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[gibbs]

You should be buying a 6x2x2 for them fish. I guess you dont need me to tell you the tank is to small and Male Red Empress will stuggle colouring up or even living for that matter. Even 75g would do, 72 x 14 x 18

[fish]

yeah but its not in display condition, the dolphins and red empress are out in display

yeah i would love a 6ft, but its just having the money for it

[Sarah Jayne]

Your fish don't care if its display quality or not

[fish]

yeah but i do, the one im selling is all scratched up, I'll sought out a tank for them, but they have been breeding fine in the 3ft, so i guess there pretty happy

[Fish Antics]

Hey Fish

As has already been stated, the tank is on the small side for keeping all those fish, plus the fish are only newley introduced on Tuesday. You need patients, give them time to settle in and they should colour up normally, unless they are being harrassed by the Moorii, another tank might be the way to go.

Tony

[fish]

yeah, the moorii's leaving them alone, but yeah might have to put them in another tank, just don't have one for them right now

[fish]

pic of tank added

Edited by fish, 12 February 2011 - 03:04 PM.

[Bowdy]

If you move the red emp then surelly they tank is big enough for 8 moorii.
240L it's round the same volume as a 4x18x18.

[fish]

yeah, i just don't have a tank for them right now

[gibbs]

If you move the red emp then surelly they tank is big enough for 8 moorii.
240L it's round the same volume as a 4x18x18.

Volume means little, it's the footprint you need particularly length. A 4x18x18 is more ideal then a 3x1.5x2. An adult Moori will grow to well over 20cm which is almost 1/3 the length of the tank.

[fish]

yep, but they also take a while to grow to that big

[fish]

would a 2ftx1.5ftx1ft be to small for the 2 red empress?

[gibbs]

lol, no.

The pair would be ok in there own 3 footer for a little while but they grow to be big fish and will need housing in a bigger tank as adults.

[fish]

if a i put them in a tank with smaller fish, will they colour up?

[Sarah Jayne]

You could put them in my tank and they will colour up.

How small is small? Will the fit into the re mouth?

How big is that tank

[fish]

the smallest is about 4-5cm, biggest 10cm, the tank is a 3ft, same as the other one

[Sarah Jayne]

What type of fish are you putting with your re?


IMO I'd leave it and get a bigger tank fast. I don't see why it needs to be display quality strait away. I'd be thinking of your fishes best interests if I was you

Edited by Sarahjayne1988, 13 February 2011 - 03:10 PM.

[fish]

EY and Mbamba

yep still costs money though

Edited by fish, 13 February 2011 - 03:14 PM.

[Sarah Jayne]

I understand that. But maybe you shouldn't go buying these fish without first finding out more about them, then buying the proper tank, then the fish.

What size tank did the person that you bought them keep them in?

Where they colored up in there?

You might just have two females

Edited by Sarahjayne1988, 13 February 2011 - 03:20 PM.

[fish]

i didn't buy them, my dad did