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Does anyone have a link , or even if there is a site that recommends what fish need for water??? gallons per fish..

for example Oscar = 55 gal
JD = ?? gal
firemouth=?? gal

in the next month or 2 My family will be stocking 3 tanks
20 gal long
55 gal
135 gal

after cycling them it may be closer to 3 or 4 months , but since I started working on the tanks my wife and kids are picking out fish and they need a reality check as to what we actually have room for... I have been to sites with fish profiles but I'm afraid to send them to those sites because God only knows what combinations of fish they will be having me put together....
 
There are many sites out there that will reference a "minimum size" tank. But often they are not correct. The best input usually comes from stating what you would like to do and receive input.


Many factors will come into play besides tank size.

Water chemistry needs, hard/soft.
Dietary needs
Adult size of fish.
Agressiveness and how it changes with age/maturity.
Natural behavior...solitary, nipping, schooling, etc.
Bio-load the fish produce.
Top, middle, bottom swimming characteristics along with free swimming area
Spawning issues and mating habits along with male/female ratios.

Do not mean to make it difficult, but those are the facts.

Any help we can offer, we will. What kind of fish do you like?
 
Thanks . I realise that but unfortunately they don't , I'm just trying to show them that we can't put 3 FM and a pair of cons in the 20 , an oscar a pleco and a JD in the 55 , and 3 pacu an aro and a red tail cat in the 135 ...
 
jd1168 said:
Thanks . I realise that but unfortunately they don't , I'm just trying to show them that we can't put 3 FM and a pair of cons in the 20 , an oscar a pleco and a JD in the 55 , and 3 pacu an aro and a red tail cat in the 135 ...
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tell your wife that you will have 3, 25 pound, 2 feet long fish on your floor after they break your (how ever much money) dollar tank, and then all of that fishwater is on the floor. she wont want them any more. believe me, my mom hates it if i get a little water on the floor when i change the water.
tell your kids that the fish in the 20 gallon WILL kill each other if they put that many in. a pair of convicts will do OK in a 20 gallon, but not great.

try to get them to look at other fish like some neons, cardinals, platies, mollies, and swordtails, for they are all very easy to care for, and have vibrant colors. corydoras catfish are great bottom feeders, and they are really active and your kids will like to watch them.

for the 55, have them look at angels. you could have 4 in there, and they come in a good variety of colors. along with the angels, you could get more corydoras, and some bigger tetras like black skirts, white skirts, red eyes, diamonds (no neons or cardinals, as the angels WILL eat them eventually).

in the 135, there is alot of room to work with. angels are a good choice again, and you could have 6 of them. a gold severum would be great along with the angels. then, you could have a large school of tetras (i.e 24) like bleeding heart tetras OR congo tetras. congos are a good choice, but they get larger than bleeding hearts, so if you want congos, get 16-18. for bottom feeders, you could get more corys, but you might want to get something a little bigger, so why not try a group of 3 loaches (NOT CLOW LOACHES- they get to big).
 
Those aren't the fish they actually want , but they don't get the fact that you can only have so many fish per gallon...i will have to look at whatever fish they want and see if they work with our tanks
 
Depending on the shape of your tanks there is the possibility to have one or more of those fish, besides the Pacu which you don't have room for even if all your tanks were combined. So tell your family that they can choose which of those fish they like very best--the one fish, then find out what other fish can fit with them, if any. Once you learn that an oscar needs a 75g minimun per fish alone, they might decide they'd prefer more smaller fish.
 
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