My goldies' 40 gallons aquarium.

[Hubert90]

This tank is old! i cant upgrade it coz of my parents!! I brought it back in 2002 so is the fantail!! the red cap oranda is only about 1 year old! i have an eheim pro 2 2028, a 150W rena heater, an air pump cant remember the brand of it but i pumps about 600 liters of air per hour, small driftwood and just a mix of fabric plants!

so tell me what u think and drop off any suggestions or ideas u have for me to improve my tank overall presentation but yet safe for my goldies! i said safe because i recently removed a desert rock that was doin more damage then good if any (u can see quite a few white scales on my fantail)!

Thank y'all for read and viewing! hope u like it!

 

[Homedog98]

That looks great! You could switch to live plants... It would definitely give it some flare!

 

[Hubert90]

That looks great! You could switch to live plants... It would definitely give it some flare!

ive tried once before but that once when i had no knowledge in aquatic plants.
but i definitely want to try again sometime this year! i do have a couple of question thou. my Ph is currently at 7.6! and if i do add aquasoil its gonna bring it down dramatically! i dont think im willing to put my goldies through that! do u have any idea how i can avoid this?

 

[Homedog98]

ive tried once before but that once when i had no knowledge in aquatic plants.
but i definitely want to try again sometime this year! i do have a couple of question thou. my Ph is currently at 7.6! and if i do add aquasoil its gonna bring it down dramatically! i dont think im willing to put my goldies through that! do u have any idea how i can avoid this?

Don't use aquasoil! Sand, Eco complete, and fine gravel (like you have) would work fine, if not better. You'll need about 2.5-3 inches of substrate, so you will need more, and root tabs, if you grow anything that is a root feeder. I'd give it a shot. Fort384 and mdfrookie are really good at this sort of thing, so you can pm them (or me... But I'm still figuring this out) if you have any questions.

 

[Hubert90]

alright ill look into it. im very new to plants. i currently have a newly planted 10 gallon. ill see how it goes! if it all works out! ill give it a shot

 

[Homedog98]

alright ill look into it. im very new to plants. i currently have a newly planted 10 gallon. ill see how it goes! if it all works out! ill give it a shot

Cool! Keep us updated!

 

[Hubert90]

Ya I will thanks

 

[BeavisMom62]

The bad thing with live plants and goldies is the fish will eat the plants. I think there are a few types that they don't eat, but I can't remember what they are. I tried live plants with my goldies before and they uprooted everything and had themselves a nice salad. Gave it up. They'll have to deal with plastic plants.

 

[Mr. Limpet]

The bad thing with live plants and goldies is the fish will eat the plants. I think there are a few types that they don't eat, but I can't remember what they are. I tried live plants with my goldies before and they uprooted everything and had themselves a nice salad. Gave it up. They'll have to deal with plastic plants.

+1

The plants I have that my Moors eat can get shredded in no time. The ones they don't like to eat get pulled up because, well because goldies are mischievous lol. But, I don't mind because I'm for ever wanting to aquascape the tank anyway and they give me an excuse.

Goldies love Anacharis.

 

[Hubert90]

The bad thing with live plants and goldies is the fish will eat the plants. I think there are a few types that they don't eat, but I can't remember what they are. I tried live plants with my goldies before and they uprooted everything and had themselves a nice salad. Gave it up. They'll have to deal with plastic plants.

Haha ya I had very similar outcome the last time I tried. But mr limpet on this forum seems to be doing fine with goldfish and plants! I think the trick is to feed them regular vege based food and add many plants at once to confuse them! Haha

 

[Hubert90]

Haha ya I had very similar outcome the last time I tried. But mr limpet on this forum seems to be doing fine with goldfish and plants! I think the trick is to feed them regular vege based food and add many plants at once to confuse them! Haha

I take back my word! Haha I was typing when mr limpet replied!! Haha

 

[Hubert90]

+1

The plants I have that my Moors eat can get shredded in no time. The ones they don't like to eat get pulled up because, well because goldies are mischievous lol. But, I don't mind because I'm for ever wanting to aquascape the tank anyway and they give me an excuse.

Goldies love Anacharis.

I love ur dedication! Haha how often do u replace ur plants?

 

[BeavisMom62]

LOL, Hubert. I'm not very good with plants, so it didn't take me long to give up on the goldies tank. I do have one planted tank, a 23 gal flatback hex with a male betta, some ADF's and two BN's. It looks pretty good. Not great, but I'm still learning. What is frustrating is that I am a gardener. I can grow anything in a pot, but not in a tank!

 

[Hubert90]

LOL, Hubert. I'm not very good with plants, so it didn't take me long to give up on the goldies tank. I do have one planted tank, a 23 gal flatback hex with a male betta, some ADF's and two BN's. It looks pretty good. Not great, but I'm still learning. What is frustrating is that I am a gardener. I can grow anything in a pot, but not in a tank!

HAHAHA!! I too am a noob to aquatic plants! But u have to be a noob before u are a pro right? And i too have a planted 10 gallon with a male betta! Omg twins??

 

[Mr. Limpet]

I love ur dedication! Haha how often do u replace ur plants?

I rescaped 4 days ago and because I hid the moss ball under some rocks so it could recover, my panda fantail got PO'd (his favorite chew toy) and decided to tear up 5 or 6 plants in retaliation lol. Needless to say, time for another rescape already.