What Size Tank Do I Need To Upgrade To ?

[nick1200]

Hello i have a 4ft 76 Gal (340L) tank
Can be found here
http/www.rocketaquatics.co.uk/rena-aqualife-panoramic-beech-tropical-aquarium-cabinet-p-194.html?language=en#googlebase

I have it up stairs in one of the rooms the flour keeps creaking but have had people tell me that it will not go though.
Now im affraied my tank is to small for my fish.
I have

3 common plecs 1 which is a week old ( half of my little finger tinny) and 2 that is the size of my middle finger
2 talking catfish which are fully grown.
1 silver shark
2 clown loach

and 3 guppies


I guess ill need a bigger tank in time ?? I was looking to get a 6ft tank but then i wouldn't be able to have it up stairs ?? because it would go thought he flour ?? I started out with all them fish so really don't wanna get rid. They have come though all the fish tank process with me.

Is the tank 2 small ? and what would you recommend tank size for them fish ?

Also how heavey is the 340L in stone ??? My mother in law have told me that they make houses to hold big people 30 - 40 stone people so it should be fine but the tank is like 100 stone i think ??? and the flour is creaking .....

 

[wan1967]

Cant help you with your stocking issues but the water in your tank weighs approx 54 stone plus the tank,stand etc.If you are thinking of getting a larger tank i would consult a specialist about housing it upstairs,

 

[skinbad]

Each Litre of water, weighs 1 Kilogram, so 340 Kilograms converts to 59.96 Stone according to my convertor! If you've strategically placed the tank across two beams, it should be ok, but id rather it on ground floor in my house!

Remember when planning upgrades for the fish you have, to base them around the worst case scenario, i.e. largest tank you can get, for the potential size they can reach. They may not reach it, but you dont want to plan on that, and then they do grow full size.

 

[mike455555]

as bigger tank as you can get =D

if the floors creaking move it down stairs? better than all the damage it will cause if it go's though the floor

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

You are looking at the unrealistic minimum of 9x3x3 in time, because Silver/Bala Sharks should reach close to 40cm long, are active fish and should be kept in 6+ groups being schoolers.

Even if you rehomed the Bala Shark, you will need a 6x2x2 minimum for your Common Plecos (upto 60cm) and Clown Loaches (~30cm), but having three plecs in a tank so small will no doubt cause conspecific aggression. Like the Bala Shark, the loaches need a 6+ group.