What size tank do I need?
Adult-minimum tank sizes for the fish people actually ask about. Conservative numbers — what the fish needs as an adult, not the size the store will sell it to you in. Each page cites its source.
Freshwater (51)
- Betta (Siamese fighting fish) · min 5 gal
- Dwarf gourami · min 15 gal
- Neon tetra · min 10 gal
- Cardinal tetra · min 20 gal
- Ember tetra · min 10 gal
- Rummynose tetra · min 20 gal
- Harlequin rasbora · min 15 gal
- Celestial pearl danio (galaxy rasbora) · min 10 gal
- Zebra danio · min 20 gal
- Guppy · min 10 gal
- Molly · min 30 gal
- Platy · min 15 gal
- Swordtail · min 30 gal
- Angelfish · min 55 gal
- Discus · min 75 gal
- German blue ram · min 20 gal
- Oscar · min 75 gal
- Corydoras (cory catfish) · min 20 gal
- Bristlenose pleco · min 30 gal
- Kuhli loach · min 20 gal
- Fancy goldfish (oranda, ryukin, etc.) · min 40 gal
- Common / comet goldfish · min 75 gal
- Cherry shrimp (Neocaridina) · min 5 gal
- Otocinclus catfish · min 20 gal
- Amano shrimp · min 10 gal
- Mystery snail · min 10 gal
- Nerite snail · min 5 gal
- Convict cichlid · min 40 gal
- Jack Dempsey cichlid · min 75 gal
- Firemouth cichlid · min 55 gal
- Electric yellow cichlid (Yellow Lab) · min 55 gal
- Clown pleco · min 20 gal
- Common pleco · min 150 gal
- Bolivian ram · min 30 gal
- Apistogramma cacatuoides · min 25 gal
- Tiger barb · min 30 gal
- Cherry barb · min 15 gal
- Black skirt tetra · min 20 gal
- GloFish (zebra danio) · min 20 gal
- Pearl gourami · min 30 gal
- Honey gourami · min 15 gal
- Yoyo loach · min 55 gal
- Clown loach · min 150 gal
- Dwarf orange crayfish · min 5 gal
- Axolotl · min 30 gal
- Endler's livebearer · min 5 gal
- Pygmy corydoras · min 10 gal
- Chili rasbora · min 10 gal
- Sparkling gourami · min 10 gal
- Koi angelfish (variant) · min 55 gal
- Silver dollar · min 75 gal
Saltwater (22)
- Ocellaris clownfish · min 20 gal
- Yellow tang · min 75 gal
- Royal gramma · min 30 gal
- Firefish goby · min 20 gal
- Mandarin dragonet · min 75 gal
- Flame angelfish · min 70 gal
- Six-line wrasse · min 30 gal
- Clark's clownfish · min 30 gal
- Maroon clownfish · min 55 gal
- Blue tang (Pacific blue) · min 125 gal
- Powder blue tang · min 180 gal
- Foxface rabbitfish · min 125 gal
- Green chromis · min 55 gal
- Banggai cardinalfish · min 30 gal
- Longnose hawkfish · min 50 gal
- Yellow watchman goby · min 30 gal
- Diamond goby · min 55 gal
- Tomini tang · min 75 gal
- Copperband butterflyfish · min 75 gal
- Melanurus wrasse · min 75 gal
- Midas blenny · min 50 gal
- Lawnmower blenny · min 30 gal
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