Hey Dave...how are you ?

The tank conversions for the 20 are very popular , as you know.
It's those prices $$$$$ I can understand.....I look at 9-24 h, 2-36 H and 3 - 18 H ( forced to use the 18" cause the 24H don't fit on the shelf very well)

Often the price of the enclosures prevent people from purchasing our idea of the "perfect" enclosure.
Not in this case, but the witnessing of poor husbandry gets people off on the wrong foot. "So whats wrong with putting 10 Whites tree frogs in a 10 gallon tank, the big box stores do it! They look happy ....all snuggled together""

Same goes for the price of PDFs.... It's out of control !

So the point to my message is...... when a member states I have made ( meaning already spent the $$ etc) on a converted 20H for a breeding tank ...and asks "will this work" ; unless it's a really ridiculous mistake (personally) I let it ride....It really will be okay. As mentioned larger would be better.....but it will be ok.

While we are on the topic of take sizes....Funny little story:
Heatheranne and I recently purchased 4 each --- R variabilis "Southern" 4 from John Clare and 4 from Shawn Harrington.
We have paired them off....and will be meeting at WP in Nov to switch out pairs.
The are beautiful, healthy and happy !

Sooo, I am fostering her pair. I have them( each ) in QT since I got them in August.
Both pair are breeding .... I have had more than one clutch of eggs from both pair (housed separately) and in fact 2 clutches already oow. Each pair is in a 8 x 12"H cube, I use for QT ! Yikes !

Food for thought....So is it experience that gets them to breed or tank size?

I will admit seeing ----> and moving along building for tinc species..... to move them from QT tanks because they appear stressed to me.

"The almighty they" tell us bigger ! They ( or maybe "we" ) will be happier , of course, with a larger tank with a billion dollars of expensive plants and lights. But, just the same------they'll be just fine in the 20! as long as there is plenty of cover.

BTW you can have the BUT the is MINE ! lol