Author Topic: Fish tanks (Read 830 times)

BlueJ1 · « **on:** February 03, 2008, 10:18:03 PM »

I have a 20 gallon freshwater tank in my barracks room. Its the max were allowed to have. But I think Im going to push the limits soon and exchange it for a 30. Heres my inventory:

2 Black Ghosts
3 Green Barbs
3 Tiger Barbs
1 Female Freshwater puffer
2 Red tail sharks
1 pleco
And my new addition today is a foot long freshwater moray eel

Heres some pictures:

JB88 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 03, 2008, 10:23:17 PM »

i love aquariums. very relaxing.

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2008, 10:28:49 PM »

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Originally posted by JB88
i love aquariums. very relaxing.

Agreed. I can lay in my bed and waste a good part of a day watching my fish.

Saxman · « **Reply #3 on:** February 03, 2008, 10:45:05 PM »

Sure those are red-tails? Look a lot like rainbow sharks to me (red-tails are usually solid black fins except the tail).

Been a while since I've done anything with fish, but that's an awful small tank for a foot-long eel (especially one that looks like he could make a snack out of those barbs).

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2008, 10:49:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Saxman
Sure those are red-tails? Look a lot like rainbow sharks to me (red-tails are usually solid black fins except the tail).

Been a while since I've done anything with fish, but that's an awful small tank for a foot-long eel (especially one that looks like he could make a snack out of those barbs).

Everything I read online said 10-20 gallon tanks work well with them. Also said barbs are a good mix but I just have to make sure I feed the eel or else he'll eat the barbs. Im not really worried about the barbs or the sharks. As long as he dosnt eat my knives. The owner of the pet store is a good friend now and he said once he gets to big for me just bring him back and he'll give me store credit and put the eel in a display tank. He told me even tho if I feed the eel regularly dont be suprised when you wake up and a barb is missing. He will replace any barbs I have for free. Eel only cost my 15 dollars so I figured it was a good deal.

You are correct in the rainbow sharks. Was thinking one thing and typed another. I was going to get 2 red tails today until I saw the eel.

Speed55 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 03, 2008, 10:54:49 PM »

I'll post a picture of the fishtank i built tomorrow. There's only 1 fish left, a neon tetra, since i'm broke. My friend the female beta died 3 days ago, but she was around for almost 2 years.

Well the lights are off.. i'm kinda drunk, and i don't want to wake up the little guy. tomorrow i'll post one with the lights on if i remember,... hickup

JB88 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 03, 2008, 10:57:33 PM »

my favorites when i was a kid were the neon tetras.

we had a whole bunch of em. beautiful little creatures.

angel fish are a great addition to any aquarium, but they are very temperamental.

C(Sea)Bass · « **Reply #7 on:** February 03, 2008, 10:59:32 PM »

What no Seabasses!!!!

You can't have no aquarium without no Seabasses.

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 03, 2008, 11:03:12 PM »

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Originally posted by JB88
my favorites when i was a kid were the neon tetras.

we had a whole bunch of em. beautiful little creatures.

angel fish are a great addition to any aquarium, but they are very temperamental.

I love angels. I was going to make my tank strictly angels. But it started out to aggressive with the knives and puffers. Barbs and eel sent it even farther away from angels.

Saxman · « **Reply #9 on:** February 03, 2008, 11:29:09 PM »

Hee hee. Neon Tetras, the snack chips of the aquarium world.

AWMac · « **Reply #10 on:** February 04, 2008, 12:01:38 AM »

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Originally posted by JB88
my favorites when i was a kid were the neon tetras.

we had a whole bunch of em. beautiful little creatures.

angel fish are a great addition to any aquarium, but they are very temperamental.

Never mix Barbs with Angel fish... the Barbs will eat the bottom fins/strands off of Angel fish.

Neons are great..a nice school. Zebras are boring. Fancy Tail Guppys are awesome and easy to breed... *Please no "Do ya hold them by the gills during breeding jokes".* Glass Catfish and Redtail Sharks are kewl.

I gotta dig up some pics of my tank. 55 gal beautiful wooden stand I bought in Korea back in the early '80s. paid $1500.00 for it back then. Had to rework the lighting system... it had "Death from a Mistake" written all over it. I started young with a 5 gal tank....Yes they are awesome to have. Sit and just watch the fish.

Mac

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2008, 11:41:12 AM »

Looks like a nice healthy tank you have there.

You would be amazed at how much a cheap backdrop will change the look of you tank. I always went with a plain black that really made the neon tetra's colors pop.

indy007 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2008, 12:17:10 PM »

I have a 3 gallon tank with my g/f's male beta in it, a 10 gallon tank that's home to 4 female betas and some mollys, and a 23 gallon bow-front tank that's home to a 3 schools of neon tetras, bloodfin tetras, and diamond tetras.

In another 4 months all of the tetras are being moved to a 100 gallon community tank at my brother-in-laws, and the 23 gallon tank is being sold and replaced with a 40 gallon tank. The 40 gallon tank is going to be setup as a nano-reef, and is the future home of a few dwarf lion fish.

One day I'd like to get a nice tank in the 110 gallon range and get a Volitans Lionfish. A pain to own since you have to practically hand-feed them every 2 days, but very beautiful (oh.. and poisonous)

SuperDud · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2008, 02:34:26 PM »

I happen to have a 110G SW. And yes I also have the volitan in there. Along with a hippo tang(dori), engineering goby, maroon clown fish(sorta like nemo but a bigger version), starfish, lobster, cleaner shrimp and many other critters/fish I don't feel like mentioning.

Oh and you don't actually have to "hand feed" the lion. You can, but all I do it drop a silverside in the water around him and he takes care of the rest.

indy007 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2008, 03:17:41 PM »

It doesn't eat everything else in the tank? Done a bit of reading on Volitans, and it seemed like the concensus was that if it can fit in its mouth, it's getting eaten.

edit: nm, just read it was a much bigger clown fish. was wondering how the hell it stayed alive.