new fish list

[f14peter]

Originally Posted by azfishgal
When they give you min tank size, it's what you need right now, NOT when they are full grown. Hippos from what I understand will get 6" to 7" and need LOTS of swim room. This is why I got a 125 gallon, my girls wanted Nemo and Dory, so I got the tank big enough to hold what I wanted.
Very good point. If one were to go to the fish page of this site, they'll see three listings for a BHT . . . now I presume these are all the same fish, just different sizes when purchased, so here's what they say:
Blue Hippo Tang
Size: 1-2 inches
Minimum Tank Size: 40 gallons
Blue Hippo Tang Medium
Size: 3-4 inches
Minimum Tank Size: 90 gallons
Blue Hippo Tang Show
Size: 4-5 inches
Minimum Tank Size: 150 gallons
Again presuming these are the same type of fish and a specimen lives for a while, Mr plain ol' BHT of 1-2 inches and needing only 40 gallons will eventually grow into Mr BHT Show needing beau-coup gallons.

 

[azfishgal]

Yes, they are the same fish and I actually told the wrong size :scared: , Hippos can get up to 12", so definitely to small for a 50 gallon.

 

[azfishgal]

Originally Posted by Memphis
Man, my parents were cheap... I got an Oscar.

Well, their first fish was a gold fish :happyfish , which I killed because the water was just to warm for him. I'm not really sure how Phoenix people keep goldfish without a chiller.

I also kept his little bowl to clean. We then moved to guppies, and after having five tanks in my house, I gave away the guppies and went back down to one tank for about two years. I started to go shopping for a larger tank, because I wanted to get some Clown Loaches and I made the mistake of walking in a salt water store to JUST look at their tanks. Well.........after spending an hour looking at the colorful fish and coral, and my girls wanting the baby nemo and Dory they saw, I started to do some research. And now I have a 125 gallon tank in the garage and the stand is being built. My money has now gone to the fish!