trav Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 i want to stock my tank up with some awesome fish and ideas? and wat set up should i go with? here are some pics of my tank and fish the 2 big dats i am just looking after after my friends arowana nearly ate him :evil: :evil: :evil: i have an at about 5cm 3x indo 4cm 6cm and 12-15cm and a leopard fish abou 7cm i have $500-$600 dedicated to buying fish for tank and making the tank look awesome !!!!! heres some pics of them i am feeding them:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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livingart Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 did you post tank dimensions and filtration? will help with what you can run in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 120 L 55 H 55W filtration FX5 thanks livingart :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 What size are you going to upgrade to for the dats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 i was going to get a 6foot but i thought if i did i would not see my fish so i wanted to stock up on some fish then get the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 if you start looking for a 6 footer now and are prepared to wait the odd bargain comes up every now and again i know it is hard as you want to get fish now but having the bigger tank may allow your fish to grow a bit fasster also with a bigger tank you can have more small stuff you can grow on and swap later for other interesting fish by waiting i picked up an 8 footer for 400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 thanks livingart i am going to do that i am looking for a six foot tank now 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Sorry off topic a bit BUT, it looks like you might need to support the middle of the tanks stand. In the photo it looks a bit bowed or is it just the photo...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 it has steel bars under neeth it 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Buy my ctenopomas, they're nice 8) might give ya a deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 the green aro on trademe!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 My old ctenopoma is so nice! good to see my old dats doing well. I got 4 more Indo's in today Travis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 wat oh gay i have no money how big are they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 My ctenopomas are 20cm and 13cm, good size, would be great with petes one, they look cool in groups coz they come out more. I thought you said money wasnt an issue lol :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 YA IT WASNT BUT ME WITH MONEY IHAD TO SPEND IT HAHAHA I WILL PM YOU 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 not trying to be lecture-ish. but when you start out with fish, first of all, its an expensive hobby more likely than not:D wether you keep small or monsters. monsters need less decorations, more volume. small ones need more stuff than water volume, but it all comes down to waste. first here are my questions, if i missed it im sorry 1) what is the diet 2) what temp 3) what WC regime do you have? 4) when will you get a bigger tank? reason for the questions. you really need tp prioritise bigger tank. if you are feeding little to keep them small, then you will screw them up and stunt them. these fish get to massive sizes, i mean...MASSIVE. the biggest i have seen, ronnie how has - and they get so big. if you keep them in that tank, thats fine, untill they are all about 15 cms, maybe pu shing on 20, but really... adding more to the tank isnt a good idea. temps you should keep them 28c IMO. Diet, get them onto pellets now. floating cichlid gold. if you have been feeding them prawns already then tis hard to get them onto pellets after that. they can starve themselves for months i have heard and wont get onto pellets. pellets is good because, its almost 50% protein, and it has vits. But, as a cheaper alternative, BEEF HEART and PRAWNS...peels or shelled dont matter is good. Fish fillets, calamari are also good and very cheap. but remember, you ahve to feed 3 times more calamari to get the same protein as a particular weight of pellets such as massivore or sinking. but hey, just feed them heaps, you have an fx5:D thats a good filter. water change is important, they will produce more and more waste, with your tank size, your NITRATE MARGINS are very small for such meat eating fish. you gotta really change your water heaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted February 16, 2010 Report Share Posted February 16, 2010 Hey Henward those are my old dats, were already on Sinking carnivore and cichlid gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 i have bought a 6 foot tank and have reen forced it i am taking it slow and doing everything right in the bigining so i do not have to do it latter my tank is 800L is that big enough for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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