Hey MFK! A breif intro, Ive got a 35 gallon community startup going for my neice and nephew. Its got 2 red dwarf platys, 5 harloquin raspboras, 2 guppys, and 13 zebra danios. Its a tank i maintain for my 3 and 5 year old sisters kids. the danios are currently aiding in the cycling of my new today 72x18x24. Ive got a rena filstar xp 4 cannister with 4 differnent types of media, and an aqua clear HOB 110 3 stage bio max. been running about 8 hours, and the water looks pretty clear. I used a bacteria starter and dechlorintor with a 4 layer stress coat application. looks good so far. I signed up here at MFK for informational purposes and of course to show off my monster fish when ive grown them.
I wanted 3 oscars and a pleco, however im reluctant due to the oscars size. So basically im looking for a monster fish or school that eat like oscars, meaning anything including smaller fish, and will stay under 8 inches or smaller. i guess like cichlids but not chichlids..lol i would kind of like to find something with vibrant colours and am okay with a species tank. Would kind of like an idea of what other kinds of fish are out there, and where to look for information without manullay reading 200 pages on google? I would like to get to the point where i can breed maybe convicts, or smaller live bearers, that i can treat my monsters with. breeding being the only safe and disease free way of live feeding sessions, ontop of my staple. ive done alot of research on tank set up but never really thought about other fish being so sure that i would get oscars. Fish that stalk their prey would be fun at feeding times, and major box store only offer the standard vareity of box store fish. any help would be great. Of where to look, local burlington area stores where i can talk to fishstores that offer specialty predators.
thanks for reading and i hope to talk with some of you soon.
I wanted 3 oscars and a pleco, however im reluctant due to the oscars size. So basically im looking for a monster fish or school that eat like oscars, meaning anything including smaller fish, and will stay under 8 inches or smaller. i guess like cichlids but not chichlids..lol i would kind of like to find something with vibrant colours and am okay with a species tank. Would kind of like an idea of what other kinds of fish are out there, and where to look for information without manullay reading 200 pages on google? I would like to get to the point where i can breed maybe convicts, or smaller live bearers, that i can treat my monsters with. breeding being the only safe and disease free way of live feeding sessions, ontop of my staple. ive done alot of research on tank set up but never really thought about other fish being so sure that i would get oscars. Fish that stalk their prey would be fun at feeding times, and major box store only offer the standard vareity of box store fish. any help would be great. Of where to look, local burlington area stores where i can talk to fishstores that offer specialty predators.
thanks for reading and i hope to talk with some of you soon.
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