Tank Mates Advice

[JohnRossDele]

Hi, im setting up a new fish tank so here are da tank mates:
X5 Hujeta Gars
X2 Black Ghost Knifes
X1 Fire Eel
X4 Datnoids
X6 Clown Loaches
X4 Black Veil Angelfish
X5 Bala Sharks
X30-50 Neons and Guppy’s as feeder fish.
X1 Rope Fish
X3 Plecos.
Alll these fish are goin in a 450 litre juwel aquarium (vision)
Measurements: 151 x 61 x 64 cm
make a new list preferably not knockin of my fav fish (which is in order from fav to least fav)
Thanks

 

[matchstickman47]

no way too small for thease fish bkg get to 60 cms
defs not the 6 balas they also get to like 30 cm
clown loaches, no no no to big for a group this large
by plecos you probably mean comons ? they can reach 60 cms

seriously that tank is way to small to accomodate the fish youve planned
the largest fish i would put in there is the clown loaches but only about 3 of em
forget the balas go for smaller fish
knife fish are way to big
kepp the angels
cut down to about 20 neons and 20 guppies

datnoids should probably not go in they are sensitive and predatory the will not mix well with some of the fish you chose

insten of bkg and the fire ell go for somink like gobies or khulis loaches
the gars are also guna get to long about 30 cms - 25 cms




sorry but it just wonk work

 

[Ripley]

x2 BGK
x3 bala sharks
x3 plecos ( what type were you thinking? )
x20 od some type of larger schooling fish, like Gaint Danios
Neons and guppies would be very expensive feeders if you ask me.

 

[Truck]

a BKG IMO would be fine

and a small shoal of 4-5 clown loaches too would be fine.

 

[matchstickman47]

i still dont think so

eventual it would get to big the tank need to be atleat six foot llong and about3 foot wide

 

[Truck]

a 5 footer by 2 is fine for clown loaches. thats 10 square feet.

and Bkg's arent the most active fish

 

[matchstickman47]

it dosent matter how active it is, space wise i was talking about the bkgs

on secoind thought the loaches are probably fine,

a monkey in a 2ft by 2ft cage isnt very active

trust me bkgs need ore room

 

[Truck]

a lot of members on here keep them in tanks this size. and they rarely get to 60cm, 30-40cm is more common

 

[matchstickman47]

ok fine but i dont think i would ever do that

 

[JohnRossDele]

no way too small for thease fish bkg get to 60 cms
defs not the 6 balas they also get to like 30 cm
clown loaches, no no no to big for a group this large
by plecos you probably mean comons ? they can reach 60 cms

seriously that tank is way to small to accomodate the fish youve planned
the largest fish i would put in there is the clown loaches but only about 3 of em
forget the balas go for smaller fish
knife fish are way to big
kepp the angels
cut down to about 20 neons and 20 guppies

datnoids should probably not go in they are sensitive and predatory the will not mix well with some of the fish you chose

insten of bkg and the fire ell go for somink like gobies or khulis loaches
the gars are also guna get to long about 30 cms - 25 cms

thats nonsence ive got a bgk in a tank half the size of the new 1 i want and its livin good so der!




sorry but it just wonk work

 

[matchstickman47]

im still sticking to my fish ethics.... bkgs need more space

it maybe that your fish is fine but imo its just not nice to keep it in that tank, sorry if i offended you but im guna stick with it

 

[JohnRossDele]

im still sticking to my fish ethics.... bkgs need more space

it maybe that your fish is fine but imo its just not nice to keep it in that tank, sorry if i offended you but im guna stick with it

im stickin to my plan my take a few off my list with personal experiance and knowledge. I thank you for da advice but i still think i can diffenitly keep a bgk in that size of a tank.

 

[matchstickman47]

ok i dont mind! feel free but all i was saying is i wouldnt, do as you wish

 

[england]

Ive never kept a bgk, In the wild they reach 18-20inchs+ but apparently in captivity they usually reach 8-12inchs.....If that is the case your tank should be ok in my oppinion but i do not know this to be the case, plec's do get very big if common or sailfin,,clown's get big but take forever and a day to grow, bala shark's grow very large and need a fair bit of space as very active