I Got Permission to Get Another Tank! What Do I Do?

[TenaciousTriggerFish]

Sweet! Thanks! Should I start it now or after I buy the tank?

IMO more research you do before hand the better!

 

[vanimal]

My brother used to have one. They are cool fish! U can buy them at petsmart

 

[GodFan]

Ok I will tell yall when I post the build thread. IN the meantime what should I get to live with this guy?

 

[Brox]

Ok I will tell yall when I post the build thread. IN the meantime what should I get to live with this guy?

Pleco large tetras

 

[vanimal]

No tetras he will eat them! Fish must be as big as him! And make sure you have plenty of either live or fake plants for him to hide in! I would recomend a south african bumblebee catfish I think it would look great with your fish

 

[vanimal]

A bristle nose pleco would also work! They are one of the smallest pleco species

 

[vanimal]

Btw they are smart fish I had one that lived with pirranhas for 1 year and it never got eaten. Also it would eat goldfish when we gave them to our pirranhas. It is kind of like having a mini oscar!

 

[TenaciousTriggerFish]

Don't get a common pleco tho because they are so awesome and the will outgrow your tank but you will like him so much u won't have the heart to re home him or atleast that is what has happened to me :/ lol and yeah large tetras

 

[GodFan]

Ok well here it is. It is gonna be most likely a 26 gallon bowfront. So I need fish big enough to be safe from him but small enough to be happy in this tank.
I was thinking: 2 of the leaf fish, 3 South American Bumble Bee Cats, and a school of....... something cool but not so cool as to take over the tank.....

 

[ashleynicole]

Hatchet fish?

 

[GodFan]

I thought about that because they are cool but I am a little scared about them with the leaf fish. He is gonna be like 3 -3.5 inches...... Maybe the big belly on the hatchet will stop him from swallowing them?

 

[vanimal]

So far I think it will look great! I love the 2 fish kinds of fish you have chosen! Maybe some angel fish I think they'd do well with the fish your getting perfect size too

 

[vanimal]

The leaf fish are capable of eating small goldfish. The hatchet fish might work? How big do they get

 

[GodFan]

I think angels need a bigger tank dont they? Im only doing a 26 gallon. I love angels though! I would like to see how timid the leaf fish are too.

 

[vanimal]

I was thinking just 2 angels.

 

[GodFan]

Hmmm.... What about Red Eye Tetras or turquoise Danios, or Penguin Tetras?

 

[vanimal]

Yeah I guess once you get setup put a few in and if they dont get eaten you could add more. But you should get a bristle nose pleco!

 

[GodFan]

Yea I probably will. I like the bristlenoses. I may try and get the opposite gnder as my moms so we can breed them too
Ok so lets say we have a shaky stocking plan: 2 African Leaf Fish, 3 South American Bumble Bee Catfish, 1 Bristlenose Pleco, and 1 school of one of the above mentioned and possibly a school of hatchets.
Now on to decor, plants, and equipment. I have the filter covered but I would like to know what yall think light wise? I want something with moolights but also want some low light plants.
Decor and plants I am thinking like a sunken ship from petsmart with a bunch of rocks and a piece of driftwood with plants attached to both. Java Ferns, anubias, and some kind of moss I think.

 

[vanimal]

I think it sounds great! Make sure you have alot of plants for your leaf fish though!

 

[Bearchumjs]

Yea I probably will. I like the bristlenoses. I may try and get the opposite gnder as my moms so we can breed them too
Ok so lets say we have a shaky stocking plan: 2 African Leaf Fish, 3 South American Bumble Bee Catfish, 1 Bristlenose Pleco, and 1 school of one of the above mentioned and possibly a school of hatchets.
Now on to decor, plants, and equipment. I have the filter covered but I would like to know what yall think light wise? I want something with moolights but also want some low light plants.
Decor and plants I am thinking like a sunken ship from petsmart with a bunch of rocks and a piece of driftwood with plants attached to both. Java Ferns, anubias, and some kind of moss I think.

I have Anubias and java moss. I love them. The moss will add to the sunken ship feeling. It's dark green and "mysterious".

Not sure if they can coexist with your stock, but a zebra nerite snail would look lovely in your tank! . (I love them in mine. I have 3 so far!)