Newbie And Lots Of Advice Needed...

[emmie]

Hello,

I've come here because I am looking for a LOT of advice about keeping freshwater fish for an idea I have recently had,

I have a large wall/gap 12ft long, 2ft wide and 8ft tall which I would love to make into a massive paludarium,

I'd like it to be more water than land, On the land part I am planning on keeping an arboreal snake from Papuan new guinea islands in there but I'd love for the water to be like a rainforest pond with native fish/aquatic life native such as shrimp/snails ect... to PNG, I am hoping to plant it all natural, I know the land part and what will be required for that its just the water bit that I need to do a lot of research on and get plenty of advice.
I'd love to have a couple of large fish in there as well as sholes of smaller fish but again I'm unsure of what I could keep in the water area which will be roughly 8ft long, 2ft wide and 4ft deep no sure what that is in gallons/litres though,

I will need advice on every aspect of keeping freshwater fish and planting and what types of plants to use ect...

For the land it will be heated to have a 32-25'C temp' gradient so the heat will effect the temps of the water but I'm not sure how much by, and I'll be using a 5.0 UV bulb so I'm not sure how that will effect it?

Obviously this is going to be a long term plan and a very costly one...But I want to get everything perfect for the health and happiness of the animals.

I know I'm asking an awful lot but any help will be greatly apprechiated!

Thank you!

 

[jdizz1986]

Wow!!! Sounds like an incredible project, I'll be keeping my eyes pealed for this! Sorry I cant help too much, although sounds like an amazoniun(?!) part of the tank would call for a nice Piranha or shoal?!

 

[lil_phelpsy]

hi sounds amazing and a large task but would be fantastic dont no much about what you would keep in there i think its ruffly around 1800 litres 475 us gallons 395 uk gallons so you could have one hell of a set of fish in there good luck and keep us posted with pictures as you go.

good luck louis

 

[emmie]

Wow!!! Sounds like an incredible project, I'll be keeping my eyes pealed for this! Sorry I cant help too much, although sounds like an amazoniun(?!) part of the tank would call for a nice Piranha or shoal?!

Well I'm hoping to make a start on this in 8-12months, Just want to learn as much as I can about keeping fish happy and healthy, how to keep the water perfect, filtration, heating? planting and learning what fish do well in a communal tank ect...

Ideally I'd love for it to look like a took a chunk of the Papuan new guinea rainforest out and stuck it to a wall.

hi sounds amazing and a large task but would be fantastic dont no much about what you would keep in there i think its ruffly around 1800 litres 475 us gallons 395 uk gallons so you could have one hell of a set of fish in there good luck and keep us posted with pictures as you go.

good luck louis

Thanks, I've found a list of native fish-http/fish.mongabay.com/data/Papua_New_Guinea.htm however, I haven't a clue whats available to keepers...

 

[fluttermoth]

There are quite a few fish on that list that are readily available in the hobby; many of the rainbow fish for instance.

It sounds like a fantastic project!

 

[colleen0309]

Wow! Sounds like a great project! That's quite a list of fish. Whatever kind of fish you decide on, just make sure to do your research. Welcome and good luck!