6' x 2' x 2' tropical community changeover
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bipolguy Offline
#1 Posted : 16 September 2005 21:13:53(UTC)
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I&#039;ve had various small community fish living in my heavily planted tank the last couple of years. While it&#039;s &#039;pretty&#039; I feel there&#039;s no character to any of the fish and I&#039;m looking for something bigger.<br />I used to kep a couple of oscars and enjoyed them but I&#039;ve moved on.<br />My water is ph6.4, so soft water lovers are a must. The tank has Duponit fertiliser with a sand substrate and undergravel heated cable; taking the depth to around 3&quot;.<br />How big can I go with a 6&#039;x2&#039;x2&#039; tank?<br />I saw a red tail catfish in the lfs today and fell in love with it.<br />But you&#039;re all going to tell me I&#039;ll need a bigger tank, aren&#039;t you?<br />Any suggestions would be welcome so I can go and swot up before committing myself.<br />
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#2 Posted : 17 September 2005 11:42:51(UTC)

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They can grow up to 2ft can't they? smile
And you wouldn't be able to have any smaller fish in with it ;)
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#3 Posted : 17 September 2005 12:25:53(UTC)
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At 2 ft. they would just be able to turn in my tank.
If they got any bigger....  :-\
I intend to offload my existing fish to the LFS.
I've been hunting down info. on the web and it seems that the ideal is a 8'x3'x3' tank!
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#4 Posted : 17 September 2005 13:08:55(UTC)

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Nevermind, plenty more fish in the tank :smile Tongue
Sorry I'll get me coat Grin
hehe ;)
Seriously though there are some lovely fish out there you could have in your tank smile
Silver dollars look great in a shoal smile
Maybe you could even go for discus with some cardinal tetras as you have acidic water smile
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#5 Posted : 17 September 2005 13:51:55(UTC)
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Silver dollars: been there and got the t'shirt smile. Lovely in a large shoal.
Anway, this thread was in catfish Capers and I don't want to bang on about other fish. Not fair on the rest of you lot ;D.
I'll put on my thinking head (if I can find it) and maybe with some recommendations I'll have some good sized fish to enjoy.
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#6 Posted : 17 September 2005 15:56:49(UTC)

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Sorry I forget where I am sometimes :smile
hehe Grin
Just trying to be helpful smile
Maybe someone else will pop in soon with some suggestions ;)
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#7 Posted : 17 September 2005 18:41:27(UTC)
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Thanks lilac, nice talking.
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#8 Posted : 03 July 2009 00:04:30(UTC)
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you could try getting an electric eel, i heard they make good pets, plus u got a good size tank for 1

 
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#9 Posted : 03 July 2009 00:30:51(UTC)
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Hi Bipolguy and welcome to Fishcrazy! [wave]

The redtail can grow to over 3 feet so you'd need a tank at least 8 x 3 base area. Have you thought about arowana?

Garden shed full of tanks (tropicals) and a pond.

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#10 Posted : 03 July 2009 09:36:15(UTC)
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That thread is 4 years old boys!!!
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#11 Posted : 03 July 2009 17:09:37(UTC)

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LOL[Grin]

 
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#12 Posted : 03 July 2009 20:50:06(UTC)
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[:O][2funny] Well spotted Bluedave[Y] i wonder what he did do in the end though.......................................

Latest update 29/4/10 well only got four fish now - 2 syds and 2 B/Ns. All fish are equal.
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