Hello, I am planning my build for my old school. Many people have thought this wasn't a real thing, well here's the link to the thread - we have a 60 gallon reef (well reef-to-be) currently and we might be getting a 39 gallon as well shortly. This is our "trial run" until we go much bigger.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...-budget-should-i-be-looking-at.666210/page-13
I am exploring the possibility of a very large Amazon biotope tank, housing some assorted fish. Do you think this stock list would work in a 10x4x3 tank with pretty heavy filtration?
-3 black rays (either BD or henlei)
-2 castexi rays
-2 orbignyi rays (planning on these rare rays, beautiful species that appear to be somewhat obtainable, if we decide on a ray tank we will breed these and sell them on the side)
-7 dwarf plecos (thinking queen arabesque) to keep algae somewhat under control
-Black arowana
-Pair of pike cichlids (zebrinas are beyond my favorite but super expensive)
-6 red head tapajos geophagus
-6 rotkiel severums
-2 uaru cichlids
-8 blue hook silver dollars
-12 thin bar red hook silver dollars
-16 spotted silver dollars
What do you think about the list? Obviously it's an expensive fish collection, but I plan to attempt to breed some of them to at least make some of the money back at some point (although that's not the main goal in breeding the fish). I think a biotope tank would be the best for this build as it would be more educational than a bunch of random fish thrown into a tank. Some species may be changed around, but in general do you think the stock list would work?
Also I will post updates on the plans for the reef tomorrow. There are no real updates so far, except we picked up a skimmer for free on craigslist.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...-budget-should-i-be-looking-at.666210/page-13
I am exploring the possibility of a very large Amazon biotope tank, housing some assorted fish. Do you think this stock list would work in a 10x4x3 tank with pretty heavy filtration?
-3 black rays (either BD or henlei)
-2 castexi rays
-2 orbignyi rays (planning on these rare rays, beautiful species that appear to be somewhat obtainable, if we decide on a ray tank we will breed these and sell them on the side)
-7 dwarf plecos (thinking queen arabesque) to keep algae somewhat under control
-Black arowana
-Pair of pike cichlids (zebrinas are beyond my favorite but super expensive)
-6 red head tapajos geophagus
-6 rotkiel severums
-2 uaru cichlids
-8 blue hook silver dollars
-12 thin bar red hook silver dollars
-16 spotted silver dollars
What do you think about the list? Obviously it's an expensive fish collection, but I plan to attempt to breed some of them to at least make some of the money back at some point (although that's not the main goal in breeding the fish). I think a biotope tank would be the best for this build as it would be more educational than a bunch of random fish thrown into a tank. Some species may be changed around, but in general do you think the stock list would work?
Also I will post updates on the plans for the reef tomorrow. There are no real updates so far, except we picked up a skimmer for free on craigslist.