My Fish Tank And It's Owners

[underworld]

nice tank . But your water is not very clear.

 

[slakey]

yeah think I need to do a 50% water change because of the mopani wood

 

[pinkdolphin_113]

a shark would look nice, however, considering the terratory space, i doubt much else would be able to be put in with it without getting torn apart but if you like the look of a shark then it's up to you. keep in mind a shark only become a "peaceful" fish when it has the adequate space but it can then sometimes become a vicious little thing!
angels or discus would be nice, especially once they pair up (if you get a male and a female... discus mainly lol DOSH!!)
with the piranah, sorry but i dont think it would work. this is my own opinion though as i've never actually owned a piranah. they stay still most of the time and cost a bomb to feed but if you have the money well it's up to you would be an impressive conversation though lol
anyway, goodluck and we want pictures once you've decidide lol!

 

[slakey]

grrr so confused. many people saying different things and websites saying i need 30gal for discus, 20gal for angels, 50gal for rainbow shark, but people on here telling me different aswell as other websites.

I'd love a pair of Discus, but I'm thinking I'd remove a piece of mopani wood for more swimming space, same with angels and same with the rainbow shark... right?

EDIT: Right I'm thinking, forget the Discus and Angels for now.

So it's a choice between:
1 Rainbow Shark and some tetra's of some kind?
1 Rainbow Shark and my 6 Zebra Danios?
1 Red-Tailed Black Shark and tetra's of some kind?
1 Red-Tailed Black Shark and my 6 Zebra Danios?

Now I know I'll need some sort of cleaning fish, and it'd either be a Golden Nugget Pleco or 3-5 Otto's.

 

[Gr44]

Tank is looking good chap!!

Discus would be nice, love those fish

 

[slakey]

Right earlier I done a 3/4 water change, took out some plants that I don't think are growing and also took out the 2 pieces of mopani wood.

Now here's a picture of it all filled up again, and now I have chosen to put the background on as I can actually see it now.

Picture:

Now the thinking part.

How long should I keep the 2 pieces of mopani wood in a bucket of boiling hot water for?
Or should I just go out and buy some already soaked wood? As I really cannot be doing with another 3/4 water change.
Or should I just get some rock/slate instead of wood?

 

[slakey]

got back from the LFS with 3 plants, some more pea gravel and a pleco

Pictures:

Sorry about the fuzzyness

Enjoy

 

[randallhart]

Nice.
What type of pleco is that?
And keep the plants coming.

 

[slakey]

I think it's a Ancintrus *forgot to right down the name that they had on the tank*

Only grow to 5.5"

 

[DarkEntity]

The green/white plant isn't an aquatic plant

 

[slakey]

what type is it?

should I remove it?

 

[randallhart]

what type is it?

should I remove it?

If it's not aquatic it will rot.

 

[slakey]

it has been at the LFS for a week before I got it, so surely it would've rotted by now?

 

[three-fingers]

Nope, because it's a plant that has adapted to be able to cope with periods of flooding in it's natural environment.

It's Dracaena species, a very common house plant . Stick it in a pot on your windowsill and it should grow nicely.

In regards to stocking, I'd personally go with one piranha. Not a red belly though, a wimple piranha. Even though it's not a true piranha, they are pretty awesome. And tropical imports even have them in stock for £10 .

You'd need to have increased filteration and aeration though, the juwel filter would certainly not be up to it .

 

[slakey]

think I'm pushing towards a Rainbow Shark, or a quad of Angels