I am hoping to get the following:
- 3 bala sharks
- 2 koi angel
- 1 leopard-spotted plecostemus
probably a 50 gallon tank would be best.
If the tank is large enough. For rearing young Oscars a 50 gallon tank is about right for 5 fish.
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The basic rule of thumb is "not more than an inch of fish to a gallon of water."
its a 50 gallon tank
That depends on the number and size of the fish you have added in the tank. But as blanket recommendation you can do 50 percent water change once in a week.
depending on whether you plan to keep them till adult hood a 50 g tank will hold 4 adult angels
Your 50 gallon tank will probably have some form of substrate (gravel) displacing some water, and it most certainly will not be filled to the absolute brim so assume the tank is actually holding about 42 gallons of water. Then do the calculations as you follow the basic rules.. The basic rules are. 1 inch of fish needs at least 1 gallon of water (a Red Tailed Black shark is about a 6 inch fish) Every tank must have a permanently running cycled filter. Every tank needs at least 50% of its water replaced every week.
a 50 gallon tank
Yes it would. Generally any fish will live in tank so long as the environment is correct for that species. Catfish are pretty tough and should be OK.
All fish need at least a 50% water change weekly. Good practice is to change 10% daily and 50% weekly. It is assumed that the tank is large enough for the fish (1 inch of fish needs a minimum of 1 gallon of water) and filtered properly too.
A standard rectangle foot print aquarium of 50 gallons is: 36" x 18" x 19" However, 50 gallon tanks are less common than the 55 gallon tank and is normally inaccurately referred to as a 50 gallon tank and it has a foot print of: 48" x 13" x 21"