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Would I be able to keep one of these in a 6 gallon tank? What's their maximum size? My tank is currently stocked with 2 sparkling gouramis and 3 otos.

Hi!!

6 gallons.... come on... it is not a tank... I would not even keep a fish in it on long term basis...
get a real tank..much larger than 6 gallons... it isn't big enough or stable enough

so the answer is no...you can't keep such fish in there
Cheers
Yann

Death Pony wrote:Would I be able to keep one of these in a 6 gallon tank? What's their maximum size? My tank is currently stocked with 2 sparkling gouramis and 3 otos.

6 gallons is very small - having said that i have seen some nano tanks that have been well set up, with brilliant maintenance that have great fish

what you need to remember is that tiny bodies of water like this are susceptible to the slightest environment change - pollution (natural or otherwise), temperature, vibration etc. A door ajar letting in a cold breeze might not have any effect on a four foot tank but it might on a tank so small.

Tanks like this can work but you have to be dedicated to ensure they are extremely well looked after - what are the tank dimensions, filtration, aeration, water change regime etc. I wouldn't say it shouldn't be done, only that they require absolute dedication. Only the tiniest of fish should be kept & they fish you have need to be in a tank with 50 square inches of surface area (approx)

Richard B wrote:

Death Pony wrote:Would I be able to keep one of these in a 6 gallon tank? What's their maximum size? My tank is currently stocked with 2 sparkling gouramis and 3 otos.

6 gallons is very small - having said that i have seen some nano tanks that have been well set up, with brilliant maintenance that have great fish

what you need to remember is that tiny bodies of water like this are susceptible to the slightest environment change - pollution (natural or otherwise), temperature, vibration etc. A door ajar letting in a cold breeze might not have any effect on a four foot tank but it might on a tank so small.

Tanks like this can work but you have to be dedicated to ensure they are extremely well looked after - what are the tank dimensions, filtration, aeration, water change regime etc. I wouldn't say it shouldn't be done, only that they require absolute dedication. Only the tiniest of fish should be kept & they fish you have need to be in a tank with 50 square inches of surface area (approx)

I agree. I recently started a 5 gallon coldwater for a pair of hillstream loaches and some white cloud mountain minnows. I provided plenty of rocks so that the loaches have lots of surface to enjoy and a small powerhead to give it a stream "feel." Although the live plants that I put in there are doing badly (they are apparently terrestrials), I doing frequent water changes to ensure that the water stays healthy for the fish.

As for the C. perugiae, I would not keep one in such a small tank. Although they only get to about 2.5" SL, They need more surface to explore and don't seem to be a "solo"-type fish.

I just wanted to state a little something. I currently have a 2.5 gallon Asian themed nano tank. It houses 6 scarlet badis, 2 sparkling gourami's and 3 oto cats. It has been running for almost 6 months and everything is well and healthy. the plants are overgrowing the tank (which is beneficial for the scarlet badis and their babies (yes they are breeding)). Now I have a Fluival 2 I think (internal filter made for 10-12 gallon tanks (with special attachments so the little fish are not injured or sucked in) and also a bubbler that is made for a 5-10 gallon tank. The lighting is 40 watts of illuminating power (which is why the plants grow so fast,) but everything is perfect, no problems with water or anything. I also want to note that I spend countless amount of time making sure the water parameters are perfect and that nothing is going wrong with anything. If you would like to see a picture of it, just let me know.