When is an upgrade needed

shrimpinator123

shrimpinator123

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I have a pair of black and white occelaris in my ten gallon. They are about an inch long right now and I was planing to upgrade the tank when they outgrow the tank. What size would the upgrade be needed at?

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The sooner, the better. Bigger tanks are easier to maintain than smaller ones. Go for at least 30 gallons next.
 
Planning a 55. I know that bigger tanks are easier to maintain as I have a 125 for my cichlids, but I dont havethe money for the upgrade right now. The ten gallon has gotten easy after a couple alage outbreaks, just have to keep up with maintenance. I was mainly wondering about the size of the fish.

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A 55 would be great for them. Just remember if they are a bonded pair they could have the potential of taking over a whole 55 gallon tank also.
 
Just a suggestion...

A 40 breeder is cheaper and has a better footprint. They used to be on the petco 1$/gallon sales too.
 
IMO If you are worried about the clowns only, the 10 gallon is fine for them. Clowns seem to stay in a very small area of a tank. I have a breeding pair in a 10 gallon and they have a corner that they spend all there time in. They only venture out to chase down some food.
If you are thinking about adding more fish to your 10 gallon then you may find you need to upgrade. With only your pair of clowns you will be fine.
As stated before, water quality is easier to maintain in a bigger tank
 
carrots said:
IMO If you are worried about the clowns only, the 10 gallon is fine for them. Clowns seem to stay in a very small area of a tank. I have a breeding pair in a 10 gallon and they have a corner that they spend all there time in. They only venture out to chase down some food.
If you are thinking about adding more fish to your 10 gallon then you may find you need to upgrade. With only your pair of clowns you will be fine.
As stated before, water quality is easier to maintain in a bigger tank
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Do you have captive bred or wild caught clowns? I have ORA and I have read that captive bred tend to swim more while wild caught tend to stay put. Mine swim the whole length of the tank all day, and once they hit two inches i dont really like the idea of them in the ten gallon.

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My clowns are all captive bred which you may find they usually hug corners of the tanks they are in. I have bred clowns in the past and found all of mine to exhibit this behavior. Wild ones will require more room for sure. The 40 gallon has a great shape to create a beautiful reef.
 
Huh, mine never stop moving. They tend to stay in the center of the tank in the rocks.
carrots said:
My clowns are all captive bred which you may find they usually hug corners of the tanks they are in. I have bred clowns in the past and found all of mine to exhibit this behavior. Wild ones will require more room for sure. The 40 gallon has a great shape to create a beautiful reef.
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