225 gal. stocking options
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Hey Marcy,
first you are correct that I have money I am willing to spend, but my goal for this tank was a large fish community tank. I have another, larger tank (240 gal.) that I will be setting up sooner or later, the goal for that tank will be a smaller fish community tank,with a lot of schooling fish and much more planted. Even after that I have several "smaller" tanks I will be setting up (from 120 to 70g). Ive been a hobbiest for a long time, and after a looong sleep I am ready to jump back in with both feet!
Jimmy
first you are correct that I have money I am willing to spend, but my goal for this tank was a large fish community tank. I have another, larger tank (240 gal.) that I will be setting up sooner or later, the goal for that tank will be a smaller fish community tank,with a lot of schooling fish and much more planted. Even after that I have several "smaller" tanks I will be setting up (from 120 to 70g). Ive been a hobbiest for a long time, and after a looong sleep I am ready to jump back in with both feet!
Jimmy
wait wait wait!!!!! Chicago.... Don't you have the worlds largest fish store there??? Like the super crazy one????
Go fancy plecos... Get really pretty ones. They live forever, are fairly easy to keep and you will just fall in LOVE.
Check out the cat-e-log on planetcatfish.com go by L# and look page by page. Wow there are some really cool ones.
The fish in my sig is a gold nugget, they are fantastic, supper active not destructive, and although they can be territorial as long as you have enough cover they won't fight.
Magnum plecos are really cool too.
If you want to get real frisky you could get the holy grail of plecos and go L199/L046 Zebras.... Ohhhhhh.... man if you can get a harem and make em breed... 1" babies sell in detroit for 200+ 2-3 inchers even more then that. I have ordered them twice online, they always arrive dead, then i cry....
Im so excited for you.
Go fancy plecos... Get really pretty ones. They live forever, are fairly easy to keep and you will just fall in LOVE.
Check out the cat-e-log on planetcatfish.com go by L# and look page by page. Wow there are some really cool ones.
The fish in my sig is a gold nugget, they are fantastic, supper active not destructive, and although they can be territorial as long as you have enough cover they won't fight.
Magnum plecos are really cool too.
If you want to get real frisky you could get the holy grail of plecos and go L199/L046 Zebras.... Ohhhhhh.... man if you can get a harem and make em breed... 1" babies sell in detroit for 200+ 2-3 inchers even more then that. I have ordered them twice online, they always arrive dead, then i cry....
Im so excited for you.
Thanks Marcy, but I really have the pleco I wan't in the tank already. I WANT a big pleco. I like tinfoil barbs. i really like the idea of a school of rainbow fish though, after that one more (solitary) large fish. I also cant decide whether to buy more plants, or to let the ones I already have grow in some more, I am not impatient I just think more plants would help.
I promise to put some more pics up soon (now that I figured out how)
Jimmy.
I promise to put some more pics up soon (now that I figured out how)
Jimmy.
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Yeah, commons get huge tho, and when they do they thrash around and tear stuff up...
Royal plecos get pretty large and are less of a nussiance, (less jumping, and rooting up of plants). Here is a photo of mine he is about 10" or so at the moment.
I bet the vampire you saw at the LFS was a vampire galaxy?? Google it and lemme know, a breeding pair will go for around 1500 if you can get the 6-8 years in to grow them up to breeding size. They are pretty sweet.
Lots of plecos have the vampire fleshy things off their mouths, but im guessing you saw a galaxy
Royal plecos get pretty large and are less of a nussiance, (less jumping, and rooting up of plants). Here is a photo of mine he is about 10" or so at the moment.
I bet the vampire you saw at the LFS was a vampire galaxy?? Google it and lemme know, a breeding pair will go for around 1500 if you can get the 6-8 years in to grow them up to breeding size.
They are pretty sweet. Lots of plecos have the vampire fleshy things off their mouths, but im guessing you saw a galaxy
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i don't understand the obsession with pleccos all together.
I prefer flying fox's, oto cats, and a rainbow or red-tail shark. I tried, then failed to get him to go in that direction. 6 months ago he was talking about that damn sailfin, can't wait for it to move one of those huge pieces of driftwood. I have had a few fancy plecco's but after a while they always end up being one of my least favorite fish.
LFS???
*PEACE!*
I prefer flying fox's, oto cats, and a rainbow or red-tail shark. I tried, then failed to get him to go in that direction. 6 months ago he was talking about that damn sailfin, can't wait for it to move one of those huge pieces of driftwood. I have had a few fancy plecco's but after a while they always end up being one of my least favorite fish.
LFS???
*PEACE!*
LFS= Local Fish Store, Fancy plecos are sweet. I mean it's a preference thing.
IMHO/IMO=In my honest opinion/In my opinion
ATM = at the moment
Those are the top acronyms on this board lol (laugh out loud)
Ottos are ok, they hop around and do tons of work. I actually have never owned a pleco of any kind that did much work, mostly they just be-bop around the tank and look cool. I actually just bought snails to take care of my tank because I have a sliding glass door directly across the room and between that and my cheap lighting I am always scrubbing.
That is sorta the way I feel about live plants.. I mean ok, they look sorta nice, but I wouldn't go through any real trouble to keep them. Tons of folks love plants tho.
My exp with great big commons is that they eventually thrash around quite a lot (and jump! sometimes right out of the tank) and they will eat you out of house and home (my last big guy was eating a potato a every other day!
Which shop do you work at? Or are you just a friend?
IMHO/IMO=In my honest opinion/In my opinion
ATM = at the moment
Those are the top acronyms on this board lol (laugh out loud
)Ottos are ok, they hop around and do tons of work. I actually have never owned a pleco of any kind that did much work, mostly they just be-bop around the tank and look cool. I actually just bought snails to take care of my tank because I have a sliding glass door directly across the room and between that and my cheap lighting I am always scrubbing.
That is sorta the way I feel about live plants.. I mean ok, they look sorta nice, but I wouldn't go through any real trouble to keep them. Tons of folks love plants tho.
My exp with great big commons is that they eventually thrash around quite a lot (and jump! sometimes right out of the tank) and they will eat you out of house and home (my last big guy was eating a potato a every other day!
Which shop do you work at? Or are you just a friend?
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just a friend, and long time animal lover.
There are a ton of benefits with plants, and they are really easy to keep. they offer oxygen, filtration, and hiding spaces. not to mention that they look much more realistic.
and the plants that are in this tank are slow growing hardy plants, really looking forward to see how those large anubias turn out.
the good thing in this tank is that the plants will have a year or so to root in before the plecco gets large enough. plus there is at least a foot between the plants and the glass. the java fern and crypt's are so soft and flexible that i don't think it will be a concern, and the anubias have rhizome's that by then should be of decent size.
it will be interesting either way, but this tank may be big enough to house a sailfin with no ill effects to the decor. not looking forward to replanting any of these as the tank is 30" tall and i was in past my shoulder the first time.
btw, i haven't even seen the sailfin yet
There are a ton of benefits with plants, and they are really easy to keep. they offer oxygen, filtration, and hiding spaces. not to mention that they look much more realistic.
and the plants that are in this tank are slow growing hardy plants, really looking forward to see how those large anubias turn out.
the good thing in this tank is that the plants will have a year or so to root in before the plecco gets large enough. plus there is at least a foot between the plants and the glass. the java fern and crypt's are so soft and flexible that i don't think it will be a concern, and the anubias have rhizome's that by then should be of decent size.
it will be interesting either way, but this tank may be big enough to house a sailfin with no ill effects to the decor. not looking forward to replanting any of these as the tank is 30" tall and i was in past my shoulder the first time.
btw, i haven't even seen the sailfin yet
Yeah my 70 is a tall... With the hood I can't reach the bottom.... I think about replacing the tank all the time with a cheap 55 so that i can reach (I have t-rex arms) Really sucks to rearrange anything in there or heaven forbid catch a corpse.
I mean ya live and ya learn with common plecos... Sailfins are sort of pretty sometimes. Once they get big they are pretty tolerant of medicine which is nice. The Detroit Zoo here will take them when they get around 12-18" for their ponds and such.
I mean ya live and ya learn with common plecos... Sailfins are sort of pretty sometimes. Once they get big they are pretty tolerant of medicine which is nice. The Detroit Zoo here will take them when they get around 12-18" for their ponds and such.
you would think so, but this friend of mine has had a full size sailfin before. we do very large aquariums, paludariums, and terrariums. 75 is considered a small tank.
fish act very differently when they have the proper amount of space
now to start on the background for the 240, holy hell. 8'x2', and it has to be built in at least 4 separate sections in order to install it. this will take the better part of a year
first question, one or two fx5's, still planning on using the fx5, right?
fish act very differently when they have the proper amount of space
now to start on the background for the 240, holy hell. 8'x2', and it has to be built in at least 4 separate sections in order to install it. this will take the better part of a year
first question, one or two fx5's, still planning on using the fx5, right?
I would go with HOB's as long tanks like that get stangent, and I would simply pain the back black personally. 2 aquaclear 110's would get that done real nicely.
If you go canister 2-4 powerheads are a must or the top of the water is going to get gross.
Yeah before I moved I had a 240 and a 120 up and running. My boyfriend has primary custody of his 3 kids so.... space is now at a premium... I made it to 30 with out kids and now i have inherited 3 (which is fun) but Im used to having lots of space to do what i pleased with, only 2 tanks got to make the last 2 moves. Im currently under pressure to go down to 1
I have never had anything over a 240 I imagine in 500-1000 gallons that they are pretty calm. (like the tanks at the zoo)
If you go canister 2-4 powerheads are a must or the top of the water is going to get gross.
Yeah before I moved I had a 240 and a 120 up and running. My boyfriend has primary custody of his 3 kids so.... space is now at a premium... I made it to 30 with out kids and now i have inherited 3 (which is fun) but Im used to having lots of space to do what i pleased with, only 2 tanks got to make the last 2 moves. Im currently under pressure to go down to 1
I have never had anything over a 240 I imagine in 500-1000 gallons that they are pretty calm. (like the tanks at the zoo)
I do plan on using two fx5s for the 240, the surface water will be fine as long as one of the outputs from each filter are aimed high enough to disturb it. that tank will be heavily planted, with good gravel and a couple of metal halides on it. as far as stocking goes, most likely many many tetras, and inverts. I am shooting for having that tank up and running by the beginning of next year.