Your current Fish tank Setups!

Ive got a gold ghost carp in the garden.

About 7 pound it is.

Also got a red ghost carp that about 3 pound.

And a few white ones about 1 pound.

I catch them sometimes when I'm bored lol, they fight quite hard.
 
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Hello all,

Im looking at getting into the world of keeping fish :) Im looking for a tropical tank and maybe moving to a marine later down the line. Im torn between size really. Im looking at the Fluval Roma 125l or 200l. What do you recommend on size? Are these good tanks or is there anything better? Reason they appeal to me as its a all in one kit so this helps :)

Is the internal filter that comes with these any good?
I have read live plants are a lot better but are they hard to keep?

Sorry for all the questions just trying to get as much information before I dive in :)
 
Most live plants are easy to keep as long as you have really good lighting. You will need good external filters with live plants as rotting leafs and stems can be abit messy sometimes.

I would recommend not to get a to large tank just in case you don't enjoy the hobby.

I currently have a Juwel rio 240ltr tropical tank but I'm thinking of down sizing to around a 125ltr for less maintenance etc.
 
I've got the older 305 and it's never given me an ounce of trouble. Bought it as an upgrade from the 205 that came with my tank as it fitted all the pre-install piping. Flow rate is much improved over the 205 and it hardly ever clogs up.
 
I've had 2 fluval filters, one 205 which leaked & one 405 which is pretty awesome.

I guess it is luck with these, some say they are easy fixed, some say it is poor maintenance & some say it is a bad design......google leaking fluval 2/3/4 series for more info.
 
Well I took the plunge today and bought a fluval Roma 200. I've only got gravel and decor in there at the moment but have started the filter and heater up. I'm going to do a fish less cycle but really want to wait until I get my 306 filter, so will keep the internal one running for now. I'm going to put a few plants in there too l, what do you recommend plant wise for a beginner?
 
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Thanks for all your help so far. Ive cheated and gone for fake plants for now but will slowly replace with real plants when I get a bit more confident :)

Ive got it all setup now using the internal fluval U4 filter while waiting for my fluval 306 external. Pics are not the best but the water is a little clowdy, what do you think, any advice on how its setup?

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Hey fellas, gone from page 1 to page 44 of this thread and am amazed with some of your tanks. :)

I need some guidance. I made this thread yesterday about supporting a tank. I've got some proper dimensions now - I found some decent furniture - that I want to go with, and am now trying to get an idea of what my limitations are (in terms of water type, fish, etc).

The tank will probably be 100cmx30cmx40cm, resulting in about 120L volume. I've pretty much got my mind set on tropical freshwater, I've had a variety of different coldwater fish in my small tank downstairs but now want to step up to some more interesting and prettier tropical fish, I do not have the confidence to do anything brackish or marine, or the money for that matter!

As for plantation, I'm thinking fake until I get used to the maintenance and requirements of the fish inside the tank. I don't want to juggle too much and kill everything, it'd be epic waste of time, money, and life.

Can anyone give me some suggestions for fish that are suited to that size tank? I LOVE discus, but from my research the tank is way too small - same story for angelfish. I'd like to have a community of different species that can live in harmony. I would quite like a few larger fish amongst them (but not selfishly - only ones that are able to live happily in the tank size). Also, advice on the substrate would be great, not so sure what substrate goes with what tropical freshwater fish, do they all require specific substrate like some marine fish? Or are they a bit more hardy?
 
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I would say, look at some Geophagus species, and a sand substrate. Watching them dig around, turn over the sand and move it about is great fun. It also ensures the sand is always clean :)
Plants can be an issue with them, as they will uproot them, but i have a few floating fake plants moving around in the tank.
Although, looking at the size of the tank, you might not be able to have more than a single pair, which can cause issues, as I found a single female got bullied too much, and ended up with a single male which saw the agression drop massively.
I do like my convict cichlids, which breed like rabbits, and can be a nice experience watching them breed.
The fry can also provide a natural food source for other larger fish.
My fave two fish in my tank are the following:
Polypterus Sengalus - Really fun to watch grow up, and sort of act like a puppy :P
Xenomystus nigri - Awesome to see how this fish moves through the tank..
 
So I went to a couple of LFS's in the past two days and checked out the tropical fish I like the look of. I've never liked the fancy frilly tails bred into fish (like those dreadful 'fancy goldfish'), they just frollock around the water as if they don't have the ability to swim normally. It's not right imo.

I've devised this stocking list (obviously to be implemented over a period of time species by species);

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According to the AqA calculator, the tank wouldn't be overstocked by a fair bit even when full grown. Sound good to you guys? Tropical is new territory to me so I shall humbly take all the advice I can get!

I have a few questions regarding each species:
Red Cherry Shrimp:
I'd love to have some sort of critter in my tank. I adore the electric blue crayfish but after some research they are absolute buggers apparently. They tear plants up and stealth attack fish at night. I don't really fancy being host to fishy genocide so that idea was thrown out the window fairly quickly. I read a bit about Ghost Shrimp, but a lot of posts on forums say the Red Cherries are a lot more hardy and cheaper.

My thought is, a cleaner crew of four of them should do a decent job of helping clean the bottom of the tank of leftover food and bits of ****. Every little helps, right? I'm also under the assumption they are algae eaters, and may (dependent on the type of algae of course) munch on that?

Neon Tetra
As far as I'm aware, the hardiest of hardy. I've known about Tetras for quite a while but never saw quite the amount of posts on forums saying these were -the- beginner's fish due to being able to withstand noob cycling and whatnot. According to most sources, they love to school up and should be kept 6+. I went with 10 for 'safety in numbers' and because a bigger school makes for better viewing. Am I right?

Pearl Gourami
My centre piece fish. I've been researching this for about an hour alone. I'm torn between the different types of Gouramis, and how many. I cannot decide whether to get a Pearl Gourami (beautiful fish, saw them at my LFS) or after researching the species more, some sort of Honey or Dwarf Gourami purely for size. According to AqA my tank could accomodate a pearl (mature length of up to 4 inches), whereas a Dwarf or Honey would be 2 inches smaller. There is a lot of conflicting information on the internet too; some say get two males, some say get one solitary.

I'm basically torn between one Pearl, or two Dwarf/Honey. I think my tank (with a width of 100cm/39in) will more than big enough to accomodate two territorial males. They'd surely have enough room to **** off to the other side of the tank if they got in a tantrum with eachother? I'm leaning towards the Honeys because of the striking colour difference from the rest of the fish in the tank (the creative designer in me).

X-Ray Tetra
I do like transparent fish. I saw some Ghost Catfish at the LFS but after further research they are apparently very hard to keep and if there's less than six they're likely to get stressed and die. So, I turned my attention to the X-Ray's, the Tetra substitute! Again 10 of them for schooling - am I right in thinking Tetras will not school together regardless of species, but actually form into groups of sub-species? IE. 10 Neon and 10 X-Ray will form two group, rather than a group of 20?

Black Tetra
See above.


Does anyone think I've missed anything? Am I (theoretically) overstocking in your opinion? Are there any species you reckon I should check out?

Species on my avoid list are:
Cichlids (Maybe in the future, but too expensive right now - I don't want them to kill eachother).
Angelfish (Too big).
Silver Sharks (Love them but too big).
Discus (Too big).
 
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Just done a bit of sorting in my fish tank and I swear I cannot see my 2 Clown Loaches anywhere. They have vanished. they are about a year old or so. not seen them for a couple of days. But I know they are masters of hiding.

Community tank, all peaceful. I just cannot see, anywhere in my tank, my clowns.


Most odd, freaking me out a little.
 
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