I am very new to this hobby...(more like an addiction) I know now what I got myself into.
I work from home and about a month someone suggested I get an aquarium(Stress relief). I wanted the biggest aquarium I could fit on my desk next to my monitor. I ended up getting a 12 gallon aquarium.
I bought four fish that I liked...2 Pacus and 2 Oscars...with absolutely no knowledge about them and no advice from the staff. (and there were no little cards below the tanks letting me know their needs or anything)
Well I set up the tank put in the fish which were very small when I purchased them.
The Pacus were the size of a quarter and the Oscars were about 2 inches.
I did not know that I should have cycled the tank.
Within the first two days I realized my fish were really dirty so I was basically doing daily water changes since.
Well at about a week passed and my Pacus nearly doubled in size and were looking very healthy also my Oscars also got fat and colored real well.
So I decide to research more on my fish...
Boy was I shocked when I found out what I did. I felt sick to my stomach and felt so bad for my fish. I decided to really research the hobby and decided to buy a 120 gallon tank with the next month or so.
I changed the powerfilter that came with the tank for an AC 20 and put the old bio sponge in the basket too so there would be some BB. That made a huge difference.
So then I read all about water and tested my water about a week ago and my tank was cycled according to the API tests.
My fish seem healthy and are growing like they should from what I have read.
I realize the error of my ways and I hope I don't get flamed by you all for being so ignorant.
Now my question is this....
I really have gotten attached to my Pacus and I don't want to have to return them.
Do you all think the 120 gallon tank will be good for a while until I can make an outdoor pond for my Pacu? or setup a 300 gallon plus tank in my garage for them?
They are currently about 3.5 inches and the Oscars are not 3 inches yet.
Oh and as far as the 120, will 2 AC 110s and an Eheim 2213 be decent filtration for this guys at their current size?
I work from home and about a month someone suggested I get an aquarium(Stress relief). I wanted the biggest aquarium I could fit on my desk next to my monitor. I ended up getting a 12 gallon aquarium.
I bought four fish that I liked...2 Pacus and 2 Oscars...with absolutely no knowledge about them and no advice from the staff. (and there were no little cards below the tanks letting me know their needs or anything)
Well I set up the tank put in the fish which were very small when I purchased them.
The Pacus were the size of a quarter and the Oscars were about 2 inches.
I did not know that I should have cycled the tank.
Within the first two days I realized my fish were really dirty so I was basically doing daily water changes since.
Well at about a week passed and my Pacus nearly doubled in size and were looking very healthy also my Oscars also got fat and colored real well.
So I decide to research more on my fish...
Boy was I shocked when I found out what I did. I felt sick to my stomach and felt so bad for my fish. I decided to really research the hobby and decided to buy a 120 gallon tank with the next month or so.
I changed the powerfilter that came with the tank for an AC 20 and put the old bio sponge in the basket too so there would be some BB. That made a huge difference.
So then I read all about water and tested my water about a week ago and my tank was cycled according to the API tests.
My fish seem healthy and are growing like they should from what I have read.
I realize the error of my ways and I hope I don't get flamed by you all for being so ignorant.
Now my question is this....
I really have gotten attached to my Pacus and I don't want to have to return them.
Do you all think the 120 gallon tank will be good for a while until I can make an outdoor pond for my Pacu? or setup a 300 gallon plus tank in my garage for them?
They are currently about 3.5 inches and the Oscars are not 3 inches yet.
Oh and as far as the 120, will 2 AC 110s and an Eheim 2213 be decent filtration for this guys at their current size?
if you have any questions... just ask me.. enjoy the forum... 
kind of moment.