Hi all,
I'm a 6th grade science teacher and I was wondering what options I'd have for fish in the classroom. I currently have a small tank with Guppies that have bred. The kids loved them so much that I'd like to get another tank with some type of predator fish in it.
I was given a 29 gallon tank to start with, and been offered a 125 from a parent. I have the 29 set up right now and am cycling it. I haven't kept fish since college (15 years ago), and used to have a pirahna and then a snakehead, but I see they're illegal now.
I'd like to get something that would show the kids the whole predator prey cycle. I'd feed the fish pellets or whatever, but would like to be able to throw a feeder in to show the students. I'd rather have something that would aggressively go get the fish and not use ambush techniques. I also need something that isn't shy because it'll have 60 kids walking by and watching at various times. The other thing is that I'd rather not have to set up the 125 until the summer, but I could earlier if I had to.
Lastly, this is a public school, so I'd be taking the tank down and bringing it home every summer so it would be nice to have something fairly hardy. I've been looking at some, and some Dovii, or buttikoferi, or datoids look good. The local pet store person said they have orange pike cichlids that would work fine.
Geez, basically I'm pretty confused so I'd like to see what all of you have in mind. I'd like to have 2 fish, but could be talked into more, or just 1.
Thanks
I'm a 6th grade science teacher and I was wondering what options I'd have for fish in the classroom. I currently have a small tank with Guppies that have bred. The kids loved them so much that I'd like to get another tank with some type of predator fish in it.
I was given a 29 gallon tank to start with, and been offered a 125 from a parent. I have the 29 set up right now and am cycling it. I haven't kept fish since college (15 years ago), and used to have a pirahna and then a snakehead, but I see they're illegal now.
I'd like to get something that would show the kids the whole predator prey cycle. I'd feed the fish pellets or whatever, but would like to be able to throw a feeder in to show the students. I'd rather have something that would aggressively go get the fish and not use ambush techniques. I also need something that isn't shy because it'll have 60 kids walking by and watching at various times. The other thing is that I'd rather not have to set up the 125 until the summer, but I could earlier if I had to.
Lastly, this is a public school, so I'd be taking the tank down and bringing it home every summer so it would be nice to have something fairly hardy. I've been looking at some, and some Dovii, or buttikoferi, or datoids look good. The local pet store person said they have orange pike cichlids that would work fine.
Geez, basically I'm pretty confused so I'd like to see what all of you have in mind. I'd like to have 2 fish, but could be talked into more, or just 1.
Thanks
