guppylover2 Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 hi there, just wondering if i could fit a common albino plec in this set up. am about to get a 6 foot tank made for my 2 gibbies, 2 joselimaianus (20 cm each max), one gold nugget (20 cm again) and newly acquired peppermint (about 15 cm max). probably have a siamese fighter with females as surface fish (only). i know the gibbies can grow to about 45 cm. will have lots of rock caves and driftwood etc. saw a lovely albino plec (one of those chocolate/washed out coloured ones, and common plecs should grow to only about 30 cm according to planet catfish. do you think i could add it to this tank? it's just that they look more active in the tank than gibbies, i saw an adult one and it was swimming around during the day. maybe because i have lots of lovely hiding places. do you think common plecs are more active cf gibbies? could i add it to the tank or is it too many big fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Angl Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 AFAIK common plecs can reach 2ft (60cm ish), I have one atm and he's 35cm and growing. as for numbers of fish, dunno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Can you give us the dimensions of the tank (length x width x height)? Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guppylover2 Posted May 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 have just talked to aquarium maker man. prob 7 foot times 2.5 foot wide times just over 2 foot high! have to check with a builder whether the floor can take it but i think it will be ok. the floor is wooden, lots of joists i think they are called and there is no room underneath - i.e. it is just on ground. maybe on concrete - not sure. the tank is long so mure weight distribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Wow, nice sized tank!! Thats about 945 liters i think, but I'm not sure how many you could fit in there (I haven't seen a private tank that big! lol). I would think maybe 3 or 4, but I would stick to the 2 gibby's you have and the common as well and then keep only smaller fancyer species. But as I said I've never seen a private tank that size so it's hard to judge! Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis & Vicki Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 our community cichlid tank is 6ft long by 3ft deep by 3ft wide, we have 1 b/n and 2 large plecs in it as well as 2 small catfish, they are not quite keeping up with the cleen up job, dont seem to be having any problems with them both plecs are about 20cm, the cat fish get chased a bit by the larger oscar, i think he is too well fed to try very hard though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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