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Fish Crazy
Hi all =]
I currently have 4 tanks - a 30gal, an Aqua(something), & 2 FishRFun 1.5gals for my 2 betta boys. At the moment my Aqua has 3 female bettas, 3 platys, 1 molly & 2 corys. Until this morning, I also had 3 male swordtails in there, but I moved them to my 30gal this morning because one of them didnt seem very happy and the other 2 had taken to chasing the platys around.
My 30gal is not stocked very well. Before you all shout at me
shout lol, let me explain.
I have 6 baby angels in there. I know that that is way too many to have in a 30gal but my original plan was to wait until they paired up & then just keep the one pair.
There are also the 3 male swordies in there, and 4 baby BNs (very cute!) which aren't a problem, however there are 2 other plecs, 1 albino gibby-looking plec and 1 that I think is a common. When I bought these they were very small, and I believed them to be BNs as the LFS told me.
Now they have grown alot bigger obviously, & I cant find anyone who will give them a home, & I am not taking them back to the LFS lol.
Ok, so the problem is, Im not happy with how the tanks look, & if Im going to make changes to them, I want it to be for the last time. If everything goes to plan, I will updating the 30gal to a Juwel 180 within the next couple of days. If this is not the case then I will keep my 30gal, as there are no problems with it anyway! =]
The first thing I want to do is plant the 30gal and the Aqua. I am going to order lots of plants off of Greenline & plant up both of the tanks, but as for stocking, that's where Im confused. I have become very attatched to all of my fish, especially the angels, but I think that if I can find homes for them where they are guaranteed to me looked after, then I may sell them. Do you think that this is the right thing to do for them, considering that they will outgrow their tank? Or am I just being selfish?
The reason for this is because even when (if) I upgrade to a bigger tank, I dont think there will be enough room for all 6 of them. Or will there?
*Oh, I also forgot to mention that I have a small shoal of scissortail rasboras in the 30gal. The LFS said they will get 3" max. but I read up to 7"?? Which one is correct? If they do get up to 7" then I am going to have to rehome them too!
If I do rehome all of the fish that I said, then that will leave the 30gal with 4 BNs & 3 swordies. If that is the case, I think I will plant it all and then move the 3 platys, 2 corys, molly & 3 betta girls over to the 30gal too. What do you think of this?
That will leave my Aqua tank (see below) empty.
Does this seem like a good idea? I want to change these tanks around for the last time. I have tried cichlids & now angels in the 30gal, and might just go with a small community now. Im not sure what I would put in the Aqua though?
Do you guys think it is for the best that I rehome the angels and the other fish to a better home? Or am I just being evil?
Sorry this has been such a long post, but I just feel at such a dead end with these tanks.
Thanks for reading; sorry if you fell asleep!
Bry xx
I currently have 4 tanks - a 30gal, an Aqua(something), & 2 FishRFun 1.5gals for my 2 betta boys. At the moment my Aqua has 3 female bettas, 3 platys, 1 molly & 2 corys. Until this morning, I also had 3 male swordtails in there, but I moved them to my 30gal this morning because one of them didnt seem very happy and the other 2 had taken to chasing the platys around.
My 30gal is not stocked very well. Before you all shout at me
shout lol, let me explain.I have 6 baby angels in there. I know that that is way too many to have in a 30gal but my original plan was to wait until they paired up & then just keep the one pair.
There are also the 3 male swordies in there, and 4 baby BNs (very cute!) which aren't a problem, however there are 2 other plecs, 1 albino gibby-looking plec and 1 that I think is a common. When I bought these they were very small, and I believed them to be BNs as the LFS told me.
Now they have grown alot bigger obviously, & I cant find anyone who will give them a home, & I am not taking them back to the LFS lol.
Ok, so the problem is, Im not happy with how the tanks look, & if Im going to make changes to them, I want it to be for the last time. If everything goes to plan, I will updating the 30gal to a Juwel 180 within the next couple of days. If this is not the case then I will keep my 30gal, as there are no problems with it anyway! =]
The first thing I want to do is plant the 30gal and the Aqua. I am going to order lots of plants off of Greenline & plant up both of the tanks, but as for stocking, that's where Im confused. I have become very attatched to all of my fish, especially the angels, but I think that if I can find homes for them where they are guaranteed to me looked after, then I may sell them. Do you think that this is the right thing to do for them, considering that they will outgrow their tank? Or am I just being selfish?
The reason for this is because even when (if) I upgrade to a bigger tank, I dont think there will be enough room for all 6 of them. Or will there?
*Oh, I also forgot to mention that I have a small shoal of scissortail rasboras in the 30gal. The LFS said they will get 3" max. but I read up to 7"?? Which one is correct? If they do get up to 7" then I am going to have to rehome them too!
If I do rehome all of the fish that I said, then that will leave the 30gal with 4 BNs & 3 swordies. If that is the case, I think I will plant it all and then move the 3 platys, 2 corys, molly & 3 betta girls over to the 30gal too. What do you think of this?
That will leave my Aqua tank (see below) empty.
Does this seem like a good idea? I want to change these tanks around for the last time. I have tried cichlids & now angels in the 30gal, and might just go with a small community now. Im not sure what I would put in the Aqua though?
Do you guys think it is for the best that I rehome the angels and the other fish to a better home? Or am I just being evil?
Sorry this has been such a long post, but I just feel at such a dead end with these tanks.
Thanks for reading; sorry if you fell asleep!
Bry xx
