Can I get away with 8 Australian Rainbows in a 29 gallon?

BigCountry · 06-29-2012, 10:56 PM

I must make room in my 75 gallon for some more Angels that I am getting. Would I be able to get away with 8 Australian Rainbows in a 29 Gallon tank? If they were the only inhabitants?

**xmas_one** · 06-29-2012, 10:57 PM

Sure. You can also keep a 13" oscar in a ten gallon.

LB79 · 06-29-2012, 11:16 PM

I really wouldn't. They get 6 inches and are big, strong fish that really do need a large space to swim in.

BigCountry · 06-29-2012, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by LB79

I really wouldn't. They get 6 inches and are big, strong fish that really do need a large space to swim in.

Thank you for the real reply. I have been trying to research how big they get, and it is good to know they could get 6". A site I found said 4" (http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fres...ainbowfish.php).

And I wasn't sure how much horizontal space they needed to swim. I have found alot about Bosemani and Turquoise but not alot on Australian.

06-29-2012, 10:56 PM	#1
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06-29-2012, 11:16 PM	#3
LB79 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South-central Washington State, USA Posts: 1,793	I really wouldn't. They get 6 inches and are big, strong fish that really do need a large space to swim in. __________________ "One day...one day, this path will lead us to the White City, and the tower guard will take up the call: the Lords of Gondor have returned!" *–Boromir, The Lord Of The Rings*

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06-29-2012, 10:57 PM	#2
xmas_one Custom User Title (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 2,060	Sure. You can also keep a 13" oscar in a ten gallon.