How big

ef9sleeper · Post by **ef9sleeper** » 10 Nov 2006, 01:10

how big of a tank would be needed to house 9

synodontis eupterus. there about 2-2.5 inches at most right now.

Noesis · Post by **Noesis** » 10 Nov 2006, 02:46

hi,
in not an expert, but in my opinion... since they can grow to like 6 inches, and they need lots of cover (rocks/driftwood) plus open spaces, i say 9 eupterus will need atleast 90g? again, i'm not an expert on eupterus, so i may be wrong.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 10 Nov 2006, 10:38

lists 150mm SL. Going by the standard minimum size of 4L x 2L x 2L, you get a tank that is 2 x 1 x 1 foot. However, if you're going to keep a group, you'll need more space. I'd say that a tank in the range of 4 x 1 x 1 - such as a US standard 55g would be the minimum to allow for some "individual space".

Bigger is obviously better, and Noesis suggestion of a 90g isn't a that crazy - that gives some room for a few other fish too...

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Mats

ef9sleeper · Post by **ef9sleeper** » 11 Nov 2006, 01:16

thats cool cause i was thinking on atleast 72x18x20 which is like 108 gallons or pretty close. with a fluval fx5 cause i can get them for like 200 canadian. but overall would this be decent setup for them?

Thx for the info.