Actually, it said Red Claw Crayfish Ranch on the outside of the hatchery. When my company relocated me to MS, I bought a church and parsonage. We lived in the parsonage and converted the church (pun intended) into our hatchery.
how do you decide what to stock?
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Actually, it said Red Claw Crayfish Ranch on the outside of the hatchery. When my company relocated me to MS, I bought a church and parsonage. We lived in the parsonage and converted the church (pun intended) into our hatchery.
what I do is I make a giant wheel with a bunch of fish names on it and give it a crazy spin. It must go around at least once and whichever one it lands on I add into a tank. Hope this help!!
I research fish and their requirements online to see if it's something I can support, then I poke around my LFSs to see what they've got. I've never had anything real expensive or rare, and have yet to order/mail order fish/plants.
This is how i decide.... whats my bio load like now, how mancy wcs to keep nitrates where i want them and how new additions would affect that
My biggest tank at the moment is a 135. At one point I owned a 180 gallon.
My take on a larger tank is to get something that would not work well in a tank half that size.
Take advantage of the big tank to get something different.
For example, if you have 10 angel fish happy in a 75 gallon tank, why get a 125 and put six angels in there? A 150 neons might look cool in a 125 but if you want neons you can keep a few in a 25 gallon tank. I am not going to advise you on what to get, but just saying you should take advantage of the bigger tank to do something different.
My take on a larger tank is to get something that would not work well in a tank half that size.
Take advantage of the big tank to get something different.
For example, if you have 10 angel fish happy in a 75 gallon tank, why get a 125 and put six angels in there? A 150 neons might look cool in a 125 but if you want neons you can keep a few in a 25 gallon tank. I am not going to advise you on what to get, but just saying you should take advantage of the bigger tank to do something different.
I think about what I actually like about fish keeping..colours, personality, feeding method and aquascape. From there I find what fish types I like.. The it's on to YouTube to see what they look/act like in tanks and see what blows me away. But i totally agree with the above take advantage of the bigger tank and be a bit adventurous with what you could keep.
I've kept quite a few fish from guppies to sting rays. What I do is, I choose what catches my eye and will it work with what I already have at home cause I only have 1 tank.
Putting small fish into a large tank would be something different. Typically you see people stock big tanks with big cichlids. Not neons. I think you get more out of schooling fish in big tanks than in little tanks. I've have barbs in a 20 long and in a 4' tank. I am much happier with them in the 4' tank.
Anyways, if I were you, I'd would decide on a few different possible set ups, go to the lfs and see if they have the appropriate fish to complete one of the set ups.
Then Id go with that lol.
You also need to consider if you want babies or not. A 125 stocked with smaller cichlids can lead to a lot of offspring.
1. Area of the house the tank will be in
2. Appropriate tank size for that determined area
3. Figure out what species will be adequate for that tank without further upgrades
4. Ensure species will cohabitate well, if possible
5. Spend alot of money on Bichirs.
2. Appropriate tank size for that determined area
3. Figure out what species will be adequate for that tank without further upgrades
4. Ensure species will cohabitate well, if possible
5. Spend alot of money on Bichirs.
