Traci
10-03-2003, 12:46 PM
Okay, haven't posted in a while but here is what's up.
I originally got loads of help from OrionGirl for the office tank. This is an 18 gallon high Eclipse, and now houses 1 gold gourami that I just measured at 5", CAE that's right at 3.5", 4 Serpae tetras and 3 head and taillight tetras all at 1.5", and 2 White Skirt tetras that are a bit over 2". I've been cleaning every other Friday, topping off every Monday for any evaporation, and my levels have all been good (0 Nitrites, 0-10 Nitrates, 0 ammonia). There have been no new additions for a few months.
At home, I have 2 10 gallons. One houses a 3 inch papershell crayfish, 2 paradise fish (a male and a female) and 1 australian rainbow. The other is home to 1 2 inch florida blue crayfish, 1 blind cave tetra (a poor survivor as the cray savaged his fellows), and a small mixed school of 6 hi-fin and golden white clouds. These tanks have no heaters. Available to me (as in it's my dad's but I can easily acess it) is a 55 gallon community African cichlid tank. Obviously, this does have a heater.
And onward!
I am buying an aquarium set-up (stand, lights, top, filter, heater, et al) from a woman who is moving and cannot take it. She believes it to be a 30 gallon, but her measurments seem way off for that (29.5 X 8 X 18). Either this is a 29 gallon and she misread her measurements, or this is a custom of some sort. I am going tonight to see it before I buy and will post the measurements to give everyone a better idea.
The inhabitants come along for the ride. She's not exacly sure of what all she has and I'm not exactly sure how to integrate what she can id. She has one "HUGE" angel, 1 "LARGE" and 1 small pleco and 6 other fancy tailed somethings (my guess platies or tetras). The plecos aren't such a concern. I can trade those in pretty easily at the LFS. Whatever her other fancy tailed fish are platys or what not, I can set up in one of the 10 gallons using her heater. This is because I'm buying the bigger tank to set it up for my florida blue and the new companions he is getting next week. They can't have a heater, since their tanks needs to be from 70-75. My biggest concern is the Angel. I'd kind of like to keep it in some fashion. So my options there would be:
1) set up the other 10 gallon with a heater and keep it alone if it's small enough (although this seems like way not enough room)
2) introduce it into the 55 gallon community African tank if it's large enough
3) move it to my 18g high office tank and move a few of the tetras over to one my home tanks.
So, I am taking whatever advice or suggestions you care to make!
I originally got loads of help from OrionGirl for the office tank. This is an 18 gallon high Eclipse, and now houses 1 gold gourami that I just measured at 5", CAE that's right at 3.5", 4 Serpae tetras and 3 head and taillight tetras all at 1.5", and 2 White Skirt tetras that are a bit over 2". I've been cleaning every other Friday, topping off every Monday for any evaporation, and my levels have all been good (0 Nitrites, 0-10 Nitrates, 0 ammonia). There have been no new additions for a few months.
At home, I have 2 10 gallons. One houses a 3 inch papershell crayfish, 2 paradise fish (a male and a female) and 1 australian rainbow. The other is home to 1 2 inch florida blue crayfish, 1 blind cave tetra (a poor survivor as the cray savaged his fellows), and a small mixed school of 6 hi-fin and golden white clouds. These tanks have no heaters. Available to me (as in it's my dad's but I can easily acess it) is a 55 gallon community African cichlid tank. Obviously, this does have a heater.
And onward!
I am buying an aquarium set-up (stand, lights, top, filter, heater, et al) from a woman who is moving and cannot take it. She believes it to be a 30 gallon, but her measurments seem way off for that (29.5 X 8 X 18). Either this is a 29 gallon and she misread her measurements, or this is a custom of some sort. I am going tonight to see it before I buy and will post the measurements to give everyone a better idea.
The inhabitants come along for the ride. She's not exacly sure of what all she has and I'm not exactly sure how to integrate what she can id. She has one "HUGE" angel, 1 "LARGE" and 1 small pleco and 6 other fancy tailed somethings (my guess platies or tetras). The plecos aren't such a concern. I can trade those in pretty easily at the LFS. Whatever her other fancy tailed fish are platys or what not, I can set up in one of the 10 gallons using her heater. This is because I'm buying the bigger tank to set it up for my florida blue and the new companions he is getting next week. They can't have a heater, since their tanks needs to be from 70-75. My biggest concern is the Angel. I'd kind of like to keep it in some fashion. So my options there would be:
1) set up the other 10 gallon with a heater and keep it alone if it's small enough (although this seems like way not enough room)
2) introduce it into the 55 gallon community African tank if it's large enough
3) move it to my 18g high office tank and move a few of the tetras over to one my home tanks.
So, I am taking whatever advice or suggestions you care to make!