Jonah

I did think Hagen were one of the more reputable and knowledgable suppliers of aquariums and equipment till I got info on this tank sent to me.

http://www.hagen.com/uk/aquatic/addi...e_discover.cfm

From the Brochure

Not sure I would even consider a small goldfish, there is very limited surface area in the tank so I'm not sure I would see it as Betta friendly either and the heater is an optional extra! So from the above list a few WCMM's anyone?

aquarist48

I wouldn't put any goldfish in it. They are such heavy waste producers you would end up doing water changes all the time IMO. I think it would be great for a beta. What do the beta people think?

Amanda

I don't think so on the betta, it's supposed to be filled to the absolute top - and the betta wouldn't have any room to breath. You could lower the water level, but that would take away from the look, IMO.

Jonah

Bettas need to get to the top to breath so I am sure the betta breeders may see a fault or two as well.

aquarist48

I see...I wasn't aware it was filled to the max. hmmm maybe a few neons and snail?

gremlin

I think it would be good for a shrimp colony. Especially with a heater in it. Or maybe a couple of african dwarf frogs - or do they need to get to the surface the way bettas do?

Jonah

No heater! So you have this nice stylish tank with a heater plonked in it.

Its just a toy for yuppies with no idea I just though Hagen were a bit better than that.

platy ben

African dwarf frgos need to get to the surface to breathe so it wouldnt work for them either

jack--sos

If its supposed to be filled to the absolute top then surely no fish could survive unless it was a planted tank because the CO2 in the water couldnt get into the air and oxygen couldnt get into the water

Lucy

Dang, it's a pretty tank but I could see how a betta or ADF could easily drown in there.
Poor little ADF's would bang their little heads on the top the way they shoot up to get a breath.

Shawnie

that tank is sawwwwwwweeeet..id love a planted blue neon tank wit that

agabr123

very cool but i wouldn't be comfortable putting fish in there especially my bettas since thye have to get to the surface, maybe shrimp or snails or just heavily planted

SammyJ

The tank looks cool but it does not seem practical in the least. Inverts would be about the only thing I would put in it, well that or Coral but the lighting would have to be amped up by a lot.

Red1313

It looks really nice, and with a uh... modification you could fix both the heater and the air issue. Just buy/make a nice chic wooden trim or something and run it around the top edge. that way you'd hide the lowered water line. It's just a HOB filter and you can buy (rena smart heaters?) that attache to the hobs and act like an uptake tube that heats the water. Some plants would hide the now black heater and like would be happy

Amanda

It's a beautiful tank, but not sure how different it would be from a regular tank - besides the water line being very high.
I wouldn't pay extra for that tank, over a regular glass tank.

Butterfly

A nice inline (http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=11369) or in filter( http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=18444 ) heater would work
Carol

Jonah

As alway Carol has a way to enable another tank.

TBH though all things considered as a desktop tank in an Office environment with the heater it would look nice with a FEW Harleqins, Neons or Endler, although no girlie Endlers

Butterfly

It would be gorgeous heavily planted and full of Endler fellas
Carol

jack--sos

Just bumping this thread i saw this tank at one of the chain pet stores (Pets at home) near me today and the tank does look very nice, if i had the money i would deffinately have bought it with some neons.

Chrisson

Is there a lid on that thing? What if you have to add a driftwood or something?

jack--sos

as far as i saw it was just a solid glass tank with a small whole to put fish in, but i didnt really have a close look at it