would this work ?

[chris1993]

hi , im new to this forum and this is my fisrt post , i have recently baught a 5 foot ex-display tank (the ones they house the fish in unitill thyre sold) and for £10 belive it or not. anyway , ive alway wanted a predator type tank , i have had predators befor including a micropeltes however now i have a large tank i would like a community type thing , i wans thinking .. 1 syno , 1 sengal bichir , 1 gibicep and something else , and also im stuck with a clawed frog who is only about 3 inches at the moment but is getting bigger daily , i would appriciate any feedback , good or bad and also anyone elses oppinons on what they think the tank sould house.

cheers in advance ... chris

 

[JakeH]

Lots of Loaches. Lots.

 

[chris1993]

what about

sengal bichir
clawed frog
syno
gibbicep


or...

2 oscars
clawed frog
gibbicep

???

 

[JakeH]

Ornate Bichirs are pretty sweet too. That and an Albino Senegal would make a sweet pair.

 

[chris1993]

yeh that would be cool , ornates are rare around these parts though its funny because my lfs always seem to get very rare one off's at very cheap prices , for example a red tail cat for £10 and lots of baby channa micropeltes for £1 but nothing i ever want like ornates lol ,,,, any more suggestions ?

 

[Citrinellus]

How many gallons is your 5ft tank? Whats all the dimensions? Clawed frogs generally don't do well with fish. Also, I think he would struggle swimming to the surface in such a large tank.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

yepp how about the other dimensions???? personnally id go with option 2 and have the oscars but ditch the frog and maybe the gibbiceps and just have the pair then they could become proper pet fish

 

[chris1993]

tank is 59L 20W and 20T , im kinda stuck with the frog and it seems to do ok in a simlar sized tank i have with commuity fish in , pretty much the reason im anxious to get him out lol i could get him a tank on his own but its elecricity any way i like the idea of just 2 oscars but they are notoriously hard to sex and 2 males could become a problem could it not?

 

[chris1993]

ok ive been toyin , what do you think to these combos ?



2 ABF
1 gibbi
1 syno
2 columbian sharks


or ...

2 oscars

or...


2 bichirs
4 silver dollars


or...

1 rope fisj
2 bichirs
1 gibbi


or...lol


2 talking cats
2 bichir
1 rope

????? or any more totaly diffrent ideas ?

 

[L021]

Ranchus. Lots and lots of ranchus.

Or, because you want a pred tank, Perhaps a jag would be well suited to you.