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March 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Hypothetical Stocking Question - Final List in first post
Hey, say if in the future I made a 75ish gallon tank, could I put 3 German Blue Rams (2M 1F), 3 Angelfish and 6 Harlequin Rasbora's? I know the GBR's need a well established tank, so if this did come together, I would add them last (after the cycle). Thoughts? Thanks,
Cory
Length's
GBR - 9"
Angel - 18"
Harlequin - 12"
BN Pleco - 6"
Total - 45"
I was planning on building it a bit taller than your average tank to accommodate for the angels. Thoughts?
EDITED: Changed Tiger Barbs to Angel's
Last edited by KonaBoy; March 12th, 2008 at 08:56 PM.
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March 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| You could fit a lot more than that in a 75 gallon tank. That tank size can hold up to 75 inches of adult fish. You could put a couple more schools in there or some larger fish such as rainbows. | |
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March 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Fill it with piranha's...
That would be cool....  | |
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March 10th, 2008
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| you could do 2 GBR's with 15 cherry barbs and 15 rasboras, that would like pretty bomb
15x2=30
15x2=30
2x2.5==5
that leaves you with 10 inches to mess around with.
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March 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| make it ten cherrys and ten rasboras and get a school of cories too! | |
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March 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| rams should, (from what i've read) be kept in a ratio of 2females and 1 male, so i'd suggest a minimum of 3. | |
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March 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Ok, well I just thought the tank sizes went from 55 to 75, so I thought I'd go big  But I just found out my dad has a MASSIVE sheet of glass in the basement he said I could have to make a fish tank out of  Also, my girlfriend REALLY likes angel fish, but I heard that they really like taller tanks, would they be able to be compatible too? Thanks,
Cory
Last edited by KonaBoy; March 11th, 2008 at 09:54 AM.
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March 11th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| angels and rams could go together, from what i've read... though i don't know that i'd have them with cherry barbs... their fins are tempting to potential nippers. | |
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March 11th, 2008
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| Well, I only picked Cherry Barbs because I thought they looked neat, but my girlfriend LOVES angels, so if I took out the Barbs, would it be okay? | |
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March 11th, 2008
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| Yeah it would be fine. That sounds like a great tank! If you took out the cherry barbs, you could replace them with a larger tetra such as black or white skirt tetras or hatchetfish. I would go with a school of corries as well. I love those little guys! Here's what I would do:
3 Angelfish= 18 inches
3 GBR= 9 inches
Harlequin Rasboras= 12 inches
6 Hatchetfish= 12 inches
6 Cories= 15 inches
5 Skirt Tetras= 10 inches
Have fun with your tank! | |
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March 11th, 2008
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| Well as soon as I can get ahold of the glass cutter, construction will begin
Thinking 48" L x 18" W x 20" H
Thoughts? Should be about 75 Gallons. Is 20" high enough for some Angel's? Thanks,
Cory
Last edited by KonaBoy; March 11th, 2008 at 02:15 PM.
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March 11th, 2008
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| I never said anything about Hatchets... | |
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March 11th, 2008
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| Hi!
Sorry, I was talking to Kate and you if you where going by her plan...
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March 11th, 2008
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| Sorry for the mistake. I was thinking that hatchets got to 2 inches. I should have looked it up first. Oops!
20 inches high is pleanty high for angels. Sounds like a great tank! Good luck witht the building. | |
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March 11th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| make sure the glass is thick enough for the weight of the water before you start building the tank will weigh approximatly 960 pounds more with rocks and other stuff | |
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March 12th, 2008
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| Well, the glass is 3/4" thick, which is thicker then what I've read is the minimum (1/4" for a 55), so I think I should be fine. Also, looking at my stocking options, I have a pretty good amount in the middle/top, but nothing for the bottom. Any suggestions? Thanks,
Cory | |
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March 12th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by newbeefishlover  Sorry for the mistake. I was thinking that hatchets got to 2 inches. I should have looked it up first. Oops!
20 inches high is pleanty high for angels. Sounds like a great tank! Good luck witht the building. | Hi!
Well, it all depends what kind of hatchet... Geez, I really need to expermiment with all the kinds of hatchet sometime so I can get good info. New 55g please!
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March 12th, 2008
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| I'm thinking maybe 2 or 3 Kuhli Loaches? | |
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March 12th, 2008
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| All the sites I've read said they get 3-4.5", but I may look into getting some. | |
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March 12th, 2008
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| Hi!
The yget 12cm, but since they are thin they count as 2.5". Kinda neat!
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March 12th, 2008
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by HatchetHaven Hi!
The yget 12cm, but since they are thin they count as 2.5". Kinda neat!
| Oh, okay, I didn't know that | |
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March 12th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Actually, after more research, what do you think about a BN Pleco? | |
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March 12th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| I have a long finned bn pleco and I absolutely love him. They are great fish and will keep your tank really clean | |
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March 12th, 2008
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| Ok, well when I get the tank built, set up, cycled, all that jazz, I'll start looking for one. Will they eat shrimp pellets and the occasional vegtables I put in? Thanks,
Cory | |
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March 12th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| i like the whiptail catfish but corys are cool too | |
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March 12th, 2008
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| I am a rabid fan of the cory cat fish as a whole and the small breed plecos. When I get the 75g moved from its current location, I plan on setting up a cory and pleco haven. Plecos are just funny guys to have around, BN, clowns, etc (i'll post some other smaller plecos but pricey shortly) and well corys.. corys are absolutely great - very very mischievous fellows. | |
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March 13th, 2008
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| LFBN Plecos eat algae wafers and anything else left over in the tank. They will also eat the algae off of your glass which is very helpful | |
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March 13th, 2008
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| Hi!
BN plecos will eat cuccumber, wafers etc. like crazy! So, so far it's 1 BN and 8 kuhlis. This will be a neat tank...
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