PeteMakstar
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2009
- Messages
- 10
Hi there, this is my first post on the site and I'm rather embaressed about what I've just done. I'll cut to the chase, I saw a 5ft Column Fishtank on Ebay with a RRP of £559 and obtained it for less than £150. I did no research.
I'm now at work, researching these aquariums and I fully realise that I am the classic fool. I feel for the tank without thinking about the welfare of the fish.
I've read that these tanks are a nightmare (and I was SO excited about this last night, you wouldn't believe). There is obviously no surface area and fish really don't like swimming vertically that much!!
Realistically what would you do? I am planning on this being a coldwater tank. I wanted to put a number of Black Moores into the tank anlong with some chubby fantail type goldfish (I sincerely apologise for the poor terminolgy, I am a n00b as you might say).
Should I give it a go or sell immediately??? I've heard that the fish will probably die very quickly due to the un natural conditions.
Does anyone in here have a column tank setup that has been sucessful???
I am utterly ashamed of myself and very angry that I didn't reasearch this more extensively.
Any advice at all would be most appreciated, thank-you.
Pete.
I'm now at work, researching these aquariums and I fully realise that I am the classic fool. I feel for the tank without thinking about the welfare of the fish.
I've read that these tanks are a nightmare (and I was SO excited about this last night, you wouldn't believe). There is obviously no surface area and fish really don't like swimming vertically that much!!
Realistically what would you do? I am planning on this being a coldwater tank. I wanted to put a number of Black Moores into the tank anlong with some chubby fantail type goldfish (I sincerely apologise for the poor terminolgy, I am a n00b as you might say).
Should I give it a go or sell immediately??? I've heard that the fish will probably die very quickly due to the un natural conditions.
Does anyone in here have a column tank setup that has been sucessful???
I am utterly ashamed of myself and very angry that I didn't reasearch this more extensively.
Any advice at all would be most appreciated, thank-you.
Pete.