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I would like to keep a school of these- maybe 6-12. I know they get large and produce a lot of waste. Does anyone keep them?

Also- how would I setup such a large tank? ie filtration etc- maybe one thats reef ready?

It will be in the Recroom in the basement- which is concrete slab- so I am not worried about the weight. My size is limited to the stairway to my basement- which is only 26" wide. I should be able to fit a tank 96"Lx24"Wx32"D- which is about 320 gal US. Would this be sufficient?

What would anyone recommend I can put with them, if possible?



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Tinfoil Barbs get very large, I've personally seen 12-13 inchers. If you do invest in a 360gal. tank you would need a supreme filtration system and a lot of water circulation. As for tank mates, your options are anything thats not too small because as the barbs grow they might eat little ones such as tetras. I personally keep three tinfoils that are 4-5 inches long with one albino tiger Oscar which is about 12-13 inches and three convict cichlids that range in size from 2-4 inches and one lace cat, they all live fine together with no problems.

the 300+ gallon sounds good, for maybe 5-6. filters should be 1 emperor 404, and 2-3 ehiems.

Does anyone know how much weight a basement concrete floor can hold before cracking?

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I think 4-5 filters is highly exagerated;
just be sure that your filter capacity is app. 2-3 times the contents of your tank (in your case, min. 640 g/h) and you'll be fine.

Enjoy these wonderfull fish and be sure to feed them plenty of veggies; they'll need it when they're fully grown.

Usually, when you buy tinfoils in a pet shop, you get b. altus instead of b. schwanenfeldi. This has to do with the English popular name and the availability in the wild; b. altus is much more common than b. schwanenfeldi. Actually; b.S. is starting to get rare ...

This very commonly made mistake has one advantage; b. altus doesn't get as big as b. schwanenfeldi. Tinfoils grow to 17-18"; red tailed tinfoils only grow to app. 10".