Is This Tank Big Enough ?

BettaMru
  • #1
Is this tank big enough for these three cuties ? Two blood parrots and one polar blue parrot who love to hang out together. I just recetnly bought the BPs. I am worried they won't grow to their max potential and thus I want to know if it's okay for them now ( until they eventually and hopefully grow bigger) ?

This is the first time I'm keeping Cichlids (Parrots namely), I'm used to Betta keeping only.


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Five 97
  • #2
What are the dimensions of the tank?
 
Bryangar
  • #3
What size tank is it?
 
BettaMru
  • Thread Starter
  • #4
90 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm (or 3 ft x 1 ft x 1 ft)
I am well aware of the capacity not meeting BP requirements (1 Parrot 30 Gal, additional 10 Gal for each other parrot)

Is it okay for the time being with good care ?
 
Five 97
  • #5
Temporarily, you may be able to get away with it, but it's definitely not suitable long-term and will eventually create issues. I looked up the dimensions and I believe it's a 23 gallon long aquarium.
 
BettaMru
  • Thread Starter
  • #6
Temporarily, you may be able to get away with it, but it's definitely not suitable long-term and will eventually create issues. I looked up the dimensions and I believe it's a 23 gallon long aquarium.

Would you mind to elaborate please ? One thing is definitely the size they can reach.
 
Bryangar
  • #7
Would you mind to elaborate please ? One thing is definitely the size they can reach.
 
Bryangar
  • #8
Would you mind to elaborate please ? One thing is definitely the size they can reach.
Your tank is only 21 gallons according to aqadvisor. They get too big for a tank that small. They produce heavy amounts of waste. Aggression can also be a big problem.
 
Five 97
  • #9
Would you mind to elaborate please ? One thing is definitely the size they can reach.
Yes, it's mainly size for these guys as they can reach a solid 8". They're also pretty dirty fish and keeping up with maintenance and providing pristine conditions won't be easy in such a small volume of water. All of these fish are hybrids and I've yet to keep either, but there may also be aggression issues as crowding american cichlids doesn't work as it would for africans.
 
BettaMru
  • Thread Starter
  • #10
Thank you guys. Will try my best to find a bigger home for them. I am already in love with their personalities.
 

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