Need suggestions for tank upgrade

[tnice17]

Currently i have a 20gal long tank that has been going great for 4 months now and i would like upgrade tanks.

i have two Aqueon 10 filters (200 GPH combined)
-5 apple snails
-1 blue crayfish/lobster
-3 baby ciclids
-1 black banded leporinus


i would like to get a 29 gal tank, would you guys agree? Can i go i go bigger than 29? ( get a size tank closest to my hood dimensions. i would cut plexiglass to take up the extra space around the hood)



im open to any suggestions.

Tom

 

[Mark Hewitt]

Careful with your terminology, you said "I have a 20L tank" which I read as "I have a 20 litre tank".

 

[iDream]

me too mark lol, not sure about many tanks that have the same footprint as a 20 long or a 29 and whatnot

 

[tnice17]

my apologizes, its a 20gal Long tank.

ill edit my post

 

[iceywater101]

You could also get a 37 gal tank. It is the same footprint just much taller. I have one and I love it. It is great for a community fish tank where you chose fish that live in a bottom, middle, and top strata of the tank.

 

[BigJim]

I use the 20L designation for a 20g long tank. Most people here don't use liters and when they do, the put the "r" at the end of the word where it belongs.

I've done the 20L to 29g upgrade. Unless you get the 29g for cheap or free, it's not really worth it. Save your cash and upgrade to an even larger tank. That banded leporinus will definitely outgrow a 29g and chances are the cichlids will too.

 

[spoonman]

+1 BigJim, if you want to keep the cichlids and the leporinus you need at least a 55 Gallon.

 

[tnice17]

thanks for the suggestions everyone!

i have a good friend that works at Petco so he was able to discount me everything i need.

i decided to keep my 20L and go saltwater

tank is going through its process now, so wish me luck!