Adrienne Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Finally, after months of thinking about it I have finally purchased a 450 litre tank. Now what to put in it - my husband likes discus but not the thought of daily water changes, I thought cichlids but would quite like some plants as well. There is a sump that goes with the tank and cabinet but no pump. I want it to make a statement, be out there in the tank world. Suggestions/ideas/recommendations anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 If you get adult discus you shouldn't need to do daily water changes as long as you keep it lightly stocked, i only do 40% weekly changes on my 300L tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 If you want it to make a statement, then you need something spectacular. A big planted tank, an african tank with heaps of colorful africans (everyone loves electric yellows) or a biotope tank. If it were mine, i'd make it a blackwater biotope. HEAPS of driftwood, sandy substrate and peat filtered water. Fishwise i'd have Uaru and Discus. AWESOME!!!! OR, fill it full of Demasoni :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Rainbow fish 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 go on the demasoni side and out do evil :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 yup i agree get dems and out do evil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Pft, not gunna happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 why not evil why don't i do it ym self then next yera il be a new 4ft and fill it with dems how about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Go, you try :roll: How much money you got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 over 1k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Lol, Rhetorical question buddy I've got a bit of cash ATM too, but its just about to be spent on a mountain bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 lol yea im saving 4 a downhill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Might aswel spend your money on fish then,you wont be able to use a bike for a while will you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 6 weeks dixion thats all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 got some tranning wheel we do wont you to break a leg now,, :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Get some decent quality altum angels and some Rams or apistos of some sort and plant the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 jolliljolli - whats lightly stocked for a discus tank - how many discus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 discus. no need for daily waterchanges, as long as you get decent size ones to start with. i reckon you could have 6-8 adult discus in a tank that size, as well as a few catfish or tetras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 dimebag, both jollijolli and you have said this, what is classed as adult for a discus and what is lightly stocked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 adult discus- big one :lol: honestly i wouldnt get anything smaller than 10-12cm body size, they are hard work to grow up. you are fortunate to live in auckland, some primo discus up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 thanks for this, I know there are great discus up here! What do you call lightly stocked, I have read several times that it should be one discus for every 50 litres of water so that would mean about 8 but would they be talking big discus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 yep i edited my other post, 6-8 big ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Yep! 1 adult discus per 40 ltrs water will be fine. Planted tank with your cardinals, rummy nose, corys, ottos, good lightings. co2, canister filter with good media and twice a week waterchange and you'll have a happy healthy tank. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 something spectacular like imported highly rare discus with LOTS of plants. this will lengthen non water changing times. even 2 weeks at a time or 3. i did a trial, i have a heavily stocked fish, 22 total fish inside my 400 litre 4 foot. 3 weeks no water change, heavily planted, i mean the plants grow so well that i have to keep trimming - water was perfect. discus was growing nicely too and colouration is developing well. and i feed them discus tucker which is mainly beef with bloodworms for the others and pellets. so water changes are not always needed weekly or bi weekly, and if you develop a system - a 30% WC can take less than 10 mins. or - i reckon a rocky tank - silver dollars, oscars and pleco. nice to see 4 to 5 silver dollars school and fight for food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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