Two Tanks Yay!.....now What?!

[corbypete]

Ok, go set up with two 4 foot tanks, one on top of the other in a rack, ones about 40 gallon, the other is a little less because its 2 inches shallow (so 30gal?)
they're a foot wide.

So, what shall I get? I figure I wanted the 40 for cichlids cos ive been wanting friendly fish for ages, the piranhas are going this week now they need a beefy tank

There is a Rhom by himself in the lower tank right now, i still need to get some lighting sorted for it but any suggestions, i really cant think what to get, and the local fish shops isnt exactly inspiring!

Blooms is quite good for fish, lots of variety so may have a poke down there, but they are all really tiny babies so they all look the same (they have 2" oscars - many wouldnt know what they grow into!)

fancy crabs and blue lobsters again, got lots of snails (i like the big ones) so i never get algae, and have aPlec also that im keeping (2 inch)

What would you do if you had two 4 foot empty tanks?!

 

[dgwebster]

id set one up as a giant community tank with loads of cardinal or neon tetras (probably ALOT of neons) a huge pile of zebra danios and a pile of glass catfish. maybe add a khuli loach or two if your filter will take it. eg;

10x zebra
16x Neons
6x glass catfish

It would give a very lively tank. I'd then make tank two a species only tank. what species is a bit more difficult...

 

[dwarfgourami]

I would have one fast, zippy tank: giant danios, tiger barbs and some fairly sturdy loricariid down the bottom.

And then one gentle peaceful tank: lace gouramis, harlequins or tetras, and maybe a BIG school of either corys or khulies loaches for the bottom.

Or, restrict myself to one of the above, and then breed goodeids in the other.

 

[corbypete]

hmm sounds a bit...erm boring to me, tetras and neons dont have any personailty....


what small cichlids can you get?

 

[corbypete]

looking at puffers and gobies ont he web, would be quite cool...

 

[dgwebster]

what about the checkerboard cichlid? (crenicara filamentosa)

 

[corbypete]

think id need to wait for the tank to be mature before getting one of those

 

[Miss Wiggle]

my 4 foot's gonna be empty from next weekend, I'll be stocking it with dwarf cockatoo chiclids, gourami's, dwarf gourami's, a plec, a catfish and a few cory's I can't wait

but that's my idea.... it's copyright, u can't have it

 

[corbypete]

heh ok Wiggle

Gouramis never did charm me, so may do similar just alter the sotck with malawi instead!

Reminds me, i need to go smash the parrot fish tank at that shop, stop them selling deformed beasties...

 

[Miss Wiggle]

don't say that!

I've a parrot fish in one of my other tanks.... I think she's lovely

aye a malawi tank's a nice idea too, I quite fancy one at some point.

 

[corbypete]

went witht he malawi's, looks great, bottom tank still unsure, could go with turtles?? dunno... or a lone species of cichlid, larger one maybe or convicts?