What's your filtration. 10 fish is still alot, their not that SLOW of growers. I'm just worried since you said you wouldn't be upgrading for a long long time.
This a good trade??
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The tank is actully overfiltered. I have 2 Penguin 75 gallon filters in their. The fish will be fine.
Hoyo12;4253159; said:Why do we all have to jump on his case, even when the fish are still small? You never know what is going to happen in the future. Give the guy a break already. Sure, he WILL need a large tank for ALL of them. Right now... not so much... how about we talk about a larger tank when they have actually grown a little bit.
Things can change over time. Nothing in my fish room stays the same for ever. Fish are always moving around to different tanks, sometimes larger tanks, etc.
Well, the more big fish he buys for his 55, the more calls you'll get
And no, you can't keep a Needlefish in a 55. They are active and very nervous. If you slam the door in the room, the Needlefish could take a mad dash and...WHAT??? Nowhere to go, and you have a Needlefish with half a beak and a slow death of starvation ahead of it. They are FAMOUS for smashing into stuff when spooked.
I can see where your concern is AJ. And I do agree with you. But 55 is all for my budget right now, until about 2 months when I get my big check. I plan on getting a 75-90 gallon. I will just have my sds, needlenose, and delhezi maybe some clown loaches. Believe me, if I didn't have to share my tank with my lil bro, I'd just have the sds and delhezi. I don't feel right having the gar or id shark or whatever else my bro has, but since this is my parents house I must obey their rules and make my bro happy. I do like the gar though. He eats shrimp and pellets, I had to starve him off live. I appericate your concern for tanksize, I actully like it. We need more responsible fish keepers out here. I do plan on upgrading.Bottomfeeder;4257265; said:Well, the more big fish he buys for his 55, the more calls you'll get
-Alex
And add responsible to that as well...Bottomfeeder;4257833; said:
As you upgrade Alex,
remember that good CLEAN fresh water is the key to healthy fishkeeping...
You might want to put your money into heating, filtration & Lighting as you can, while waiting to save up for the tank upgrade...
If you look for deals and buy things cheaper along the way, you'll already have the necessary components for the larger tank. That way you won't wind up getting a sizable tank, then have to wait longer to use it...
As you probably already know, your stock will outgrow the filtration you have now before it will outgrow the tank...
Maybe start by gathering rubbermaid totes, egg crate, parts and pieces of PVC fittings...Just small purchases here and there.
You'll be suprized how fast you can find things if you do not need them yet...
If you absolutely needed them, say to get your new tank up and running, you wouldn't be able to find them at double price!
Keep an eye on CraigsList, a lot of excellent deals there too...
Glad you got some fish you can enjoy, and experience raising...
good luck with the new pick-ups !!
~Ben O
Thanks Zeno for the info! I will definatley check out craigslist. Thanks AJ! My bro is 9 years old. I am going to see if I can get him his own tank.
lets see niger costs for me bout 50 to 70 bucks. fire eel 15 and needle nose fish(not a gar) is 10. bad trade. very bad but if u want them
fire eel gets to 30"(will outgrow ur 55g and even thr 90g u want)
needle nose is NOT a gar. acts nothing like a gar, morphology is totallly different, they are not gar.
fire eel gets to 30"(will outgrow ur 55g and even thr 90g u want)
needle nose is NOT a gar. acts nothing like a gar, morphology is totallly different, they are not gar.
