Big tank__Small fish
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Tongue33;730301; said:Theres a fairly new member here that has a GRIP of smaller SA fish in a PLANTED 300 !! It's somewhere hereMaybe in the photo lounge
Here you go:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53736
Do it - I think it would look fantastic.
I have an 8' x 2' tank, around 240 gallons. I grow out small stingrays in it, but I also have Gymnogeophagus balzanii (4") and guppies in there. From time to time I will also toss in assorted goodeids.
I think it is amazing to see small fish in big tanks. even a 1" guppy came from a shoal of thousands in a lagoon a half mile wide. The behaviour ina big space is totally different than in small tanks.
My guppies shoal, the females hiding and constantly searched out by males. My balzanii school loosely as described in the texts.
You can't see that kind of behaviour in a 50 gallon tank, and certainly not in a 10, which in theory could be large enough to keep and spawn both of those species.
I highly recommend it.
/Kris
I think it is amazing to see small fish in big tanks. even a 1" guppy came from a shoal of thousands in a lagoon a half mile wide. The behaviour ina big space is totally different than in small tanks.
My guppies shoal, the females hiding and constantly searched out by males. My balzanii school loosely as described in the texts.
You can't see that kind of behaviour in a 50 gallon tank, and certainly not in a 10, which in theory could be large enough to keep and spawn both of those species.
I highly recommend it.
/Kris
cuda;730783; said:
In my experience, chinese algae eaters become mean bastards when they get to about 5". It began picking on my 6" Oscar and 4" Jack Dempsey. Had to put it in a seperate tank.
This is the conundrum of our hobby. Many of us would like to fill small fish into a large tank - where they are often happier and show brighter colors. But once you get your hands on a larger tank, you start to think about putting things in it you couldnt do before.
That said, I did keep a 300 gallon with two giant schools of Silver Tip Tetra and True Bloodfin Tetra with smaller schools of Marbled Hatchetfish and Rummy Nose Tetra. At the bottom I hat about 40 Panda Corys. It was fully planted and I lowered the water level a third so I could grow out floating plants on one side. Unfortunatly no pics, sorry. Some of us are old timers.
That said, I did keep a 300 gallon with two giant schools of Silver Tip Tetra and True Bloodfin Tetra with smaller schools of Marbled Hatchetfish and Rummy Nose Tetra. At the bottom I hat about 40 Panda Corys. It was fully planted and I lowered the water level a third so I could grow out floating plants on one side. Unfortunatly no pics, sorry. Some of us are old timers.
Don't let these guys hassle you hahaha Most of us love large aggressive fish. If that's what your into go for it wholeheartedly!!
