13 year old new to fish!

[cgthebeast]

Were moving and I asked my mom if I could dig a koi pond, and lets just say I`m stuck seeing koi at the local petco.

 

[Oscar98]

Were moving and I asked my mom if I could dig a koi pond, and lets just say I`m stuck seeing koi at the local petco.

Lolololololololololololol sorry but thats funny. I like fish tanks better than ponds anyway

 

[cgthebeast]

I also asked her if I could move into the basement that way my dad will quit telling me that tanks finally going to fall through the floor. She agreeded to that one.

 

[Oscar98]

Ya. My floor is holding a 150g tank so im lucky it doesnt fall and kill me in my sleep

 

[Surfer]

I also asked her if I could move into the basement that way my dad will quit telling me that tanks finally going to fall through the floor. She agreeded to that one.

#dead, I've been through that before XD

 

[cgthebeast]

Every time he brings it up, I bring up his four post bed. Which weighs over 3 times the weight of my tank and has been there 3 times as long. We don`t have that conversation much.

 

[Voshon247]

Haha, good to see I'm not the only fish nerd. I started keeping a legitimate tank on my 15th birthday. It was (ironically a 15 gallon). I'm now almost 17 with that same 15, emptied for a future project, 16 bow front, 55 gallon, and a little 8 gallon I plan to convert to salt.

Dude trust me try to get the biggest tank possible for you if you are doing a saltwater you won't be able to keep any fish in there and water changes might be drastic to such a small tank

 

[Surfer]

Dude trust me try to get the biggest tank possible for you if you are doing a saltwater you won't be able to keep any fish in there and water changes might be drastic to such a small tank

I've read up on it and to be honest, I don't want any fish in my tank, just a CUC and a few zoas/ mushrooms. Until I get the hang of it so I can keep better corals.

 

[Voshon247]

Alright just try to keep everything in check it will save you in the long run

 

[FishCr8zy]

Oh no, I need to wait until next week for summer vacation
I don't know if I am doing koi, or shubunkin goldfish, as I feel th koi need a bigger pond

I have 5 koi and a few goldfish in the 250.

 

[FishCr8zy]

Which one lol. My moms garden pond is like 250g
The ponds below my house are 50'x25-30'x10-15' deep

The other one is 20'x20'x4'deep

You have ponds in your basement?? Those are huge ponds.

 

[FishCr8zy]

I hate the feeling of having to wait till summer to start a big project like that. I want to make a 400 gallon pond this summer for koi and some plecos. (A Chinese hi fin shark would be awesome)

Chinese hi fin sharks grow really big and need a lot of algae. They eat almost all algae. Plecos can survive in a pond ?

 

[bmarine]

You have ponds in your basement?? Those are huge ponds.

Yeah thats sweet! I wish I could have that! I have plans to build a 200+ gallon tank though, so that will be fun!

 

[FishCr8zy]

Ya. My floor is holding a 150g tank so im lucky it doesnt fall and kill me in my sleep

Lol. The only fish tank I have in my room is a 20 gal so I don't have to worry much.

 

[bmarine]

Lol. The only fish tank I have in my room is a 20 gal so I don't have to worry much.

Haha yeah same. I can't get anything over a 75 gallon tank on my main floor though lol.

 

[FishCr8zy]

Yeah thats sweet! I wish I could have that! I have plans to build a 200+ gallon tank though, so that will be fun!

I plan to upgrade my pond but I need to do a lot of planning since a pool is going to take up a bunch of space in our backyard. That will be really fun when you build a 200+ gallon tank.

 

[FishCr8zy]

Haha yeah same. I can't get anything over a 75 gallon tank on my main floor though lol.

I had to put my 55 in my basement because I was afraid the main floor would collapse. Lol.

 

[bmarine]

I plan to upgrade my pond but I need to do a lot of planning since a pool is going to take up a bunch of space in our backyard. That will be really fun when you build a 200+ gallon tank.

Haha that'd be amazing! I don't have any ponds, but that'd be sweet! And yeah I'm excited to do that 200+ gallon cuz there are so many options! I think keeping and breeding stingrays in it would be cool!

 

[FishCr8zy]

Haha that'd be amazing! I don't have any ponds, but that'd be sweet! And yeah I'm excited to do that 200+ gallon cuz there are so many options! I think keeping and breeding stingrays in it would be cool!

Wow!!! Breeding stingrays is a lot of work but it is worth it in the end. Freshwater or SW?

 

[bmarine]

Wow!!! Breeding stingrays is a lot of work but it is worth it in the end. Freshwater or SW?

Probably freshwater. I'm not completely sure yet and I haven't even made the tank so I got time to figure it out lol.