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broessle
Joined: 01 Sep 2009
Location: Michigan, USA
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 Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:40 am Post subject: Stocking a 20g Long |
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| I have an empty 20g long tank that I want to set up. I checked out the cookie cutter suggestions on this site, but I was wondering what other possibilities there are. |
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broessle
Joined: 01 Sep 2009
Location: Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| Also, the cookie cutter suggested that a pair of Black calvus could be housed in a 20 long..is that right? |
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cjacob316
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
Location: Lafayette, La
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:01 am Post subject: |
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personally i wouldn't. i feel like they are too big
the few suggestion i would offer would be:
shelly colony
shelly+ julis
all julis
brichardi colony or other small neolamp colony
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Darkside
Joined: 06 Feb 2008
Location: Toronto
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:05 am Post subject: |
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| broessle wrote: | | Also, the cookie cutter suggested that a pair of Black calvus could be housed in a 20 long..is that right? |
Yep, a pair of calvus will do nicely in a 20 long. |
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broessle
Joined: 01 Sep 2009
Location: Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| Yea, I thought it was a little small for two calvus. But then again what do I know... |
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Darkside
Joined: 06 Feb 2008
Location: Toronto
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:12 am Post subject: |
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| broessle wrote: | | Yea, I thought it was a little small for two calvus. But then again what do I know... |
The dimensions are 30" x 12" x 12" correct? That's plenty of room for a pair of calvus. |
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broessle
Joined: 01 Sep 2009
Location: Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:13 am Post subject: |
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| yep. thats probably what Ill end up doing. |
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cjacob316
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
Location: Lafayette, La
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:15 am Post subject: |
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see a calvus gets to 6 inches, i have never suggested a 6 inch fish in anyhting less than a 48" tank
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Darkside
Joined: 06 Feb 2008
Location: Toronto
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| cjacob316 wrote: | | see a calvus gets to 6 inches, i have never suggested a 6 inch fish in anyhting less than a 48" tank |
There are some fish that get 6" that are not suitable for smaller aquariums like aggressive, fast swimming fish. Calvus are peaceful, laid back fish, they don't move about quickly and they really don't need as much space as some other fish of comparable length. Altos do not behave like haps or mbuna and besides calvus take years to reach the 6" mark and not all of them make it to that size. A 20 gallon long is a great tank for a single pair of Calvus. Most people on this board recommend Altos for tanks of 36" that are populated by another species as well. |
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cjacob316
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
Location: Lafayette, La
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:48 am Post subject: |
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i see, it's like when you have a 3 inch fish that is too fast active and agressive to put in a 30 inch tank even though the body size works
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broessle
Joined: 01 Sep 2009
Location: Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| are there other fish that are that size which could be housed in a 20? |
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Darkside
Joined: 06 Feb 2008
Location: Toronto
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:19 am Post subject: |
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| You could do Telmatochromis temporalis "shell". |
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redblufffishguy
Joined: 16 Jul 2009
Location: Red Bluff, CA
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| I keep my pair of Cylindricus in a 20 long. They are full grown adults, I have never had a problem. |
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broessle
Joined: 01 Sep 2009
Location: Michigan, USA
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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| can you keep two males together? |
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redblufffishguy
Joined: 16 Jul 2009
Location: Red Bluff, CA
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| No idea, mine are a M/F pair. |
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