xHayleyx

Just want some ideas of what to do with mine, Hopefully me n my partner are going to get our tank at the weekend and just want some ideas of what fish to put in it and what plants.

gav.rst

Hi there,im in to my tropical fish bigstyle, what size tank u thinking of having,ive hav a rio 180 and it cos me £350 it a good tank and it nice filled with plants and bogwood and some of my plant hav been put stuck in bogwood with fishing line i dnt no how to put my pic on 4 u 2 see sori,the best fish 2 have are angels,mollys,neon tetras there are ldz tetra types these fish are very strong and dnt die after u bought them,it would be good 4 u to hav a plectomus this wil keep ur glass clean it a glass sucker eats algae,dnt 4get if u set ur tank up 2hav couple fish 2build ur bacteria up in filter as fish require it 2live.if u require more info pm me ill be happy 2help,if u do hav plant they do good deals at pet at home.

Markb_s1

If you're going to get a pleco, make sure you have BIG tank - they can grow to 12" long!

Also, angel fish will eat tetras when they get a bit bigger (i.e. big enoguh for them to fit in it's mouth!)

xHayleyx

how did you know i was looking at a pleco!! i think thats what it is anyways!

Markb_s1

I didn't .. gav.rst mentions them above.
veyr cool fish.. they just get BIG!

DAN P

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as said if you get a pleco you will need a 4 foot tank as grow big and very fast i will put up a few of my tank when i get home its only a 3 and half foot tank but looks ok

xHayleyx

only 3 and half foot!! thats massive i only want a 200-150 litre!! i think its called a pleco but im not one hundred percent sure ill find out!

whosyadaddy

for those who would like a plec but on have smaller tanks may i suggest a bulldog plec or a bristle nose plec.

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_C...a_thomsoni.php

http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Catfish,...ristlenose.htm

DAN P

iTrader: (1)

i have two bristle nose plec one is about 3 and a half inches and the other is 2 inches they will grow up to 8" just changed some bits about in my tank and kicked up some shit so just waiting for it to set to take some pics

Eigdoog

You got me started now... I may not know anything about cars, but fish im in! Here are some old and new pictures of what i have got and had.





I like this one lol


Then turned it into a crab tank


Have to many pictures and loads more tanks Cant help myself! Got a 6 foot tank ready for a set up and cant wait!! Need cash though as marine is costing more than the sierra at the moment!

When buying a pleco dont get a big one, go for a bristle nose as the big ones will do more pooing than cleaning! Also angels are very nice but can take over the tank when coming close to breeding, I had this and lost fish from nasty angels.

DO NOT BUY A OSCAR THINKING IT WILL STAY SMALL!!!! Alot of pet shops will sell you them but they will grow VERY fast and big (12inch ish). They will eat anything they can fit in there mouth unless you get fish like sliver dollars or tinfoil barbs. (Which both grow big look at picture one and two)

scottrs

heres a photo of my oscar i got him on the 18th of dec last year and he was 2.5inches long ,these fish grow like hell he,s now a good 10 inches i love him ,just fed him a few worms for dinner lol

daveybgtt

Had this setup since october 2007, initial setup costs were high but it pretty much runs itself now.

xHayleyx

thats what im getting an Oscar! he looks quality!

xHayleyx

fair play! im getting an oscar, i think an he quite good .. yes i hear they grow massive,, which shouldnt be a problem.. il show you pictures of what it looks like when it all done.. oh yes and how long should you have the tank before you put the fish in?? i heard you should leave it or 5 or so days beore entering the fish into the tank,, is this right?

DAN P

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i waited 5 days before i put the fish in check the water a few times and leave the pump and heater running and only put a few in at a time

Eigdoog

Well when i did my marine i waited about 4-6 weeks before i added snails, but with tropical it can be about 5 days or so, If you get it right. I just used to wait till all my tests were right and put in hardy fish for a start to get the cycle going though.

When setting up leave everything running like fish are already in there as this will start a cycle going. Also you can add stuff that will speed up the process of the cycle. When added fish keep doing water changes till the water levels stays at 0 (ammonia and nitrite, can do other tests)

As for the oscar i think its a great fish to go with. Mine you, you cant put alot with them as such but what you can put with them look fantastic (when fully set up) There not like other fish, i find there kinda like a dog... that you dont walk. You can feed it by hand or get it to swim though hoops for food. Mine use to jump out the water and take food from my hand or follow my hand around.

TIP: dig up some worms in your back garden and feed him with them and they will love them, Mine did (If he dont eat them dont feed him them again)

You can put a ping pong ball in and some will "play" with it but mine never use too.

If you have the room look at getting tinfoil barbs as they liven tanks up also silver dollars and loads of pretty cichlid fish. Remember though oscars can be nasty and kill alot of other fish.

Whlie i remember they dont like plants, well i have had 4 oscars and they all rip plants to bits. They will custom there tank to how they want it by moving stones if there not to big.

This is the tank i hope it set up soon (picture from where it came from, not my set up)



Never thought ill say all that on passion ford!

xHayleyx

your fish tanks looks lovely Eigdoog! im going todday to have a look at the tanks,, hes a really cool fish hes a black colour! i heard they eat alot of other fish so il choose wisely on which ones to put in there with him,, how big is your tank by the way???

also i like all the background stuff plants an ornaments ect ect.. also how big did he grow in your tank? i was also thinking about getting barbs cos they quite quick in the way they move.. what plants do you have?

xHayleyx

i have a polleni does anyone know alot about these? he's quality! but a little aggressive! I also have a jack demsey.. anybody know alot about these fish?

Markb_s1

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile29.html

I've always read that Jack dempsey's are horrible bastards and really aggressive.

Markb_s1

more: http://www.aqua-fish.net/show.php?h=jackdempseycichlid

Tondeur

2 of my tanks



another one



the right side of the filter room


left side is mirrord

the big one



all marine

Tony

Markb_s1

that's a bit major!

xHayleyx

well hes a pussy compared with the polleni... haha

xHayleyx

tondeur that one in the wall is quality! mine isnt that major but looks wicked!

YODI

iTrader: (1)

Proper bits of kit there mate, do they cost a lot to maintain?

xHayleyx

heres my grumpy polleni

Tondeur

well depends on what you know everyone buys all the crap they don`t need.

i used to import from all over the world still have a license.

its a hobby that needs alot of reading
unfortunatley the big one has gone!

i was supposed to be moving and broke it down with the intension of building a 16x8x8 foot tank unfortunatley planning permission was denied on the plot i was after so am back in the hunt


Marine tanks are very simple to maintian in this day and age
right light right temp and a regular water change are the basics of marine keeping the only filter you need is rock and a skimmer!

if you ever need any help of thoughts give me a shout mate

that set up would cost you 60k if done by a shop i did it for under 2k!
built the tank myself with the aid of friends for lifting at one time i had over 3000 liter system,lol.

much like this hobby its adictive

Tondeur

YODI

iTrader: (1)

Thanks mate I'll bare it in mind, although mine would be about 98% smaller lol

jameswrx

I've been through loads of tropical setups, various fish etc but finally really enjoying a mix of lake Malawi ciclids. I've got 17 malawi's, 2 cat fish and a bristle nose plec. You can get some really stunning looking malawi's, I went for them because the colours seem closer to marine compared to most tropicals. I made the mistake of not having enough at first, they'd fight badly and kill each other off. Since having 10+ they've been great.

I'm really wanting a marine setup at the moment and funnily enough was almost about to buy something a couple of days ago. Trouble is two tanks in the lounge is a bit much.

xHayleyx

can anyone tell the sex of my polleni.. cos i cant!

xHayleyx

xHayleyx

xHayleyx

any ideas on what gender?

Tondeur

can`t see the pics if i could i could possibly help

Tony

Markb_s1

me neither. just a load of blank posts.

daviddunlop83

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Here is a few pictures of some fish i have.

IF anyone can tell me the names of the one circled below that would be great cause i have no idea



What type of pleco is this? He was given to me by a friend who was getting rid of his tank.



A small angle fish i have




Also whats this one called?

hogdog

The top one is a Congo Tetra.

The Pleco is just a straight forward Pleco (plecostomus plecostomus)

The bottom one is a striped headstander.

The Angelfish is really nice, half black Angels used to be very rare as it's quite hard to breed them but they're becoming more common these days.

hogdog

If you can get some reed type plants (vallis would be good) your headstander will appreciate it, that's their natural habitat.

daviddunlop83

iTrader: (7)

Cheers,

do you know what the one with yellow on it is?

The angle is quite small, will it grow larger like the adult angles you see in the shop or is it a different breed?

daviddunlop83

iTrader: (7)

Yeah i should look into it. he always hides inside the large plane and only really comes out for food.