AW: tank size

["Erik Pfingstner" <erikpfingstner at freenet_de>]

Hi,

I think on that point I am a rebell in Killi-keeping. I dont like these very
small tanks as the fish cannot really move. Additionally it is much more
work to keep the water clean in a small tank, except if you have a flow
through system and have a good filter in the sump.

Personally, I let my fry hatch in tanks of about 1/2 gallon. There the fry
stay until about 4-5 days of age. Then they go into tanks of 4-5 Gallons. As
soon as they are about 1/2 or 2/3 inch size, they get into a bigger tank.
The minimal size I have for adult killies is 11 gals. I consider this to be
very small. Next size is 14 gals, then 25, 50 and 112 gals.

Question to the group: Are alle (most) of you keeping your fish in such
small tanks or are there others like me?

rebellic regards,
Erik


> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]Im
> Auftrag von John Wubbolt
> Gesendet: Samstag, 7. September 2002 09:29
> An: killietalk at aka_org
> Betreff: Re: tank size
>
>
> This is a hard question to really answer.   Alot depends on the species
> you intend to keep.   Many Aphyosemions will do well in 2.5 gallon
> tanks, others that are slightly larger and more aggressive will need at
> least a 5 gallon tank for the pair, some of the bigger fish will require
> a 10 or 20 gallon tank to really give them the proper room for breeding
> and keeping aggression levels down,   You need to be more specific on
> what species you intend to keep for us to give you more info on tank
> size required.
>
> John
>
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