New tank

[Thomas A. Anderson]

Managed to get myself an ex-display 5 foot tank and stand for £60, should be getting it delivered early next week.

Will this be big enough for angels?

 

[CFC]

More than big enough,how many was you thinking of getting?You could get away with 3 mating pairs in a tank that size with room to spare.

 

[Thomas A. Anderson]

I will be transferring my current tank mates into the larger tank and keeping the smaller tank for fry or a QT tank.

Probably like to get some Red Tailed Sharks also

Also if I used the same water and filters etc from my current tank will I still need to cycle?

 

[CFC]

No you can do a straight transfer from one tank to the other,just cut back on the feeding for a week or so until the the filter has matured enough to handle its new larger load.

 

[gadazobe]

Lucky you - I've been looking for something like that for some time now and round here there's nothing

 

[CFC]

Same here,i thought i had found a real bargain last week when i saw an add in lfs for a 5ft with stand filters and lights for £75,but alas the guy who took the phone call had miss heard and when i rang the number they actually wanted £275,still a good price but a litle more difficult to find on short notice.

 

[Thomas A. Anderson]

At last, got the new tank this afternoon and have spent the last 4 or so hours transferring the old water, filters, bacteria etc etc plus inhabitants to the new tank, back breaking work for sure.

Anyway, new tank is now looking fine and dandy except for the cloudy water, but I suppose thats to be expected.

I'm planning on leaving it for a couple of weeks to allow the extra water, new gravel etc to mature and slowly get some Angels x 2, 4 Silver Sharks and either 1 Ruby Shark or 1 Red Tailed Shark (not both), I'm also looking into a dwarf shark cat but don't know what type of temprement they have.

Also would like some kind of cichlid so ideas wanted for peaceful cichlid that can go into a community freshwater tank.

 

[cichlid_freak]

I like German rams (Microgeophagus ramirezi), they are easy to breed (compared to other cichlids) and show beautiful colors. They would be a great accent to your aquarium, but watch the sharks when the Rams are breeding, because the rams usually breed on the ground in a shallow hole. If I'm wrong, just correct me.

 

[CFC]

For a cichlid you could go for Geophagus jurupari (satanoperca jurupari to any purists),they get to a good size (up to 10")are peaceful and dont eat plants or small fish,their only real requirement is either a sand or fine gravel substrate.Id watch out with the shark cat,most of these type of fish are brackish and will die if kept in freshwater so be sure to do lots of research just to make sure.