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  1. FishBoy185

    New green terrors! :)

    I just bought 2 1" Green terros from the LFS. Ive wanted one of these guys for a while now I put them in a 75 gallon tank with around 15 guppies (Feeders). Now there not sulking like an oscar does but they do get scared and hide when I walk up to the tank. Anyways, i tried feeding them Mini...
  2. FishBoy185

    New green terrors! :)

    I just bought 2 1" Green terros from the LFS. Ive wanted one of these guys for a while now I put them in a 75 gallon tank with around 15 guppies (Feeders). Now there not sulking like an oscar does but they do get scared and hide when I walk up to the tank. Anyways, i tried feeding them Mini...
  3. FishBoy185

    Any Equipment/Fish I should get this weekend for my empty 75?

    I have a running 75 gallon thats currently empty because I sold all my other previous fish It has a canister filter on it, and 2 Aquaclear 110's, any cool fish i should get? Say a fish that gets 8-11 inches? Any cool suggestions cichlid wise? Thanks! :)
  4. FishBoy185

    Lake Malawi Stocking In 75 Gallon?

    Hi, I have a cycled 75 gallon aquarium, which used to house a 12" oscar which I just got rid of Im new to African cichlids, I want to try out lake Malawi cichlids, I was thinking: 4 Cobalt blue zebras 2 Electric yellows 2 Electric blues And thats it, well, is there any other lake malawi...
  5. FishBoy185

    New Red tail catfish not eating! so frustrating!

    Okay so I bought a 4 inch red tail from the LFS last night so I've had him for about a day. This guy is so stubborn I swear. Hes currently in a 75 gallon grow out tank untill he gets bigger to be put in my pond. I put in sinking carnivore pellets by Hikari and he puts them in his mouth but spits...
  6. FishBoy185

    Newbie at live plants ...

    Hi, I currently have an empty 75 gallon tank with no fish, just a big peice of driftwood in the middle and a fake plant. I wanna start with live plants, but Here's the thing, I dont know anything about live plants. Can you guys reccomend some hardy plants? I love hair grass and moss so a little...
  7. FishBoy185

    75 gallon community stocking help?

    have a cycled 75 gallon that used to have cichlids but im wanting to switch over to community fish. I have a large peice of drift wood and a couple realistic fake plants and a sand bottom. Now the fish I like are - Cherry barbs Tiger barbs Guppies Angels BN Plecos Cories Cherry shrimp Harlequin...
  8. FishBoy185

    75 gallon stocking with Oscar?

    Well I have a cycled 75 gallon tank with 1 blood parrot. Now I love Albino oscars and was wondering should I get one and that be my whole stock? Or could I do 1 oscar, 1 Blood parrot and 3 pictuse catfish? AqAdvicsor said my stocking would be at like 87 Percent. I have alot of filtration with 1...
  9. FishBoy185

    75 Gallon Aquascape Suggestions and Stocking Help?

    I currently have a cycled 75 gallon that looks really boring in my room. It is currently stocked with 1 parrot cichlid and that's it. Now I want to do an Aquascape but dont know how. I like driftwood alot but dont like how you have to soak it for like 4 weeks! I also like those shark pointy Gray...
  10. FishBoy185

    Flowerhorn for 75 Gallon!

    Well Since I've been thinking lately of What I should put in my 75 gallon tank that at the moment only has a 6 Inch parrot fish (Yes I know they are hybrids but it doesn't mean we have to treat them like trash) and well I saw a baby red cross flowerhorn at the LFS and im gonna probably get him...
  11. FishBoy185

    75 Gallon Center piece fish?! :)

    Since no one replied to my other thread I've decided to make another thread. I just want one or two center peice fish in my 75 gallon aquarium. I loke Arowanas, Peacock bass, Jack dempseys, Tilapia, Frontosas I dont like Oscars though. any suggestions? thanks
  12. FishBoy185

    75 Gallon South American Stocking Help?

    I have a 75 gallon tank that Is cycled and now I'm looking into south American cichlids. I like Jack Dempsey, Green terrors, Texas cichlids, any more suggestions? Not really interested In Oscars.
  13. FishBoy185

    Frontosa tank? Yes or no?

    Well I finally got rid of my Oscar that was living in my 75 Gallon tank, now I've always wanted a frontosa do you think I could put 2 or 3 babies in a 75 gallon tank just to them selves? I have 10 times turnover rate on my tank with a canister and 2 HOB Filters.
  14. FishBoy185

    New tiger Shovelnose

    Well I got around to finally getting my own customized 250 gallon tank that will be ready for me in the next couple days. I definitely wanted a tiger shovel nose catfish so I bought one thats about and inch long. I put him in a 20 gallon long as a grow out tank untill once he gets about 4 or 5...
  15. FishBoy185

    Catfish suggestions for 150g?

    Well i recently upgraded to a 150 gallon with 2 fully grown adult tiger oscars. Now I need some suggestions for a catfish. I've tried pictus but the Oscars bullied them. I don't want a pleco. Any suggestions? Thanks
  16. FishBoy185

    Diffrence between LED and Flouresent??

    I have a Flouresent light on my 75 right now an I'm thinking I should go to LEDs. Whats the difference between LED and Flouresent lighting?
  17. FishBoy185

    40 Gallon Breeder stocking?

    I will soon be getting a 40 gallon breeder tank and I'm wondering what I should stock in it? Well first I have 3 pictus catfish in a 20 gallon long and I will be putting them in the 40 gallon. So right now all I have in my list are 3 pictus catfish. I like guppies, tetras and tiger barbs. But...
  18. FishBoy185

    Driftwood help?

    I have no sort of decorations in my 125 gallon other than sand and now I really like drfit wood since it gives it that natural feel to it. Now how do you soak and boil driftwood? I have no idea. And also most people say they try to get out "tannins" what are those? And one more thing I love the...
  19. FishBoy185

    Show off Your South/Central American Aquariums here!

    I'd love to see everybody else's South/Central American tanks! Post pics, Videos and talk about your tank too! :D
  20. FishBoy185

    Filter predicament?

    OK so since I have 2 Oscars and a convict in my 125 gallon, I'm thinking of getting another filter. Well i have 1 Aquaclear 110 and one Tetra Whisper filter for 70 gallon tanks. Then I have A sunsun 75 gallon canister. Now I'm thinking of replacing the 75 gallon canister i have now and getting a...
  21. FishBoy185

    Catfish for 125g?

    I just put sand in my 125 gallon with 2 Oscars and a convict and now I'm looking for a good size catfish. Im not really interested in pictus because they don't get very big. And i like Red tail catfish but I really can't afford to have a 4 foot catfish. I want something medium-large size if I...
  22. FishBoy185

    Sand?

    I have natural looking gravel in my 125 gallon and I think I wanna switch to sand. I have 2 Oscars and a convict. Now I'm worried that the Oscars or convict will move the sand around and destroy my filters. I have 2 aquaclear 110's and a SunSun 75 gallon canister filter. I'm thinking of Pool...
  23. FishBoy185

    Urgent! Urgent! Help!!!!

    Ok so I have a 125 gallon tank with 2 big adult oscar that ive had for about 2 weeks. And I also have a convict that ive had for several months. Now I just found eggs attached to the wall of the tank!! Whos are they? Ive had the convict for months so I doubt its her. Is it the oscars??? Oh...
  24. FishBoy185

    Oscars breeding??

    I have a 125 gallon in my living room with 2 tiger Oscars. Now I just recently bought them . I bought an 8-9 inch one on Monday and the bigger one I just got today. I got them both from different breeders. Now the smaller Oscar is following/chasing the bigger one. The smaller one is always right...
  25. FishBoy185

    New catfish??

    For my 75 gallon tank I have an Oscar and a convict. Now iI'm looking for a type of catfish. I saw a lepornous at my LFS and I like them would they be alright?
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