55 gal. what to do?

morayeel1

morayeel1

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let's see, 2 eels, Zebra and snowflake, Zephyr and Zane.
Hopefully a future upgrade to atleast a 125. Though I don't know how long it will be before that's within my budget.
I want to add a blue or black volitan and a small puffer.
So that's four fish in the 55 gal., and that's really all that I want, and I'm sure it's quite possible that they will outgrow this, but what i wanna know is if any of you have had success with these mixes in a smaller tank, and for how long before I'll have to upgrade?
I'm also considering gathering up for the 125(or larger) before getting anymore, and while I know this is definetly the wiser choice, I really just need to know about the 1st option.
Thanks in advance,
morayeel1
 
cincyreefer

cincyreefer

Active Member
All of those are fish that are rather dirty and grow extremely fast. I wouldn't try it. That would be even be more than enough for a 125.
 
squidd

squidd

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They do look so cool and sized"just right" for a smaller tank when you see them at the LFS...
But they do grow...quite large and quite quickly...
They may look "lost" in a larger tank when you first put them in...but it doesn't take long ( I'm not talking "years"more like "months") before they start using all that space and making the TANK look small...
 
morayeel1

morayeel1

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Ya my tank is well sealed, okay, so I'll just go ahead and get a bigger tank first, my protein skimmer is designed for about 500gal. anywayz, I really don't wanna chance it on the fact that they might be to big for it in a few months. Maybe if I get one big enough, I can add a harlequin tusk to the mix:joy:
 
cubuffs

cubuffs

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How big of a zebra moray are you thinking about getting? Mine has grown a lot since I bought him and he is approaching 40 inches now.
 
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