Best size for a nem tank?

[mikem101]

What do you guys think the best size of tank is for a couple nems thinking of doing nothing but nems and clowns. Wanting to do haddoni and Gigantea? I dont have a whole lot of room let for this tank but want to get some thoughts? i might be able to squeeze a 75 in the space i have but most likely a 40B is going to be as big as will fit?

 

[cichlidconvert]

Hmm I think a 40b would be too small longterm. Especially for haddoni. I know mine is a 45h but its a temporary tank till my 4'x4' cube is up and running.

 

[E36328i]

Haddoni get pretty big. I would say a single Haddoni would be OK if you got it small and didn't expect it to be in that tank for longer than a year or two. Opt for tanks that have a lot of depth, they really like to spread out.

 

[mikem101]

so what about a 70 tall? cause i can go up i just cant go very wide so if i went 3' by 18" by 3'?

 

[cichlidconvert]

Now that's an idea! You should be able to keep a haddoni longterm (and two for awhile) while having room up top for gigs. If you stack your rock creatively. it would also help with the different flow requirements.

 

[mikem101]

GIG being high flow and Haddoni being lower or am i mixing them up?

 

[cichlidconvert]

You have it right. It seems each gig has a different preference for how high the flow is. But haddoni get all kinds of happy with low flow.