Sponge bob wrote:
yea me to.He had ick.
btw the 2.5g setup at magic isle in the front of the store(next to the 24) Karen said it was $150 for the crushed coral, lr,light, filter and a clown. If I was to get it all with everything(the corals) How much do you think it would cost?
Can we at least keep it KINDA on topic? lol
LilGreenPuffer wrote:Two hundred??? Wow! How big of a tank are we talkin'?
Oddballs... elephant fish are really cool.
It's a 100G tank. If I had 200 Mbus, THAT would be a big tank. but 200 neons is nothing. I'm not sure on the final number, just guestimating. I don't know what oddball I want yet though. Any suggestions?
My Puffers: 1 GSP (Microfiche) RIP, 1 Monotrete Turgidus (Leon) in a 30gal. 1 Monotrete suvattii in a 40 gal FW. 120 gallon BW with 3 juvenile Dragon Gobies (so cool). 55 gal with a 2" GSP named Hank. 180 gallon being set up for a Fahaka in the next few months!
The Elephant nose are really cool but the few I've owned have been kind of fragile. Something to add to a Elephant nose tank would be a few African Butterfly Fish. They are beautiful and fun to try to breed http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod ... catid=1593
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My Puffers: Puffers I have kept: T lineatus T miurus A modestus T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan C lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
Neons get up to an inch and a half. The inch-per-gallon rule actually works with these guys.
In terms of other oddballs, what about eels, upside-down catfish, ropefish, or knifefish? If you're willing to go brackish, mudskippers or archerfish would be sooooo cool.
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
My Puffers: Puffers I have kept: T lineatus T miurus A modestus T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan C lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
I really don't see if there is sumthing wrong with that..well I kinda do but I would rather have 150 then 200(there neons) and if you have a sump or big filter you would be fine.
In terms of physical space, I don't think it would work. I can't see twenty neons in one of my 10gs, which is what 200/100g would be. And if it's planted, they'd be even more cramped. Maybe fifty, plus the oddball(s)?
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
I saw the most beautiful purple female betta at Wal-Mart the other day. If you're not adverse to Wal-Mart, and if your LFS has trouble finding the rarer ones, maybe you'd have some luck there.
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
If things with your hundred gallon are just feeling a little stale and you are into trying different ways to liven things up, I gotta tell you going for a planted tank with a big ole tank really keeps me entertained and I totally recommend it. It adds more interest for me because my aquascape is always evolving and there is a sick satisfaction I get when some new idea I have pays off. As time has gone on I have found that oddly enough, for me anyway, the care level doesnt impact the rewards, when my anubias blooms I'm thrilled and they're like the lowest maintenance plants in the tank. Just my two cents or whatever, but for me I found a tank of fish wasn't enough to keep me excited about and from reading the thread it seemed maybe we had that in common.
Ariadne wrote:If things with your hundred gallon are just feeling a little stale and you are into trying different ways to liven things up, I gotta tell you going for a planted tank with a big ole tank really keeps me entertained and I totally recommend it. It adds more interest for me because my aquascape is always evolving and there is a sick satisfaction I get when some new idea I have pays off. As time has gone on I have found that oddly enough, for me anyway, the care level doesnt impact the rewards, when my anubias blooms I'm thrilled and they're like the lowest maintenance plants in the tank. Just my two cents or whatever, but for me I found a tank of fish wasn't enough to keep me excited about and from reading the thread it seemed maybe we had that in common.
Interesting... can anybody suggest some super noob-friendly plants that are hard to kill? haha
Maybe I will go planted. I've never really had an empty, start-all-over tank before.
*Edit: I think I should just make a new thread on this.
