im going cold !!

[tetra]

well i carnt make my mind up with tropical fish so im going to have carp , tench , barble , perch , roach , rudd , chub and some smaller fish aswell like dace ect.... im still going to have some small tropical fish though . but in a 50g tank so should be ok
so say what you think ?!

 

[Thedaniokeeper]

Have you ever seen a carp?
All of those fish on their own are far too big for a 55.

 

[tetra]

the carp will be in a 6 x 2 x 2 for 2 years then a pond the tropical fish like tetras and cory catfish are in the 50g .

 

[Gator]

Aside from goldfish, carp have to be the next ugliest fish to waste aquarium space with. Use the 6x2x2 for the other cold water fish.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Dont forget that you need a permit to keep cold water natives of UK in the aquarium. Now lets talk about the carp...why you want them? Use a silver goldfish as they are look similar to the carp and wont get bigger as carp.

Tench, barbel, rudd, orfe, chub (European version) and European perch get too big for your 55gal tank. Even 55gal are too tight for schooling roach.

 

[tetra]

what you dont need a licence you pick the fish up in the LFS and the 55g IS FOR THE SMALL TROPICAL FISH like neons and tiger barbs !
the carp are going in a 6 x 2 x 2 then a bigger tank in 1 years time ! upgrade time and carp are stunning fish in my eyes always liked then i dont no what it is but there stunning fish i think !

 

[colinrobinson]

well then do what you like beauty is in the eye of the beholder so carp is what you like go get carp lol

 

[tetra]

look at them i recon there stunning !

 

[sterling_mcdaniel]

blegh, bugle mouth barf fish.

 

[bromie88]

tetra, most americans tend not to like carp. i think they destroy populations of native fish like bass ect.

me myself, an angler (check me out), think carp are a stunning fish. nothin like hearing your alarms going off at 4 in the morning, falling out of your chair, stumble down to the bank with no shoes on, and hitting in to one. landing it is another story... or off the top with some floating bread. even better.

same with tench. i like the green better than the golden variant though personally... but thats my opinion. still a stunning fish though.

my mate had perch in a 20gal for a while. they where kinda like oscars, loads of personallity, but sulked and tore up plants ect. they where very shy at first, but quickly learned who fed them. they took worm, maggots and casters from day one. and some plattys and other small tropical fish.

roach would be good, same with rudd and dace. maybe bleak too. all in a tank with loads of flow, and heavily planted, loads of rock and some wood... sound good to you?

i'd steer clear of pike. they get way to big. and barbel too, but barbel may do well in the pond.

as far as im aware, i dont think we need a license in the uk to collect fish. as long as its not from a private lake, i think its alright. but check to make sure. i think game species are off limits though...

if your near the coast (like me) try some native marine fish. get a few corkwing wrasse, or ballen and cuckoo wrasse, and some flatties for your tank. crabs, anemones (beadlet nems are easy to keep, dont need loads of light), starfish, snails, prawns ect. you may even be able to get away with a lesser spotted dogfish if you've always wanted a shark.

maybe some octopus (escape artists), or one of my favourites a cuttlefish, but i think they get too big. like 3ft long, and have really short lives.

i think your fine to take marine species, as you can take home and eat anything you catch in uk waters, exept sturgeon. so i dont see any reason why you cant take your catch home alive instead of dead. as long as specimens are over any size limits.

heres a rock pool tank i had a while back. gettin some more this summer, if the missus will let me...

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