BiOrb

[danielb]

Hi,

I'm looking to buy a BiOrb with a heater and light in the next few weeks, but I don't know what fish to put in. I've had a few standard goldfishes and some black fantails along wih a few minows before, but i'm a beginner when it comes to tropical fish!

I was wondering if the BiOrb could hold a "Amphiprion Ocellaris" (Common Clownfish) and a "Paracanthurus Hepatus" (Blue Tang) Would the BiOrb hold these fish (just one of each) and what plants would I need etc. eg. what food... water conditions... where you bu them from...
Yes you may laugh that there from Finding Nemo, but I think there great fish!

Or on the other hand I was thinking to keep some Danios and Neon Tetras with a slightly bigger colourful fish. Could you advise me on that as well please! Again could you please give some advice on them, food, environment, where you can buy them from etc.


Thanks!

Daniel Briggs

 

[danielb]

Whoops! I am a newbie, put the message in the wrong place thing!

Hi i'm daniel

 

[Sasha]

Hi Daniel and to the forum!

 

[nutter]

daniel

 

[SirMinion]

Hi danielb, welcome.

I would strongly advise against trying to set up a bio-orb as a marine tank, they are far too small and small marine tanks are very much not for the begginner.

I'd also say no to the goldfish, because they get too big, and a bio-orb is, after all just an expensive goldfish bowl.

If you insist on getting one of these horrible bowls, go for small tough fish like guppies, neons or danios.

 

[The-Wolf]

I have already replyed in this post
your other biorb post

 

[FrankSlapperinni]

Considering Blue Tangs require tanks larger than 100 gallons when full grown, and that their needs are completely different of a clown fish, I would say no, never.
A biorb is a bad idea. Any tank with a small water surface area is a death trap, not only because it is way to small but it also has minimum oxygen exchange for bacteria and fish.
For not much more or even less you could buy a ten gallon aquarium, which is an adequate size for a few small freshwater fish.
Fish are living animals, you owe it to them to house them properly as such.