Low light?

[PBrods]

I'm just starting a tank. It's a 46g bow front tank. I have a nice rock and I'm getting a centerpiece drift wood. I have a penguin 350 bio-wheel filter and no air. I don't plan on putting any air in either. My main fish will be 2 red tailed Barracuda. The rest doesn't matter to me. Whatever will be compatible.
I want to add some plants to break it up but plastic looks too cheap. What would be good that even I couldn't kill that doesn't need much light nor an air bubbler

 

[abrahamavelar]

plants dont need air bubble thing, is ur light the stock kind?????????? if it is u might get away with either java moss, java fer, hornwort (hornwort will grow in ur toilet) anacharis, fanwort, maybe anubias

 

[PBrods]

Hornwort sounds good... lol. I'll have to see what it looks like. THANKS

 

[abrahamavelar]

i used to have sum but it grew so fast that it almost took over, but u could float it, plant it and it will do great

 

[gre]

Do you know what kind of bulbs your tank comes with? (length, wattage, T8/ T5-HO etc.)

 

[aqua_chem]

Without knowing your lighting, there's not much that can be said.

The Barracuda will eventually outgrow a 46. That and I don't know about their plant compatibility.

 

[PBrods]

No idea what it came with for a bulb. I can always buy another one.

How long before the red tails outgrow the tank?

 

[abrahamavelar]

i was told that if they have a good diet (with variety, live frozen pellets flakes) they will grow fast

 

[PBrods]

i was told that if they have a good diet (with variety, live frozen pellets flakes) they will grow fast

I thought that it was REALLY hard to get them to eat anything but live fish?

 

[abrahamavelar]

use garlic and u will se how easy it is after u starve them for 2 days

 

[PBrods]

use garlic and u will se how easy it is after u starve them for 2 days

What do you mean by garlic? Starve them for 2 days and then feed them a clove of Garlic?

 

[abrahamavelar]

Well what u do is get some garlic extract kent marine has a good one, u soak ur food wit it and it will attract the fish to it and it will make them want to eat, plus u could just add some to the tank and ull help ur fish it says it in the bottle

 

[PBrods]

That's GREAT! Thanks

 

[abrahamavelar]

yeah np thats for any fish too!!!