new tank setup, please review?
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how do you figure... im following minimum tank size guidelines... i have 4 fish tanks im not a noob... everything from a 75 oscar tank to a 40 gallon salt water FOWLR tank. have an open mind, both the eel and the butterfly are pretty much stationary fish that dont move much. id never cram a 6" cichlid in there, but a 6" eel that lives under a piece of wood is another story. have you ever had an african butterfly? because i have.
or i could just follow your noob innch per gallon rule and put 2 10" oscars in there.
or i could just follow your noob innch per gallon rule and put 2 10" oscars in there.
who said anything about one inch per gallon rule? the african butterfly fish is probably ok but an eel doesnt just sit under a piece of driftwood all day.
A 7" peacock eel is a stunted peacock eel if it's in a 20 gallon. Wild caught or captive. You need to ditch the eel. I understand wanting one, but you just can't have those fish together in a 20 gallon tank. I know that's the stated minimum for all those fish, but I've talked to people with peacock eels... Both wild and captive. They all started off with them in a 20 gallon, and all wound up upgrading to a 100-150 gallon because the fish got huge in a short period of time. I promise you... 7" is bare minimum STUNTED.
Because they're misunderstood. people probably don't realize they're stunting them until the deed is done, so stunted size just becomes standard size.
