My Planted Tanks
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thanks, the other tank will hopefully look much better than that one in the long run, but i haven't made too many decisions on what i want to do with itbeowulf76;1733364; said:
one question: is your pygo tank for life? i mean, will those 8 pygos stay in a 75 gal for years?
because even do that tank is marvelous, really i mean, it looks real great, but it's WAY too small for 8, especially since you have some caribes. caribes will get up to 12" (up to 14 but not in a overcrowed tank) and i guess your tank is not deeper than 16 3/8"...man you will loose some fish for sure, especially that the whole aquascaping(which, again, looks awsome) takes a lot of space.
general rule is calculate 20 gal per natt and 30 per caribes, otherwise, territorial issues will cause death upon your nice (and i guess kinda expensive) shoal.also, lack of space will, on the long term, affect their growth and you'll probably end up with some ugly features such as curved back spine, eyes not on the same height, etc.
technically, you would need a 190-200 gal... when you reach a certain lenght (72-80", this rule becomes less and less essential since the fish have swimming space. so your fish would need a 150 to 180 gal man...
Now, you do what you want, and i know it's not everyone who can purchase such monster tanks, but its just to give you an idea of how overcrowd your tank will be in 2 years (adult size)! i bet a 20 that you don't have 8 pygo in that tank in a year from now.
it would be so sad to loose such great fish, and you reallly have a nice set up man, but it's sad that it's that much overcrowed...maybe you could put 3 of those natts in the 46 gal... not the best, but would last longer than keeping 8 in 75...
sincerely hope your thing will last, but felt i should let you know my thoughts
aight peace man
because even do that tank is marvelous, really i mean, it looks real great, but it's WAY too small for 8, especially since you have some caribes. caribes will get up to 12" (up to 14 but not in a overcrowed tank) and i guess your tank is not deeper than 16 3/8"...man you will loose some fish for sure, especially that the whole aquascaping(which, again, looks awsome) takes a lot of space.
general rule is calculate 20 gal per natt and 30 per caribes, otherwise, territorial issues will cause death upon your nice (and i guess kinda expensive) shoal.also, lack of space will, on the long term, affect their growth and you'll probably end up with some ugly features such as curved back spine, eyes not on the same height, etc.
technically, you would need a 190-200 gal... when you reach a certain lenght (72-80", this rule becomes less and less essential since the fish have swimming space. so your fish would need a 150 to 180 gal man...
Now, you do what you want, and i know it's not everyone who can purchase such monster tanks, but its just to give you an idea of how overcrowd your tank will be in 2 years (adult size)! i bet a 20 that you don't have 8 pygo in that tank in a year from now.
it would be so sad to loose such great fish, and you reallly have a nice set up man, but it's sad that it's that much overcrowed...maybe you could put 3 of those natts in the 46 gal... not the best, but would last longer than keeping 8 in 75...
sincerely hope your thing will last, but felt i should let you know my thoughts
aight peace man
thanks for your concern, but my fish are in good hands. they will have a much larger home in the future, but for now, that tank provides more than enough room for them. i like the 20 gallon per fish rule for most situations, and i recommend it to alot of people when they ask for stocking advice when they are just starting out or are still somewhat new to the hobby because an overstocked tank can be alot of work, but i've been doin this for awhile and if you look at pictures of my fish, you can tell that they are quite happy and very well taken care of.
i sure don't doubt of the attention you give your fish. i guess someone who can make such a great aquascape must have some basic knowledge about the fish he puts in the tank. i just wanted to make sure you knew what do since it would have been so sad if you had not know.
again, your tank looks great and good luck on its continuation bro!
again, your tank looks great and good luck on its continuation bro!
just a quicky, is it small gravel you put in there or this kinda brown sand made for plants...dunno how its called
thanks, i do know a bit more than the basic knowledge tho, hahaleg89;1742345; said:
the substrate in the 75 gallon is just a small grade gravel and the substrate in the 46 gallon is shultz aquatic plant soil
thank you very much, i'll see if i can get an update posted on the smaller tank now that there' more plants in therecaptain.cerezo;1750496; said:
