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[quote]jwesus wrote:
i used to breed mbuna and peacocks, things bred like rabbits. I managed to get my bristlenose breeding and that was pretty awesome imo.

kept some tang cichlids for awhile, they were different.

I also used to keep a few american cichlids, My oscar was my favourite. He lived for 8 or so years then committed suicide :frowning:

i dont keep fish anymore but i always think about getting a new tank and keeping an umbi or jag cichlid.[/quote]

Peacocks are my all time favorite fish. Especially the aulonocara baenschi benga. The one in that picture isn’t mine unfortunately

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Been keeping a tahnk for about 25 years now. Mom got me a 10 gallon for my 6th birthday, thought I would get bored of it. Nope. 30 and still have one. 27 gallon right now. Problem I have is that I have a particularly vicious Botia. So I buy fish, it eats them if they’re even vaguely small. Got some cichilds, and figured they’d be able to defends themselves, only one lived, it’s a large one. Going to be getting a couple oscars next. That should work. I don’t want to get rid of the botia because I like it otherwise.

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[quote]relentless2120 wrote:

[quote]anonym wrote:

[quote]Aggv wrote:
Please do, im very curious on it. My logic is that the more cubic space there is, the more needs to be cleaned and what not. [/quote]

The larger it is, the less susceptible the water is to detrimental shifts in quality due to waste or contaminants (as they spread out over a larger body of water).

Saltwater fish are finicky for that reason… they don’t tolerate those shifts as well as freshwater fish do. Think of how large salty bodies of water are compared to fresh water, in general, to get an idea of how stable an environment they are used to.

So, in that respect, the larger the tank you get, the less obsessively hands-on you need to be in making sure everything is just right.[/quote]

This is spot on. Smaller tanks lead to larger fluctuations in salinity, ph, kh, gh, temp, nitrates, o2. everything.

Here is a good site to read up on a little…
http://www.saltwateraquariumcare.com/ideal-tank-size-for-a-marine-aquarium.html

To me salt water isn’t worth it for a few reasons

  1. it’s WAY more expensive then freshwater
  2. Requires more maintenance
  3. Freshwater fish can be just as colorful
  4. It’s harder to find quality saltwater fish/inverts/liverock than it is to find freshwater fish/inverts/plants (atleast around here it is)

Bigger tanks, if you have the space are worth the intial investment. A 55gal tank is a great size tank for a beginner who wants to have a large selection of fish they can keep. You can find awesome deals on craigslist for used aquariums and stands. Just ask that the tank be filled with water when you go to check it out so that you can ensure it isn’t leaking. Also bring a flashlight to shine on the glass to check for scratches. Sometimes stores like petco will have “dollar a gallon” sales where a 55gal tank would only be 55 dollars, which is an amazing deal. With freshwater though once the initial setup is complete the cost is pretty minimal to maintain it. I honestly don’t even think I spend 10 dollars a month for food or upkeep of my 2 55gal tanks.

Another important thing to understand when getting into the hobby is the nitrogen cycle and fishless cycling. If you understand this you will save yourself lots of headaches and save lots of fish lives in your tanks.

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So jealous, after I move I’m thinking of upgrading to a 55. I’ve always wanted to have a whole habitat in a tank. Can’t wait

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[quote]AccipiterQ wrote:
Been keeping a tahnk for about 25 years now. Mom got me a 10 gallon for my 6th birthday, thought I would get bored of it. Nope. 30 and still have one. 27 gallon right now. Problem I have is that I have a particularly vicious Botia. So I buy fish, it eats them if they’re even vaguely small. Got some cichilds, and figured they’d be able to defends themselves, only one lived, it’s a large one. Going to be getting a couple oscars next. That should work. I don’t want to get rid of the botia because I like it otherwise. [/quote]

I really wouldn’t put oscars in a 27gal. They are big boys as shown in the pic. When I first got into fish keeping I was a freshman in high school and knew nothing. After getting my tank set up I went to the local fish store and told the guy I wanted a few medium size fish for a 20gal tank. He sold me 4 oscars that were about 2 inches each. I had no idea they would get over a foot long. Within 2 days 2 of them had been killed by the most dominant one. I did some research and found out that its recommended that a single oscar have atleast 50gals of water. So I saved up for a 55 and in the time before I got it the 3rd oscar died and I was left with one in the 20gal. It was so messy as it got bigger I was doing water changes every day just to keep the tank clean. When I got the 55gal ready I ran 3 filters on the tank. An eheim eco canister filter, an aquaclear 50 and a whisper 60. With all that filration I still needed to do 75% water changes each week and that was with just 1 fish in the tank. Oscars also grow very quickly, up to an inch per month for the first 6 months so its really not even suitable to get one and put it in a tank “temporarily” hoping to get a bigger one soon, because they’ll outgrow it very quickly. They’re also not the tough guys a lot of people think they are. Compared to other cichlids like a jack dempsey they’re big softies.

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[quote]relentless2120 wrote:

Peacocks are my all time favorite fish. Especially the aulonocara baenschi benga. The one in that picture isn’t mine unfortunately

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I used to breed those then another type(i cant remember the scientific name) but they were red through the body and blue in the face. The males look awesome when they’re in the mood, it’s disappointing that to get the best colour out of peacocks you need too keep the females with them.

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[quote]relentless2120 wrote:

[quote]AccipiterQ wrote:
Been keeping a tahnk for about 25 years now. Mom got me a 10 gallon for my 6th birthday, thought I would get bored of it. Nope. 30 and still have one. 27 gallon right now. Problem I have is that I have a particularly vicious Botia. So I buy fish, it eats them if they’re even vaguely small. Got some cichilds, and figured they’d be able to defends themselves, only one lived, it’s a large one. Going to be getting a couple oscars next. That should work. I don’t want to get rid of the botia because I like it otherwise. [/quote]

I really wouldn’t put oscars in a 27gal. They are big boys as shown in the pic. When I first got into fish keeping I was a freshman in high school and knew nothing. After getting my tank set up I went to the local fish store and told the guy I wanted a few medium size fish for a 20gal tank. He sold me 4 oscars that were about 2 inches each. I had no idea they would get over a foot long. Within 2 days 2 of them had been killed by the most dominant one. I did some research and found out that its recommended that a single oscar have atleast 50gals of water. So I saved up for a 55 and in the time before I got it the 3rd oscar died and I was left with one in the 20gal. It was so messy as it got bigger I was doing water changes every day just to keep the tank clean. When I got the 55gal ready I ran 3 filters on the tank. An eheim eco canister filter, an aquaclear 50 and a whisper 60. With all that filration I still needed to do 75% water changes each week and that was with just 1 fish in the tank. Oscars also grow very quickly, up to an inch per month for the first 6 months so its really not even suitable to get one and put it in a tank “temporarily” hoping to get a bigger one soon, because they’ll outgrow it very quickly. They’re also not the tough guys a lot of people think they are. Compared to other cichlids like a jack dempsey they’re big softies. [/quote]

i wouldnt keep an oscar in anything smaller than a 48x18x18 tank

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So, fish can be fooled by a laser pointer!

lol

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[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
So, fish can be fooled by a laser pointer!

lol[/quote]

it’s much funnier when you have a 12 inch fish(snout to base of tail) freaking over a laser pointer