designed and built coffee table tank need ideas

[joespence]

alright this is what it was all for
got a pleco on trade from the columbian sharks
a shovelnose catfish
and a what i believe is a needlefish(asian gar is what the store said?)
lightings done

 

[Jkoziatek]

the shovel nose is gunna get big... maybe even too big for that tank... and plecos make a bigger mess then they clean... ur best bet is going with cory cats and some more top/mid water fish

 

[joespence]

I know he will I want to run just a few pretty big fish then feeder fish I got a bunch of friends with tanks so worst case scenario I trade the pleco or move him to the tank with my convicts I dont think they would try to attack it.... I want 1 more top or mid water killer i'm considering a small arowana or maybe a knife fish or FW barracuda anything come to mind that would go well with this mix??

 

[Davey_8313]

I think it looks nice man. Good job...

 

[Davey_8313]

I know he will I want to run just a few pretty big fish then feeder fish I got a bunch of friends with tanks so worst case scenario I trade the pleco or move him to the tank with my convicts I dont think they would try to attack it.... I want 1 more top or mid water killer i'm considering a small arowana or maybe a knife fish or sw barracuda anything come to mind that would go well with this mix??

I have a FW barracuda(hujeta) and I love him. He doesn't mess w/ any of my other fish, but he loves some feeders...

 

[fishdance]

The lima shovelnose is very flighty species and a poor choice for this type of tank IMO. They have a fairly delicate shovelnose and you will end up with a smashed or upturned nose unless they work out where the ends of the tank are. I nomally cover tank ends up for a first few weeks to help them. I would have settled for a simple internal power filter and kept some low maintanence small fish. Or perhaps an internal side drop filter.

Here is a link to some coffee table tanks which are popular in Asia atm

http://www.elegant-nature.com/table_aquarium.php

 

[joespence]

ya I havent seen any in the pet stores around here I changed it it said sw barracuda I mean FW I'm really thinking thats my best option then i got 3 long skinny killers then i just gotta worry about putting my hands in lol

 

[Davey_8313]

ya I havent seen any in the pet stores around here I changed it it said sw barracuda I mean FW I'm really thinking thats my best option then i got 3 long skinny killers then i just gotta worry about putting my hands in lol

Mine has never tried to attack me, but he will eat a lot of feeders. He'll eat about 10 roseys a day and he's only 5-6"... I really like mine though,

 

[joespence]

Hes a pretty calm fish he just chills in the plants on the far end that has the black box against the glass too with the pleco he's only about 5 inches right now he cost 8 bucks but he'll take a while to get big by then I may have a bigger tank anyways he seems to be adapting well to the new tank tho like he seems happy

 

[numbers]

how do you gravel vac something that's on the floor?

Sand is the best substrate for floor tanks. You can skim the surface every once in a while and do water changes. That's how I keep my Sea Mist.