Recent content by Aqua Chris

Now we are getting somewhere! Thank you for these new suggestions. I will look into them tonight. The tank is in the shape of a baseball diamond. I will seriously reconsider the bichir, and I appreciate your comments. I just want to be successful with a fun tank my 4 year old will appreciate.

I am sensing that you are both reluctant to suggest a bichir for my tank :o) I am looking for a visually unique and active tank. If I opt not to pick up a bichir, what other cool fish are there? Any suggestions? I was originally thinking Khuli loaches but the bichir would eat them. I am also...

Thanks for your reply. The tank is a square 27.5" long each wall, 38.5" from end point to end point with a 46.5" length of bow glass across the front. I plan on planting the back corner and adding a couple of stacked caves there as it is not good swimming space. I will plant along the walls and...

I am picking up my tank this weekend and will begin the fishless cycle within the month. This will be a planted tank with an Eheim 2215 filter and an Air pump or two. I plan on doing a 30% water change every week or so. I need help to firm up how I will stock my tank as follows: Absolute...

Adding a shark??? I would like to add a shark to this tank. Would a red tail black shark be too small for the bichir? The rainbow shark may be a good swap for one of the 2 butterfly size wise. Could i add a shark or will this stress my other fish with their agression? Can i still add more tiger...

Gotcha. Thanks.

Why three more Tigers? thanks for your reply. I am OK with nixing one of the butterflies, but would it not be better to pick up a new species for more variety? Or is this a case of less is more?

After much time and research, i have come to the decision to start my new hobby with this tank for following 2 reasons: 1) variety - can't put a lot of fish in a smaller tank 2) larger tanks appear to require less work to maintain. My inspiration to start was regular visits with my to see an...