genie

Hi All--
I have been reading about small and large aquariums. What is the cut-off for "small" aquariums? Small and Large are relative terms. Just thought I would ask and see what everyone has to say. Thanks!!

inuyasha_lover_21

For me small is 30 gallons LOL. I like to move up in gallins instead of down.

Tom

Same with me, but I can only afford smaller tanks at the moment. And also, space is an issue.

Genie- for me, a 50 gallon tank is too small to hold all the fish I wish to have.
Tom

Butterfly

I have Cherry Shrimp in a 5 gallon tank and then they graduate all teh way up to 75G? Would love to have a 250G one of these days.
Carol

orangeson

i would think that 5 gallon tank is small and i would say a 10 gallon is med and a 20 gallon is large and anything over a 20 gallon to be extra large and so forth lol , i know a lot of people cant afford large tanks or the ones that can doesnt have the space for them i want to say something i know most people do not agree with this but my two sisters both have their cichlid in a 5 gallon tank , one has two 5 inch jack dempseys in one 5 gallon tankl had them in there since they were babies and they are a year old , my other sister has one red zebra africain cichlid 4 inches in her 5 gallon tank for a year i know the africian doest get over 4 inches so the 5 gallon and the 1 gallon per inch rule would work fine for that fish now the jack dempseys would get up to 8inches so i see that being a problem years to come sorry to bring this up but wanted to know what others thought of this

inuyasha_lover_21

putting cichlids in 5gal tanks is like me shoving someone in a cage thats half the size they are and making them live in it for years to come. Eventually they will need a bigger tank.

Guzalot

It's all relative I suppose. To me, less than 10g is small, 10-40g is medium and 40+ is large. Right now, I just don't have the room for a large tank in my house. When I do have the space I plan on buying a 75g or larger tank, but I'm enjoying the two tanks I have.

Gunnie

I'm with Guzalot. Anything smaller than 10 gallons is small IMO.

inuyasha_lover_21

I'm saving up for the ultimate tanks that I want. 1 if them is a 350 gallon that I love and the other one is a 1,000 gallon tank that I really really really love.

Icicle

For me..
<10Gal = Small
20-40Gal = Medium
50+ Gal = Large
100+Gal = XLarge

Guzalot

Wow! 1000 gallons. Do you actually have the space for a tank that big? That would certainly make an impressive display!

susitna-flower

Guzalot

I guess it all comes down to one's definition of "small". For me the relative size of a tank is measured in it's footprint (ie: how much space does it take up in my living room), not the maintenance that is needed.

starshine

Geez...well, I think my 10 is pretty small. My 2.5 only houses one fish, and to a betta who comes home with me in a little cup, it's like having a condo, so I'm not really counting that. I would say my 30 is on the smaller side of medium. When our house has a finished basement, my husband promised me that I could have as many tanks as I could fit! Ha! I don't think he understands the extent of that comment! : I would love to have a few truly large tanks (greater than 100 g.)

inuyasha_lover_21

Yeah Our new house can hold it.

I am going to have support beams underneath to hold the tank. I can also get my girlfriends uncle to help because he is a contractor. Its going to be the best display tank and I am defiantly going to be showing it off.

Guzalot

LOL! I'm with you!

When I get my new house, a 75g+ ( with emphasis on the "+") tank is the first thing in the works. Beautiful Discus, here I come!

Guzalot

If you have the space (and time) to pull off a 1000g, go for it!


That's not sarcasm, that's jealousy. The only thing I ask is that you post pics. I think I speak for everyone here when I say that I wish I had a tank like that!

susitna-flower