candy Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 hi everyone, i was wondering what u would do if presented with a 4X2X2 foot tank with all the gear ect..but no fish what would u chose and why also exact number of each fish,and do u consider ur stocking levels ok or under/over stocked just trying to get idears. thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Better to ask, what kind of fish do you like? The possibilites are endless! Do you prefer a few large fish or would you rather have a good sized shoal of faster moving small shoaling fish? Do you want a planted tank? Do you like lots of different fishes or would you prefer a single species only tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candy Posted September 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 this is not about me this is about u.....i allready know what im putting in it. but want to see what everyone elce would do. its one way of getting to know u all a bit. what every is in the tank is up to u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 4x2x2 planted tank mixture of val, hygro, swords, rotala, driftwood, java moss about 15 guppies 4 baby kribs 2 adult kribs 200 odd baby bristlenose 2 adult bristlenose (pair) 2 skunk loaches 2 tetras of some description 5 white pigeon discus 2 siamese algae eaters (flying foxes) 2 corydoras catfish I think that's about it.. I do lose track however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcookie Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 One claustrophobic Guppy....Would be iinteresting to see if he handles the space or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Heavily planted tank full of tiger barbs Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 I'd put 2 polypterus in it, a fire eel, a tiretrack eel and a redspot pleco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 100 killie males of the one species Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 A planted tank with 8 show quality adult Discus, 25 cardinals, 20 rummynose, 2 bristlenose and a couple scavangers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcookie Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Two blind cave fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monaro1 Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 cichlid tank red head midas chocolate jack fire eel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 :lol: sell the gear. Take the tank to my glazier and get him to cut it up into a heep of killi breeding tanks. :lol: "KILLIS RULE" I think I may have a problem :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Well planted tank with a few Amazon swords as a feature and then about 10 discus of the red variety, 20 Cardinal Tetras, 4 Golden Black eye Bristlnose 1 x pair kribensis 6 Golden Rams 6 Blue Rams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_jay_01 Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 My tank is a 4x2x2, and I have a few Plastic Amazon Swords and other plants, Driftwood (will have a Large peice of driftwood from one end to the other shortly, Picture Below). Royal Whiptails, Black Ghost Knifes, Widow Tetras, Tiger Barbs, Peppermint Bristlenose Catfish (My partner just got 2 of them), Glass Catfish, Not sure about the numbers but i would keep the school fish with atleast 10+ each of them, 2-3 BGK's, 4x RWT, 4x PB's, Sounds Like my tank, but I have 3 Salmon Tails Catfish about 6"-7" in mine but I have the rest of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaymann Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 I'd put a blimin' huge octopus in there .. or maybe a couple of squid ( been done before) 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaymann Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 @Dee Jay 01 ... is that your tiolet behind the driftwood ?..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candy Posted September 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 i think Ira is the closest to what im putting in mine ..... center peice is a huge twisted bit of driftwood and iv got dark gravel and im going to get amozon swords and other plants (i know the names but not going to atempt to spell them ) fish-arfican butterfly black ghost knife peacock eel bornio tiger gold spot pleco thats all so far..have been thinking about maybe getting a bisher but dont know if there will be enough room teratorial wise (sorry about spelling ) or a royal pleco....what do u all think i liek the octopus idear my bf has allways wanted one but i can just see it excaping.... im picking up my tank on saterday moring so realy excited about setting it all up of course it wont have fish in it for awile.... but will definatly get pics of it one its all finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaymann Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 octu's are easy to keep and are the most amazing creatures for human interaction ... you have to weigh down the lids of course when you first have him/her but once they realise that this is their home you can leave it unguarded to the extent that as you walk by they will lift the lid and "blast" you with water when they decide they are hungry!! .. just have to have bluddy good filters to extract their amazingly large amount of "oky poo" that they produce every 5 odd days... but just throw sum paddle crabs in there and watch the colours change on them with excitement etc.... have kept several of different sizes and the easiest have a head size about 1.5 the size of a large hand with a leg/tentacle radius of about 3.5 to 4 ft ... sooo cool to catch, just grab from sandbed home (look for discarded shells around central hole).. plant them on your wetsuit and they just stick there like velcro... 8) have heard about these guys night time roaming into other tanks for midnight snack but with the 5 that I have kept , never happened nor any "jail breaks" either ... but this is only my own experience.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcookie Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Far out Kalyman, that sound totally amazing! Why have I never heard of keeping octopus before???? Do you have any photos, web-links, forum threads etc etc on them? Am very very keen on investigating. Even if only to get the "wow never seen that" reaction from some other fishy types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaymann Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Sorry Madcookie , but had these guys when living in Tauranga soo long ago as a early 20 sumthin' dude 8) ..that a 'digital camera was ?? and the best computer you could get was a 486DX2/100 ... :lol: :lol: :lol: ... geez I sound old ..I only learnt thru experientation , but obviously keeping them hasn't changed .. they are still cool .. only thing I would add nowadays is a chiller .. to keep them really happy .. and their food before they get torn apart ............... 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaymann Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 @Candy .. think about the borneo tiger .... have heaps of rockwork hiding places .. they are a secretive hunter and like to have plenty of places to retreat to if they feel threatened .. i.e other aggressive fish in the tank ....just watch the colours .. if they stay dark wasted out( should have vivid stripes) even with feeding ( live small fish)..then thats stress !!.. good luck 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcookie Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Thanks klaymann, and sorry for misspelling your name earlier - and having a severe case of thick fingers today. 486's - hey thats not old. I remember a work mate paying six thousand dollars (circa 1993, or 92, this was BIG money) for a 386! Had a whopping 2mb of RAM tho. :roll: Cheers for the octopus ideas - am now trawling thru google etc trying to figure out how.where/what etc. One question tho, being as how I cannot stand swimming or especially diving, do we have these octopus in Ncoastal NZ waters? Are they catchable? Am confused by your mention of them clinging onto wetsuits, yet having 4ft long arms/legs??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaymann Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 yes ..when collecting imagine an ocky wrapping itself around you while you are diving... bizzare feeling .. along as he doesn't bite you .. then you'll know all about it .. they have teeth like a parrot but imagine 10 times stronger ( used for cracking shellfish/crabs/crayfish etc... was lucky when doing this.. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_jay_01 Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 @Dee Jay 01 ... is that your tiolet behind the driftwood ?..... Nope its my bathroom, I took the photo with my phone and that was where the best light at the time was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 We used to have an octopus but rarely saw it as it was very small and hid in the sand. He escaped one day and was fluffed to death on the carpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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