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My LCS had about 4 or 5 albino paradise fish and they were gourgeous. But I cant seem to get an exact number of gallons per fish. I have a 5 gal that i was thinking of adding one to.


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1 would be all

I wasnt planning on having more than one or any other fish with it.

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Sounds like a beautiful fish!!I just saw one myself tonight at my LFS.:88)

a five gallon you can fit about 2-3 if they aren't full grown.

you are going to want at least a 10 gallon, they are quite active swimmers.

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

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YES, he will survive in there, but these fish get pretty big, certainly too big for 1 gallon, you need at least 5."]http://www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/thread.asp?id=44613[/link]

Callatya, in another thread you reccomended a 5 gal for a paradise fish. I dont mind giving a fish the space it needs, but every thread seems to have a different rule



[span class="edited"][Edited by katieb 2004-08-15 13:30][/span]

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If you sing to me in French.

LOL, yes, sorry.

My bad.

Should i suggest an 8 now to make it really confusing??


I recently bought a new albino paradise, and well, i kept her in a 3 wor a week in quarrantine, and she moped like mad. Now she is in my 20 and is very very active, moreso than i remember my other ones being.

As always, its the bigger the better. if its quite young (i kinda assummed it was very small when you said they recommened a 1g tank) then a 5 will be fine for a while.
One of my freinds keeps them and breeds them in underbed storage boxes... there is plenty of swimming space, but minimal depth. they do like to have their own territories, so a bit of extra space is good.

I *usually* say 10 gallon, i dont know why i saud 5... probably assumed it was realy tiny or that cash was an issue. I'm very very very sorry. That'll teach me to post when i'm sleepy!

*hangs head in bad posting shame*

EDIT: I just re-read that post. I said 5 because of the financial situation of the original poster. There was some mention of not being able to afford a bigger tank, and well, a 5 was better than a 1. A 1 you would be pushing it to survive in, a 5, it would be very cramped, but it would be less likely to be ill.


[span class="edited"][Edited by Callatya 2004-08-15 13:50][/span]

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

Thank you for clarifying


I recently got a job and now my wallet is bigger than my tank (hopefully not for long). They were very pretty fish though....so were the cories...and white skirts....and guppies...and the platys...

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10s are amazing cheap, often cheaper than a 5. You can often get a 10 for $10 USD. With a glass top for $7 more, you won't need anything else except for gravel (even that is truly optional). A single paradise fish in a 10 gallon really doesn't need a heater, bubbler, or any filter if you do a water change weekly...pretty cheap and easy set-up!

Also, you can get complete set-ups for a 10 gallon for around $25 or so which includes hood, light, filter, gravel, net, etc...everything you need to get going in the hobby.

Eric

PS - Paradise fish are my favorite laborynth fish by far!

I would suggest a 20g if you want to keep a paradise fish but they will get along in a 10g. They are very active and courious fish. In too small of tank they may end up showing more agression especially a male. Cramping my male too much cost me 2otos and an eye out of 2 of my cory. He was in a 10g with 4 cory and 3otos. In the 20g he has gotten along peacefully with everyone and even a few otos to keep the algae down.

Sham - I agree with you about the 20 if your keeping a paradise with other fish. Alone, it'll be fine in a 10.

Eric