gman42 said:
look on craigslist, and pick uo a 55 gallon tank fir like $60. its way cheaper, and you will have alot more fun with the larger tank.
Yeah. If I were you I would price out all of the components (tank, stand, substrate, heater(s), filter(s), decor, fish) and compare it to the $130 that you were quoted. Here's why:
- That tank is not long enough for Peacocks
- The tank probably does not have the capacity for 15 5"+ peacocks, or any other 5"+ fish.
~so~
- If you were to keep the fish, you would need to buy a bigger tank, and so bigger filtration, bigger heater, more substrate.
~or~
- You would have to get rid of all of those fish and start over with more appropriate fish for a tank of that size
Here are a couple of options to consider:
- Buy the package at a lower price (maybe $100), sell off the Peacocks, and get appropriate stock for that tank.
- Get a look at the stock. If you really like the fish, offer him $50 for the fish, and maybe a few extra dollars to keep them for a few weeks while while you cycle a new appropriately sized tank, heater, decor, etc. Be warned that cycling a new tank can take a few weeks.
- Again, if you like the stock, buy the whole package, but at a lower price. Pick up a larger tank, heater, decor, etc and cycle it for a few weeks. Rehome the peacocks to the new larger tank. Sell off the smaller tank and the equipment that goes with it. Better yet, repurpose the old tank as a nice community tank, or for some Dwarf Cichlids, Shell Dwellers, Rams, etc.