72 Gallon Bow Front Tank Journal/Build!!!

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Fishfriend1 said:
Go for the crays, but make sure you have a tank for them and them alone if you want breeding in your main tank. Forget fry, they'll demolish the eggs.

While I would love to see a tank of yours for discuss, you should make sure you can care for them first.
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Yeah, that is what I am thinking, that is why I'm going to wait for at least 5 months so the Co2 and plants get running, and the tank is stable enough for discus, I may attempt discus and corys and schoolers at first and maybe add a school of angels?
 
please dont attempt discus again :( surely you would have learned from your last experiance that the tank is just too small for a school. plus, you said cories and schoolers, wheree are all the other fish going? If I am giving my honest opinion I would stop getting anymore tanks, or fish and learn what fish you actually like. Then once you have figured that out, you can plan ahead a few years. Not saying sell all the fish, but thin out your stocking a bit, you have bought enough fish to have experianced at least one species from groups i.e cichlid,characins,tetras etc so what your favourite? I think you should sit back and admire all tanks for awhile, and stop changing stuff every week :) Just take a step back and instead of buying plants/livestock and just relax a bit lol.
 
okay, thx I guess I will just put it in my 72G? There is nothing in there that is slow enough to be caught except the gourami which stays at the top only, and it can dart around pretty fast once it gets some motivation from the net
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Fish eventually sleep and a craw can get them then. I would be worried about your bottom feeders(plecos and cories).
 
TheFishBoss97 said:
Yeah, that is what I am thinking, that is why I'm going to wait for at least 5 months so the Co2 and plants get running, and the tank is stable enough for discus, I may attempt discus and corys and schoolers at first and maybe add a school of angels?
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I was thinking don't keep the one you have, wait a few months, years, and THEN try again. Don't get more tanks then you can care for, and you seem to be at your limit. And when you DO decide to get a new tank for the discuss, go with a 100+ gallon tank please.

blue2fyre said:
Fish eventually sleep and a craw can get them then. I would be worried about your bottom feeders(plecos and cories).
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+1, I've never seen them do it, but craws can catch even fast fish by waiting. The fish don't realize they are a threat eventually, and then they get it.
 
Your tank looks good for a beginning tank but I think u should get some water wisteria in the background to cover the cords. But the shrimp will be eaten by the angelfish or the rams so u should really get rid of them
 
Sparkxx said:
please dont attempt discus again :( surely you would have learned from your last experiance that the tank is just too small for a school. plus, you said cories and schoolers, wheree are all the other fish going? If I am giving my honest opinion I would stop getting anymore tanks, or fish and learn what fish you actually like. Then once you have figured that out, you can plan ahead a few years. Not saying sell all the fish, but thin out your stocking a bit, you have bought enough fish to have experianced at least one species from groups i.e cichlid,characins,tetras etc so what your favourite? I think you should sit back and admire all tanks for awhile, and stop changing stuff every week :) Just take a step back and instead of buying plants/livestock and just relax a bit lol.
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Yeah, i think i won't and if i do, i will just get a 55G with discus only for breeding.

i don't really have a favorite of all the fish, my favorite is all the fishes together

and btw:) i haven't bought any plants/livestock for a while now, the cray was a trade, i guess it counts though, but it should be fine.

thx
 
i agree with everybody else and id like to add that your really doing too much breeding and buying too many sensitive fish at the age of what? 13? thats just wayyy to young i know 30 year olds that have been in the hobby for over 10 years that wont attempt discus. get your tanks right, get them at a good stocking level, get your plants the way you like them, and THEN breed and sell fish.
 
allaboutfish said:
i agree with everybody else and id like to add that your really doing too much breeding and buying too many sensitive fish at the age of what? 13? thats just wayyy to young i know 30 year olds that have been in the hobby for over 10 years that wont attempt discus. get your tanks right, get them at a good stocking level, get your plants the way you like them, and THEN breed and sell fish.
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I think he's got guts for trying so much so soon. It's possible to breed fish when young. Besides, aren't you only 14 or so? (sorry if I'm wrong :)). Besides that, if he thinks he can handle it, then he should give it a shot, within reason. Disuss for when he's 16 :D But breeding is fine I think. If you have the capability to do it, why shouldn't you?
 
Fishfriend1 said:
I think he's got guts for trying so much so soon. It's possible to breed fish when young. Besides, aren't you only 14 or so? (sorry if I'm wrong :)). Besides that, if he thinks he can handle it, then he should give it a shot, within reason. Disuss for when he's 16 :D But breeding is fine I think. If you have the capability to do it, why shouldn't you?
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well yea the 13 thing was mainly for the discus. breedings ok as long as he can keep up with it, but he should get everything stable first. im actaully 15 and havent breed anything yet or rather tried to raise anything.
 
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