n. brichardi in a 20 gallon high

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axelfoley

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would a pair of n. brichardi be okay in a 20 gallon? at this point i have a trio that have claimed a cave in a separate tank, and would like to move them to a 20 so the remaining (5) brichardi can pair up (hopefully). all pairs of brichardi will ultimately end up in my 90G in two or three months.

my concern is the growth of the fish. my water is immaculately clean, 1/3 change twice a week... is there enough space in a 20 gallon high for n. brichardi to fully grow. i'm afraid of stunting... in a 90 gallon i would imagine the brichardi will get fairly large, but i don't want to sabotage that by keeping them in a 20 g high for any amount of time.

right now all 8 brichardi are growing out in a 30 X 17" tank (approximately 27 gallon). they are about 1 1/2 to almost 2"...

any thoughts/ideas/suggestions?
 
no, they haven't bred yet. the dominant male in the tank is just about 2" right now, so i expect things to get ugly soon unless i pull them out...
 
With brichardi, I think you could get away with just leaving them in the tank they are in now, or even better, putting them in the 90. Brichardi in the wild live in huge shoals. There may be some small territorial disputes, but it could still work.

BTW, I like your username.
 
the pair/trio of brichardi that has formed dominate the tank. they have already forced the two smallest brichardi out of the tank and onto the floor... i want to pull them out so the five (actually six now that i think about it) remaining fish can breath easy and pair off.

the 90 won't be an option for at least a month or so. it needs to be resealed, and i have yet to procure substrate and rocks...
 
anyone with n. brichardi experience out there? i'd like to hear from someone who has kept brichardi before in a species only tank...
 
My LFS has 6 of them fs and he said to take out the mating pair, or trio I suppose in your case, let them breed, then return them. I had to do this for a friend. He had 9 N. boulengeri and 3 of them took over the entire rock setup in the back and most of the shells. They're fine now just the three of them. Hope this helps :)
 
If your plans are to create a N. brichardi colony in a 20gal tank, I would say that tank is small for it, due to possible aggression issues and insufficient space for future fry. A 55gal is better, but I think you can use for this a 3 ft. long tank (30gal or 38gal), as the smallest possible tank to create a N. brichardi colony.
 
efors said:
If your plans are to create a N. brichardi colony in a 20gal tank, I would say that tank is small for it, due to possible aggression issues and insufficient space for future fry. A 55gal is better, but I think you can use for this a 3 ft. long tank (30gal or 38gal), as the smallest possible tank to create a N. brichardi colony.
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thanks for the reply!

i don't plan on creating a brichardi colony in the 20 gallon. i just want to put the pair/trio that has formed in my brichardi tank into the 20 gallon, so the rest of the brichardi can relax and pair up. in a month or two all the brichardi will be going into a 90 gallon...

my main concern is whether or not the brichardi will be stunted living in a 20 for a month or two. the three i want to put in the 20 are around 1 1/2 - 1 3/4" long.
 
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