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My fish are too big for my tanks. What size aquarium do I need?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Fish | Unknown - Fish | Male

I have a 26 gallon tank which have 1 adult Texas fish, 3 adult silver sharks and 2 small 3'' tiger Oscars. I have brought another tank of about 10 gallons which have only 1 loach in it. How can I arrange the fishes in between two tanks so that all can live without any problem.. kindly assist me. Thanking you, SRIJIT GHOSH

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Angel Alvarado, LVT

Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on October 13th, 2017

All these fish can grow quite large. The loach would be the "smallest" at about 6 to 8 inches when full grown. The Oscars can reach lengths of 18 inches and the Texas cichlid and sharks can reach a foot in length. All these fish will require much larger tanks than the ones you have now. The three Oscars alone would do best in a 125 gallon aquarium MINIMUM. The others may thrive in 55 to 75 gallon tanks. To leave them in small tanks will cause stress, aggression and likely infection.
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