Stocking 30 Gal.. Suggestions Please

[Ethos]

I've never heard that before?
I mean, it sounds like a good rule, kinda.
But I dissagree with it.
It'd be almost impossible, or very expansive to own oscers, yet many many people still do?

 

[modernhamlet]

How can you tell that the small tank didn't affect them in any way? Usually 10gallon tanks are 15-17 inches long, just three times longer than an adult pearl gourami. Afterall, they live up to 8-10 years and are potentially aggressive.

A good basic rule is to make shure that the tank is 10 times as long as the fishs's body length. Imo the minimum tank size for pearls is 45-50 gallons.

1:10? Never heard of it.

I agree pearl gourami don't belong in a 10g, but the standard I've read is 1:2 on the shortest side and 1:4 on the longest side.

 

[osteoporoosi]

Well, the tank size also depends on how active and aggressive the fish is, but it's a good basic guideline.

Well, the tank size also depends on how active and aggressive the fish is, but it's a good basic guideline.