got tanks, but now need fish lol

[Jimmy16]

got a 46 gallon bowlfront, and a new 55gallon that i just got today.

the 46 gallon i bought for $80, and then bought a new aquaclear 110 for $65. i guess it was a decent deal. i had to make the canopy for it though.

i only have 1 flowerhorn in there right now, dunno what tank mates are good for him. i was thinking a large pleco.

the 55gallon i got was a STEAL! i bet you guys cant guess how much it was ^_^ came with blue gravel (50lbs), an aerator, decoration,a walmart filter with a box of new inserts, and my favorite part, the blue lights! lol

don't have any fish in there right now, but i'm probably gonna put a pair of breeding texas cichlids in there later.

 

[aclockworkorange]

I'd paint the backs black first...

 

[Jimmy16]

I'd paint the backs black first...

paint the back black? i was just gonna go buy a few feet of background paper lol

 

[Red_Belly_Pacu]

Have you cycled the tanks?

 

[Jimmy16]

Have you cycled the tanks?

the bowfront yes, i've had it for about 3 weeks now. the other one, no, i still have to clean the gravel out, when i got it, the whole tank was dirty as hell. the guy probably had it sitting there for months without touching it. im going to work on it over the weekend and put the texas in next wednesday or something.

 

[aclockworkorange]

I like to paint mine (as do a lot of people).

 

[bigbadfish711]

Good deal indeed. I second the black back ground

 

[Joe M]

Cant beat painting the back. Plastic backgrounds are horrible.

 

[Words]

Or you could go get some black poster board at Walmart for around $1 and cut it to fit. Looks good, too.

 

[Gruntking]

Nice tanks, how do you guys go about painting on glass?