple of schools of 40 or 50 each (cardinals and rummies) would be really sweet.
I really need a reference of how much "room" I will have with a 90. One group of schooling fish would fit fine in a 90, but 2 big groups would likely be pushing it.
A 150 with a couple of schools of 40 or 50 each (cardinals and rummies) would be really sweet.
I really need a reference of how much "room" I will have with a 90. One group of schooling fish would fit fine in a 90, but 2 big groups would likely be pushing it.
For a 90, I would say 30-35 would make a nice size school. Which would leave room for otos, corys, and a center piece.
PS. Rummy Noses are my thing as well, I've 25+ (hard to count, i bought 30 originally lost a few) in my 80gal but also check out Lemon tetras. I recently bought 6 and they are now my second fave, they bumped congos down to three now, lol.
Just off the cuff guessing here and assuming overkill filtration...
I'd say 2 groups of 30 in a 90 would work.
Overfiltration is the only way to go - it can never hurt.
I would hate to get the 90 up and jam it with 2 schoolers that didn't fit.
I would hate to get the 90 up and jam it with 2 schoolers that didn't fit.
The only drawback is you lose the room for diversity, but I've have seen large 6'+ tanks with hundreds of neons and nothing more, but the aquarium was really just about the plants.
lol, that made me think of this pic my wife took of me when i first got my 180g. Yes it can be hard to reach into but it's worth it IMO.
I would like to add that iv'e had this tank set up for about a year now and when i look at it now it looks small, by next year i hope to have upgraded to a 300g (i can't fit a bigger tank in after that).
