[MikeG]

Hey, sorry to post this question inthis forum but i always seem to get the best answers in this forum. i have a 20 gallon long tank laying around and i wanted to put an agressive fish that can eat live food in it. i already have p's in another tank so i dont really want more p's. i was thinking some exo's, puffer's or convicts. does anyone know if my tank is big enough for these particular fish? if so how many of each type of fish would fit (not all of them i will pick either or this will be a species tank) does anyone have any other suggestions besides what i listed. how about a flower horn? please help i want to buy some fish soon
thanx i appreciate it

bye

 

[MikeG]

no i dont want to upgrade with the fish. i want to keep it in the 20. no one thinks exo's will work? do convicts get too big for the tank?
i like puffers but im kind of scared by the whole brackish water thing. is it hard to maintain?

 

[MikeG]

do i need a special type of filter for brackish water?
and i heard with puffers u have to feed them shell fish or else they will grow a over large beak, so i assume snails are a good remedy for this problem but then that causes another problem, snail infestation, wil the puffers be able to kill off an infestation or will it likely spread and get out of controll?

 

[MikeG]

thanx elTwitcho ur ALOT of help. i dont think i want to deal with the hassles of cutting their beak, i think i might get convicts or try exo's out and see what happens
thanx alot for the help everyone

 

[MikeG]

it doesnt HAVE to eat feeders but it would be nice to see one get bitched around and then fed to my p's if the cons cant finish it.
how are they horrible though? im curious as to what you mean by that. does anyone know of any other kind of chiclid i can put in a 20?

 

[MikeG]

i was told today at big als that i can keep 3 exodons for life in a 20... is this true? i am aware that if i get less than 6 they will pick on eachother, that is not an issue to me. the only thing that concerns me is over-crowding do you think 3 exo's in a 20 is too much fish in to little space? never mind them being fast swimmers or any other factors. pound for pound can 3 exo's stay in a 20 for life based on the gallon per inch