empty 10 gallon?

[goldfishattack]

Hi!, I want to set up a 10 gallon empty with a blue background. I just can't make up my mind, have any of you seen empty 10 gallon pictures with fish in the tank. If you have I would appresiate you postin' a pic.

 

[goldfishattack]

anything?

 

[Shark_Lover]

Community fish. "Like Neon Tetras, Zebra Danios."

 

[FrankSlapperinni]

You could try platys or sword tails, but there are thousands of choises out there, you need to be a little more specific on what you want

 

[MAM]

are you trying to say you want to have a tank (with fish of course), that has a blue back ground but no other deco? no plants, rocks, caves, decos, gravel or other substrate? just fish and a filter and blue background basically?

 

[goldfishattack]

yeah! that's right, sounds dumb, but i have a fillin' its goin' to be great!, i'll post pics when up and runnin'.

 

[BettaBoyz]

uh, Goldfish, i'm sorry but that doesn't sound to... smart?

i mean, imagine being locked in a white room. nothing else but white, no carpet, no chairs, nothing.

it's a bit boring, isn't it?

you'd definately need substrate, otherwise you drastically cut stocking capabilities as the substrate holds a lot more bacteria then the filter does. you'd need live plants or at least an airstone for aeration, and even then the fish- and probably you!- will find the tank very boring. it may be cheaper, but fishkeeping isn't really a corner-cutting hobby.

 

[goldfishattack]

then how come fish are so happy at pet stores, nothin in there beside 100 fish in a single tank?

 

[BettaBoyz]

happy?

define 'happy' for me. is happy having fifty juevnile Oscars crammed into a ten gallon tank gathered at the top corner hoping against hope that something edible will appear? is happy having thirty dead fish floating around the top of the tank, or having countless people point gooey fingers and tap on your wall?

that's not happy, that's survival. they aren't happy, if they had a chance they'd leap out of the tank. once you compare those Oscars with an Oscar at home in a decorated tank, you know those fish aren't happy.

i speak from experience. my Oscar was one of those fifty desperately waiting for something to eat, now he plays in the plants and shivers at my Betta and watches with insane interest as the Platties poo, now he's happy. now he has the chance to eat snails off the glass and nibble on algae, now he's had the chance to shower in dusted Brine Shrimp.

you could survive in a blank room, just like a fish could survive in a blank tank. but that's it, survival, not happiness.

please reconsider you're arrangements, the fish will definately enjoy it more and in turn provide you with hours of interesting antics, beautiful colors and (if you're really lucky) a spawn of eggs or fry.

 

[goldfishattack]

not true, they only put about 6 small 4" oscars in a tank were i live by, and any tank with dead fish, haven't seen one in 7 years there, any fish big enough for a transfer gets transfered to a bigger 30-50 gallon tank! when i see fish there they look happy real happy, no confurtations of any sort between the fish. but i see what you meen, but I personly think that it just might work out to my expectations.who knows it might be a waist of money!

 

[goldfishattack]

ohh yeah, there are a hole lot more fish who love big numbers, you just talked about oscars like you don't really care about the other fish, i love fish and i would hate if i had an unhappy fish!

 

[BettaBoyz]

i was using the Oscars as an example, but still. in most petstores they overstock the tanks so they can sell a lot of fish, as far as their concerned the fish was bought for N$ and can be sold for more, so who cares if it dies? you'll notice bigger, better species (Discus, Frontosas, Arowannas, etc) being kept alone, or in very big understocked tanks, because those are expensive fish that can't be risked.

 

[goldfishattack]

Ok I get you now! But I wont over stock on my tank, trust me, just as I said before I will previde photos of my tank.

 

[BettaBoyz]

alright, but please consider adding some gravel. gravel holds a lot more bacteria than the filter does, so even in a 10g with a filter and no gravel you might not even be able to follow the 1" of fish per 1g rule, let alone stock the way you'd like to.

 

[akhtar]

i see both of ur views, i think i know why goldfish doesnt want gravel

it might be because its easier to keep becaouse the fish waste its visible,

is that why?

just a guess

i think u should put some fake plants and stuff, coz the look so much better,

why did u want a tank with only fish background and water?