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Minimum Tank Size For Peppermints?


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#1 fishNchups

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 11:39 AM

Hey guys, just started getting back into fish and was just wondering what your opinions are on minimum tank size to breed peps in?

 

Any info would be great :)

 

Cheers, Ethan 



#2 snakebite729

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 12:27 PM

how many are you gona keep in one tank?



#3 Redevilz

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 12:28 PM

A 2 foot should be enough

Bigger is better though.

#4 fishNchups

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 12:56 PM

Just gonna have a Male and two females.

 

Have got a 2x1x1 that I'm setting up at the moment



#5 Bowdy

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 06:06 PM

Better off in pair's or 2m 1f.

Edited by Bowdy, 10 July 2014 - 06:07 PM.


#6 Michael the fish fanatic

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 06:11 PM

Yeah, the females have to be really persuades to breed, it's not like common bn where any male will do

#7 fishNchups

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 06:52 PM

Ok, cheers for the info guys 

 

Will look at getting two males and a female then 



#8 Bowdy

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Posted 10 July 2014 - 08:27 PM

And one female can keep 2 males busy on eggs.

#9 bigjohnnofish

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 12:56 AM

i like pairs - most productive... maybe they both think they are the last peps left alive and new to propagate their species to survive :)



#10 fishNchups

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 11:16 AM

i like pairs - most productive... maybe they both think they are the last peps left alive and new to propagate their species to survive :)

 

aha you've got a good point there johnno 



#11 Michael the fish fanatic

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Posted 11 July 2014 - 11:47 AM

Lol, Johnno always got a way to make things funny




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