Kurt wrote:
"Sue" wrote in
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At 6-7 inches you should be thinking of moving the plec up from a
33g, not into one. He's already over half the tank width.




Oh dear. So when he reaches 10-12 incches I would need a tank that is
20-24 inches wide? Perhaps by then the turtles will have a new home and
I won't have to buy a new tank. But at the moment, I've got the 33 on
hand and it's being planted/set-up.

Your plec can still turn around in a 12" wide tank. Plecs aren't
exactly active fish. Once he's 10-12", IMO a tank that's 18" wide is
reasonable. Your fish will be able to turn around easily enough. 24"
tanks are difficult to maintain - you practically have to go swimming to
gravel vac.

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