Snape
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I'm rapidly getting addicted to fish keeping. Now have a Juwel Rekord 96 and a 5 gal Hosp tank all set up but the kitchen worktop the Juwel tank is on is crying out to have a bigger tank resting on it and my head is spinning with all the possibilities this would give me. So right now at this point in time this is what I'd love to have:
Tank: 6ft long x 12-14" x 18" high.
Lighting: 1-1.5 W/G would be fine as long as there was room to take it to 2-2.5 in the future (Not dabbled with CO2 just yet)
Substrate: Well with 6ft to play with I have options. It'd be sand based, probably something like onyx as I like the way it doesn't reflect as much a silver sand and I plan on going planted.
Plants: Yep. Lots of Java fern and other low light tolerant stuff initially. Lots of bogwood and rocks too.
All the normal filtration and stuff.
Well that gives me probably a smidge over 60 US gallons to play with. so now to the fun stuff: Fish!
Starting at the bottom I like Cory more than plecs and the more the merrier. It'd be a close call between Pygmy and Corydora Sterbai. At least 6. Also I would love to have a small group of chain loach, botia sidthimunki.
I like the contrast of having different shapes and sizes of fish but obviously they all have to get on.
On the small end a shoal of one of the smaller Rasbora would be lovely. Maybe 15 or so but I would also seriously consider Cherry barb just because they get everywhere and I have been so happy with my current ones. I also like the smaller Gourami, Sparkling, Croaking or Chocolate are all lovely so a smaller group of them would be good. As we have the space I'd have some Celebes Halfbeak in there too as they would add interest and a bit of "what the heck is that?" factor. Now maybe something a bit more active, Boesemani Rainbow Fish look pretty awesome and would add movement and colour.
I'd probably leave myself understocked because you can guarentee that a week after putting everything in you see something else that you want!
What would you do?
Mark
Tank: 6ft long x 12-14" x 18" high.
Lighting: 1-1.5 W/G would be fine as long as there was room to take it to 2-2.5 in the future (Not dabbled with CO2 just yet)
Substrate: Well with 6ft to play with I have options. It'd be sand based, probably something like onyx as I like the way it doesn't reflect as much a silver sand and I plan on going planted.
Plants: Yep. Lots of Java fern and other low light tolerant stuff initially. Lots of bogwood and rocks too.
All the normal filtration and stuff.
Well that gives me probably a smidge over 60 US gallons to play with. so now to the fun stuff: Fish!
Starting at the bottom I like Cory more than plecs and the more the merrier. It'd be a close call between Pygmy and Corydora Sterbai. At least 6. Also I would love to have a small group of chain loach, botia sidthimunki.
I like the contrast of having different shapes and sizes of fish but obviously they all have to get on.
On the small end a shoal of one of the smaller Rasbora would be lovely. Maybe 15 or so but I would also seriously consider Cherry barb just because they get everywhere and I have been so happy with my current ones. I also like the smaller Gourami, Sparkling, Croaking or Chocolate are all lovely so a smaller group of them would be good. As we have the space I'd have some Celebes Halfbeak in there too as they would add interest and a bit of "what the heck is that?" factor. Now maybe something a bit more active, Boesemani Rainbow Fish look pretty awesome and would add movement and colour.
I'd probably leave myself understocked because you can guarentee that a week after putting everything in you see something else that you want!
What would you do?
Mark
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