isis

At last! here is my 200 liter tank... been cycling for a week now... soon soon I can start stocking

what do you guys think? any suggestions?

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pinkfloydpuffer

Well, I'd suggest some fish... lol. and some plants/decor stuff. Looks like fun! What's your plan for fish to go in there?

isis

yeah the plant will be put in as soon as the tank is cycled. And I'm thinking of getting discus....but I've had some problems with gouramis - so I'm not sure if I should go for discus - i heard they could be a challenge.

So far my placo (George) will go in there - he is getting a bit big. and I have 2 clown roaches that will also join him when they are a bit bigger (they still babies)

My boyfriend thinks it funny to let my betta Jacky take a swim in the big tank - poor boy won't know what hit him LOL !!

pinkfloydpuffer

Aw, I bet he'd have fun in all that space, not have any idea what to do with it all, lol.

isis

Can you imagine trying to catch him to scoop him out again.... that will take forever... might stress him out as well... mmm kinda makes one think hey.... maybe he should just stay were he is... will be best for both our nerves!! LOL!

pinkfloydpuffer

Lol. I never have any problem catching my bettas though. You should try catching puffers! Now that's quite a feat! lol

isis

LOL! I can imagine it could be mission. How many puffers do you have? do you keep them in one tank - together?

pinkfloydpuffer

Yeah, I have 2 GSPs together. But they'll be moving either to a much larger tank or to two separate tanks within a year or so. (They grow slow and have 10-15 yr lifespans)

isis

WOW!! that is a long long time I'd love to have one, but as far as I understand you can't really keep them in a community tank - I don't know much about them though.

pinkfloydpuffer

They're the biggest reason I keep fish! They're my obsession, lol.
Yeah, communities won't work well for them. What with their trying to eat everything and all.

isis

Hahaha! One day I'll buy a 4th tank just to have one Can I keep a male and female in one tank?

pinkfloydpuffer

Do it! It's so much fun!
About the male/female thing... what species are you thinking?

isis

Oh i don't know. i saw some at my local fish store... but I'm not sure what kind they are... I find myself nose stuck to the tank every time I go around there for supplies... then my BF will drag me away followed by a few repeats of the "no" word..."no, no, no, no" LOL!

pinkfloydpuffer

Haha. The thing with puffers is that almost every species has different requirements. And many of them it's impossible to sex (like the GSP)

isis

Oh dear LOL! Well I'll let you know what species they have - I know there is about 3 different ones in one thank there... yaiks! but it is a big tank and each have their own little house thingy they live in.
so I'll find out and chat to you about the species... I'll seek a tank in when my bf isn't looking LOL!

isis

Gee wizz what time is it there by you? about 2am?? dont you ever sleep?

pinkfloydpuffer

Alright, I'll be looking forward to it. Nothing I love more than talking about puffers! Lol!

Edit: Lol, it's just 11:20.

isis

oh ok. Its 7am here... and I'm at work

LOL! I live in the future LOL!

pinkfloydpuffer

Fun fun... lol

goggles2

pfff :P hardest fish to catch has gotta be colombian tetras thier are FAST little devils and clever too

isis

oh yeah... just think if I put my neons in there....it will take me forever to catch them! LOL! i'm sure if I put two male bettas in there they wont even know about each other LOL!

Lucy

The male bettas would probably smell each other, I'd strongly advice against that. Nor would I put a male and a female together.
In either scenario someone would get hurt or killed.

Great start on the tank. I know you'll do a great job with it. I can't wait to see how it progresses.

Good luck.

isis

I'll keep you guys in the loop

eman

I'd love to have a 200g tank. The things you can do with it! I expect to be mving in the next year, so I'm fighting tihe urge for multiple tanks until after then.

isis, keep us up to date with pictures as your tank progresses!

Jess

Isis, I've just discovered something about Discus. It seems the lighter colored ones prefer a light substrate and background or they begin to pepper changing colors as if trying to blend in with their backgrounds. Just to note. I have a white butterfly and his coloring was fine until I put him into a dark background. He's all peppered now. So strange. They say it can sometimes be reversed. I haven't tried it yet.(found out on simplydiscus.com)

cichlidlover

Love the tank!! nice gravel. It will look better with fish and plants though!

isis

Jess

thank you for that info! I'll keep that in mind!!
I"m going to move home now - can you believe the bad timing... so I'm going to wait a bit before stocking the tank... bad timing hey!

Jess

Wow that is bad timing. Where's home for you?

isis

I live in Sandton JHB (South Africa) just moving about 10km... but its still a mess - emptying the tanks - will probably have to let it cycle again... - oh well.

Jess

That's ok, at least you have all the equipment. Keep us posted when you're up and going again. Gives you more time to think about who's going to live in that beautiful tank. : )