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April 7th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Hi to all.
Hello to everyone. I'm new here and I'm having a question.
I'm wondering what kind of tank size should i get. I'm keeping a flowerhorn which is about 4 inch+ and it's in a 15 gallon tank.
Is it good to get a tank that is long in length and wide in width? or perhaps a long in length but not so wide in width? Sorry for such a weird question but just wondering what kind of tank will make my fish happier.  |
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April 7th, 2008
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Fish Master
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welcome to fishlore ! 
I dont know the answers your looking for but welcome anyhoo  |
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April 7th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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April 7th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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OK, from what I can find, they grow up to 12", but are one of those fish that don't fit the 1" per gallon rule, because of their size. They can weigh up to almost 7 lbs full grown. So from what I can find the BARE MINIMUM for one fish is 55 gallons.....
If you had more, or have the room, I would suggest a large tank of 100 or more gallons...
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April 7th, 2008
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Moderator
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Welcome to Fishlore!
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April 7th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Thank you Shawnie & susitna-flower for replying. I'll check out the tanks selling at the LFS when I happen to pass by. Definitely hoping to get a 55g or more. & I heard that as the tank size increase the price gets cheaper? It's said that those big tanks are mass produced and relatively the price tends to be cheaper due to that. Well I don't know how true it is but anyone who agrees with that point is true? |
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April 8th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Welcome!
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April 8th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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 Well if you call a 55 gallon big.....I guess it is all in the way you look at it. You are right, a 55 can be the cheapest per gallon, besides maybe a 10 gallon tank, because they are mass produced. If you go for a 25 tall for example it can cost as much as a 55.....And a 75 will be more per gallon, because there are fewer produced...
I am looking at a 180 gallon tank tomorrow, I can buy it and cabinet, filters, lights EVERYTHING for $800........which is really cheap....but you have to take the fish with.....It is all used and it comes with 2 x 24" knife fish and a 15" pleco!  I really have to think about this one..... |
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April 8th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Wow. I wish to be able to revamp my room and create more space so that in near future i can get a tank much bigger. You're getting a tank too.  Is it better to get a tank that is long and wide? wide as in wider than normal average kinds. |
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April 8th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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For most cichlids, the general rule is that length and depth (the distance from front to back) are more important than height. IMO, A Flowerhorn should be in a tank that is at least 48" long and 20" deep (again, "deep" refers to the distance from the front to the back, not to the height). Longer is better. In a perfect world, your Flowerhorn would have a 72" x 24" tank.
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April 8th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Thank you wkinne02 for that information. I'll definitely keep in mind those measurements. Just need to revamp the room to make space for the tank. |
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April 8th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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Quote:
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Just need to revamp the room to make space for the tank.
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Who needs a TV anyway? The tank is all the entertainment you'll ever need. Welcome to the wonderful world of MTS, by the way |
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April 8th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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Just remember that water alone weighs 8 lbs per gallon, with aquarium, rocks, gravel EVERYTHING, you can count 10 lbs per gallon. So a 55 gallon tank weighs about 550 lbs. A 75 = 750...and so on... So this has to be calculated with what the floor in your room can hold. A really big tank.....I was just calculating a 96" x 36" x 36" = 538 g. X 10 = 5380 lbs or almost 3 tons!
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April 9th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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impressive amount of weight! and even more impressed about the stand that is gonna hold the tank. lol.
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April 9th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Help me guys. My baby flowerhorn at like so dark looking with strips around the body. and they are not swimming around and just staying near the water surface. but they are still eating slightly just now when i fed them. anyone knows whats wrong & how to make them better ?  
&& They tend to freak out or something when i put in food. they will be swimming in all directions and losing all the body colour and become so pale and after awhile, the colours are back.they swim frantically almost jumping out of the tank and when their body became so pale they look like dead. but after awhile, they seem to revive. HELP!
Last edited by aquariumnewbie; April 9th, 2008 at 04:28 AM.
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April 9th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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How long has the tank been set up? Have you read about the nitrogen cycle, and do you have a water test kit? If you have a test kit, what are the parameters (ammonia, nitrites, etc...)?
If your tank is very new, then you could be in the midst of the cycle and your fish are being poisoned by either ammonia (which burns the gills) or nitrite (inhibits the blood's ability to carry oxygen).
If you don't have a test kit, then you need one ASAP. One that does ammonia and nitrite at the very least.
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April 10th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Sadly, I don't have a test kit. But i'm planning to get one soon once I've the enough money to spare and the stock has arrived. The tank is running for about 2 weeks already. And I'm doing 50% water change daily. I feed them sparingly because I'm afraid to overfeed them and make them worst. Just hoping they will be stay strong. |
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