40 gallon freshwater tank

[Salt Man]

Hello everyone, I am going to start up a 40 gallon tank for my Tiger Oscar, and my two other electric blue Elongated Mbuna. I was wondering if a 40 gallon tank would be enough to support my oscar, and the two other chichlids. Also, what filters would you recommend.

Thank you for the help.
 

 

[smallreef]

Ummm....

I know nothing of freshwater...

There are some crossover hobbyists here...

But we are a (mainly) marine aquarist society...

 

So my vote is to turn that 40g Into a reef!

[DuffyGeos]

Um..... Not sure how much input you will get for freshwater fish. I think Thai has freshwater. Try to PM him.

[RW09903]

How big is the oscar? I would personally go with a 75 but 40 would work for a few years if the fish are small enough.

[jakejordan94]

my father had an oscar a while back, and it got huge, he had it in a 50G, and it was pretty cramped

[treesprite]

You would do better to go to PVAS Potomac Valley Aquarium Society

[YHSublime]

You would do better to go to PVAS Potomac Valley Aquarium Society

+1

[Salt Man]

Okay he is about 5 inches now but he is growing rapidly.

[morgan175]

The answer is no. Mine ended up 12 to 14 inches big. He was at home in a 75. Don't know about the others.

 

 

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[pizzaguy]

No way a 40 is big enough. 75 is pushing it

[Origami]

Hi Salt Man. While we're happy to have you here, you'll find a good community of freshwater enthusiasts at PVAS (Potomac Valley Aquarium Society). Our members have linked to it in previous posts. I believe that they have a meeting coming up in Fairfax the first week of September. They're a good group of folks.

[zygote2k]

3) 5" fish in a 40g breeder? If that was a saltwater tank, and those were tangs, the Tang Police would be knocking on your door.

Get a bigger tank.