Need help picking new tanks

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So, before I get to how many fish we have just let me say the whole point of this post is to get suggestions on bigger tanks and splitting up the fish. Me and my girlfriend decided to go crazy buying fish and now we have way to many for the size tanks we have. Neither one of us really knew anything about fish before getting these setups. Now we know better. Both of us are animal lovers and want the fish to be happy. The whole reason we got the big tank was to house 2 6" tinfoil barbs (R.I.P) and the Large Pleco below that where growing in a 5g tank for 5 years. Anyway here's what we have.

40g
2 Blood Parrots - 3" ea.
2 Gourami - 3" ea.
2 Diskus - 3" ea.
2 Bat fish - 4" ea.
2 Angel Fish - 3" ea.
2 Black Ghost - 3" ea.
2 Pleco - 4" and 8"
1 Tire Track Eel - 8"

20g
2 Tiger Oscars - 4" ea.
1 Snowflake Eel - 18"
1 Green Spotted Puffer - 3"

Now, I know this is way too many and too large of fish for these tanks. Also, I know that in time the puffer and eel will need brackish water. So, what would be your suggestions on tanks to get and how to split up the fish. All the fish seem happy for now but it won't be long before they grow and then they won't be very happy anymore. Thank you for any help you can give us.

<brandon>
 
Wow...

You guys picked some neat fish! I'll be interested to hear the suggestions you get.

Now for a cold beer, some popcorn...sit back... and wait for the train wreck. ;)
 
I'll sit next to you Jessicar613, can you pass the popcorn?
 
holy hell. train wreck, car crash and possibly More... How can the MOVE!
 
can i get pop corn also.....

well i say your doing the first best thing. coming here and learning and wanting to change.

20g
2 Tiger Oscars - 4" ea.
1 Snowflake Eel - 18"
1 Green Spotted Puffer - 3"

i think snowflake eel is a salt water eel. that needs to be sent back right away.

1 oscar need 75 gal tank min you need to find someone to house them or get your self a 150 tank or so.

green spotted puffer is a brackish water and needs to be sent back right away

40g
2 Blood Parrots - 3" ea.
2 Gourami - 3" ea.
2 Diskus - 3" ea.
2 Bat fish - 4" ea.
2 Angel Fish - 3" ea.
2 Black Ghost - 3" ea.
2 Pleco - 4" and 8"
1 Tire Track Eel - 8"

common plecos get 26 in long and need to be in a pond more then a tank.

Tire Track Eel get to be 30 inch long i think

black ghost knifes get to be 26 inch long need 200 gal for one. (want one my self but dont have the room to keep it)

discus are better kept in groups. they need 15-20 gal per fish.

Bat fish are salt water i think and need to be taken back right away.

angels should not be kept with Gourami

2 Blood Parrots should be kept in a 55 gal or so

i dont know how to got all these fish in there but you need to do something about it right away before they all die of. if the tanks are new you need to read on cycling. http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84598

if you let us know how many and how big of tanks you will get we can help you with what you should keep.

20 gal
2 Gourami

40g
2 angelfish

get a 55 gal and you can keep the 2 Blood Parrots. the rest take back.
 
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WOW..where do you start??

how many tanks did you want to add..are considering a big tank cause your gonna need one maybe more.
 
You know, we have a "great" fish store down the street from us (dragon aquariums) that only deals in FW fish. Of course he has brackish fish as well. He's had the store for 40 years so you would think he was pretty knowledgible. He says that that he doesn't use any salt with the puffer or the eels and that it's not needed. From what I've read that's wrong. Also, he always say "all fish need a friend" in his thai accent. That's how we ended up with so many. I think maybe that's just a way for him to sell more fish. I'm begining to think that he doesn't know or doesn't care to tell people what they really need to know. He said all these fish together would be fine. He did say in a year we would need a bigger tank for the oscars. It's been a month and I now know that that tank was too small to begin with. I'm begining to realize that although he has fish I haven't seen anywhere else it's time to start looking for a new fish store or just ignore what he says. Now to address some of the things people have suggested.:help:

1. It's a freshwater batfish but may have other names I think (chinese banded shark?). this one (Myxocyprinus asiaticus)http://whozoo.org/Intro2000/faithbev/1999_12.htm
So they should be fine. They do get big though. Dragon had one that was 8" long and still young.

2. We want to make one tank a brackish tank. Keeping the puffer and eel in that. Now I believe that the snow flake eel is brackish not totally marine. I may be wrong though. I know it's not a totally marine moray because it would be dead by now, I think.

3. We were thinking of getting 2 tank between 100g and a 200g if we can find some in our price range. What do you guys think about getting used aquariums on craigslist?

thanks for all you're help

p.s. the 40g tank has been going for 2 months and the 20g tank for 1 month
 
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2 200 will note cover it. i have bought many tanks on craigslist. i would go back and demand your money back. he prob wont but like most fish stores they will say anything to you to make a buck. they know overstocking a tank is the way to kill off fish faster and you back in there. just because you been keeping fish for a long time doesnt mean you know how to keep fish. craigslist is a good place to get rid of fish also. i have save a few fish and found people to take them. i made sure they didnt go from one bad tank to another. made them send pics of the tank whats in it just to make sure everything would work out.
 
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