AquaLife Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 I've got myself a new 6 footer tank. Any recomendation for multiple species, plants with driftwood, rocks or corals. I'm thinking of monster fishes but open to any idea. Would it look beter at the center of the room or against the wall. I've yet to build the stand thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 depends what you want. Keeping monsters generally means not having a visually appealing aquascape, and not much colour. But they are cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Africans, lol you can get an awesome range of colours/shapes and stick alot in a 6ft plus they are hardy and most are cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 +1 mopst colur you will get without going to marine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 depends what you want. Keeping monsters generally means not having a visually appealing aquascape, and not much colour. But they are cool. Not true; totally depends on what monster fish you do and how you set it up Go for bichirs, large cichlids, knifefish etc. arowana IMO need a slightly larger tank to be comfortable especially silvers and blacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 the dimensions, depth & height are very important for keeping monsters. if it is less that 6x3x3 then i would rule out arowanas. a 6 footer would make a very nice lake tanganyikan tank, tropheus duboisi & another like pemba or moliro and keep some shellies, leleupi, brichardi & alto comps possibly. i have found they are a little easier on any plants than lake malawi species & java fern, valisaneria & ludwigia are doing well in my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Yeah it would make a good tang tank but they are harder to keep and more expnsive than malawis.. I find most people start with malawis and them go onto the tangs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Yeah it would make a good tang tank but they are harder to keep and more expnsive than malawis.. I find most people start with malawis and them go onto the tangs. NO! not malawis :an!gry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 you got a nice size tank to play with. fine a group of one species you reaily like and work around that.....and plant etc.. then you get a tank setup you like.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 African (Malawis, Tangs) African river (planted, with a large shoal of Hemigrammopetersius caudalis and some Pelvicahromis taeniatus) Amazon Reef (if you can afford it) Asian Blackwater ADA Iwagumi Personally I think monster fish are very boring, because I've seen them before and they don't really do much. They're just very BIG. And I don't really know of any monster fish that have lovely colours. They all seem to be silver or muddy brown or grey. I would go for the Africans or a large shoal of colourful fish like Paracheirodon axelrodi, Hemigammopetersius caudalis or Trigonopoma pauciperforata and a few softwater cichlids and some fancy catfish. If you can afford it though I think a reef tank would be spectacular, with some Dwarf Angelfish and lots of small colourful Wrasses, Damselfishes and Cardinalfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaLife Posted December 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Great, everyone has a valid point on choice of fishes. Initially planed for arowana but my wife like Chiclids. Will Ikola, BuluPoint, Electric Yellow, Frontosa, Black Ghost Knife, Tiger Borneo(small), silver dollar and possibly arowana be compatible? Most are young adult atm. A mixture of everything, lol. I wont be going into reef as I lack the experience and knowledge . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Will Ikola, BuluPoint, Electric Yellow, Frontosa, Black Ghost Knife, Tiger Borneo(small), silver dollar and possibly arowana be compatible? Most are young adult atm. A mixture of everything, lol. not at all, you could get away with the tropheus & e yellows together but they would need to be fed to suit the tropheus as they are very susceptible to bloating. the ikola & bulu points will also cross breed which is very bad. the others will need different water parameters to the africans i assume but cannot comment exactly as i have not kept them. the aro will eat most of these fish when it gets bigger. what are the dims of the tank exactly for height & depth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 That is an interesting mix there.. Some of them would work together but not all of them. If you are seriously considering the Africans you are welcome to come out and see what I have and see if you like any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaLife Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 True, didn't think about their different diet. As for water parameter, I assume they are adaptable to quite a reasonable range. Didn't taught the BuluPoint and Ikola'd cross breed :oops: . No I dont want that, lol. The tank size is 0.6 X0.7 X 1.8 (dpXwidthXlength). So that means no Arowana eh, mann ....... I love Arowana. Thanks for the offer. I'm presently waiting for it to fully cured and also for the shop to open so I can get mat'l to get the stand welded. Will then cover it up with ply . Yet to source or decide on the lightings. I'll definately want to see your fishes once I get the tank cycled. My wife loves the Africans . Am I losing touch? lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Just remembered this thread what fish did you end up going with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32GOTMLK Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 if it is less that 6x3x3 then i would rule out arowanas. does a arrow tank really need to be 3 foot high??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 does a arrow tank really need to be 3 foot high??????? lol, height isn't the issue, it's the depth.. The height is simply aesthetically symmetrical to the depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32GOTMLK Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 im looking at geeting a arrow tank and will be 2foot h x 3 foot w is it going to look strange? i thought it would look algirght lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 im looking at geeting a arrow tank and will be 2foot h x 3 foot w is it going to look strange? i thought it would look algirght lol Erm, I think it will be alright? Just go in to your LFS and look at tanks as close to those dimensions as you can so you can see if it looks alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 my aro tanks on the small side but hes doing fine 3500x1000 wide 800+ high :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 my aro tanks on the small side but hes doing fine 3500x1000 wide 800+ high :happy1: In what world is that the small side? lol, lucky fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 in my world... like a 4000x1000x1000 but the wife whont let me at this stage..il have to buy her more flowerss may be,, :happy2: hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaLife Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I end up buying a complete 800L set up full of Malawis, lol. That tank is in storage, may be looking at selling with a new Fx5 . I'd love to post the picture but not too sure how Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 im looking at geeting a arrow tank and will be 2foot h x 3 foot w is it going to look strange? i thought it would look algirght lol that dimension looks good i have 3 tanks like that good size for aros need at least 6 foot length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 how did you get on ....any pics yet :happy2: what did you go for ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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