Which Oddballs To Get?

[Talkmuch]

K, now I think I'll keep 4 Bichirs since i dropped the Arowana, and I'll add:
1x Endlicheri Bichir (I know they're rare, but I got a source thats selling it.)

Time to look for a tank, and then hint it to my parents
Thx, for all the advise so far.

 

[cane76]

i have a fire eel which will not tollerate other eels at all so im not sure that 3 of them will work in one tank.
clown knives can also be aggresive fish.
but saying all that it depends on individual personalities so a lot of it is trial and error imo
what size tank have you decided on getting then??

 

[Talkmuch]

I want to get a large tank but the prices go really high.
Here are 2 links which show the tanks i\I want but look at the price:

http/www.aquariumsforyou.com/detail.aspx?ID=556

http/www.aquariumsforyou.com/detail.aspx?ID=555

I'll see if my parents will buy it. Otherwise i'll get a 200+ gallon tank.

If the eels cant tolerate each other then I'll just get 1 Fire eel.

 

[cane76]

what tanks and fish have you got now?

 

[Talkmuch]

Well i've had many fish, but as of right now, I only have 1 tank with:
1x Black Skirt Tetra
4x Lemon Tetras
6x Neon Tetras

 

[Talkmuch]

K, in the other thread (in the catfish section) I posted basically my final stock list:

K, here is probaly my final stock list as of now:

Arowana:
1x Black Arowana

Bichirs:
1x Ornate Bichir
1x Endlicheri Bichir

Eel:
1x Fire Eel

Rays:
3x Leopoldi Stingray
or
3x Motorole Stingray (Marble)

Catfish:
1x Tigrinus Catfish
or
1x False Zebra Shovelnose (Brachyplatystoma Juruense)

Now, the question is, in which order should i put them at? And at what size should I purcahse them.

I was thinking purcahse the fish at maybe 5-6".
And I should probaly cycle with some other fish, from my other tank. Then once I feel that its cycled, I'll add a Ornate Bichir. Maybe after a week, when I feel everything is fine, i'll add a Endlicheri Bichir. Then i'll wait maybe 2 weeks, and add a Black Arowana, about 4-5". Smaller than the bichirs. Then i'll add the fire eel, about 4-5 days after the arowana, and i'll try to get it at about 7-8". Then i'll wait about 4 weeks, and add 2 female stingrays at about 10". If they do fine, then in about 5 days i'll add a male stingray at 8". I'll wait maybe 4 more weeks and add a Tigrinus Catifsh (probaly at 6-7")

I know it's better to get a larger specimen when it comes to big catifsh. But, if i get a larger specimen then it would threaten the other fish.

Does all that sound good??

 

[cane76]

stocking sounds sweet
just make sure the fish cant eat eachother and things should be fine.have you ordered the tank yet??

 

[Talkmuch]

No i havent ordred the tank yet.
I'm still looking for a better deal, but I plan to order the tank so it comes around christmas.

 

[T1KARMANN]

right so now you have your stock list then maybe you should look at how much its going to cost you

tigrinus cat $500
3 x leopoldi rays $4,000
marble motoro $500
black arowana $200-300
fire eel they are cheap compaired to the above
birchers they are cheap compaired to the above

then lets just look at the price of the tank and filtration $2000-3000

you are a very lucky man if your pearants are going to spend $10,000 on a xmas

 

[cane76]

i had thought the same thing

 

[pacuboy]

right so now you have your stock list then maybe you should look at how much its going to cost you

tigrinus cat $500
3 x leopoldi rays $4,000
marble motoro $500
black arowana $200-300
fire eel they are cheap compaired to the above
birchers they are cheap compaired to the above

then lets just look at the price of the tank and filtration $2000-3000

you are a very lucky man if your parents are going to spend $10,000 on a xmas

Wow all those fish are expensive!!! For arowana I would go with a silver because they are a lot cheaper.

Alex.

 

[cane76]

money is obviously not a problem or this is a very tall story

 

[T1KARMANN]

i had thought the same thing

your just a nicer person than me i say what i think

 

[rixy]

why dont people get the tank then post about what fish they want?all these posts always end up with i want a 10 billion gallon then i got a 20 gallon lol.i dont mean to appear rude,but,if your parents are going to buy you all of the fish and a 200+gallon tank then brilliant,but i just dont see it.

 

[T1KARMANN]

why dont people get the tank then post about what fish they want?all these posts always end up with i want a 10 billion gallon then i got a 20 gallon lol.i dont mean to appear rude,but,if your parents are going to buy you all of the fish and a 200+gallon tank then brilliant,but i just dont see it.

its the bit with im going to add this fish then that fish 2 days later then that fish 7 days later that made me

like all the fish on the list are easy to find and can be added when needed trust me a collection like what you have listed takes years to build up not weeks

if leopoldi or scobina rays were that easy to find their would be a lot of happy ray keepers around