anyone want a clown

[Pufferpunk]

Don't worry about the age question, just curious. I'm still curious though.

You have a lot of fish that are going to be getting pretty large. The shovelnose catfish gets 18-24" & will eat anything that isn't big enough to avoid being on the menu. It is also an soft, acid-loving, Amazon fish. The moray is definately BW-SW. So is the puffer & the puffer will either make lunch of the eel, or be lunch to the catfish. Puffers belong in species only tanks. I would get rid of the knife & catfish, put the eel in another tank & get some more GSPs.

 

[Pufferpunk]

LOL, here's your catfish:

http://www.planetcatfish.com/ilibrary/pimelodi/pseudopl/328_4.htm

Sorry, I didn't see your age posted. I'm 43.

 

[pollock701]

LOL hell of a catfish

thanks for the picture i'll show it to my wife. about the size i just bought that 180 gal. just need to set it up. can i set it up w/o lights and just a h.o.t. magnum caniter just fo cycleing? or do i need all the stuff?

 

[Pufferpunk]

If the canister is already running on your established tank, it's probably ok. If not, you are going to have to cycle the tank.

See: http://www.tomgriffin.com/aquamag/cycling.html

&: http://www.tomgriffin.com/aquamag/cycle2.html

There's no other way to do it, since you will be adding large fish to a new tank. Are you going to keep the clown then? It's such a cool fish!

 

[pollock701]

yeeeeep

man it is a cool fish you should see him eat i think i will put him in the pond to lol

 

[pollock701]

thank you

thank you for the links i just printed them out and will read them over the weekend maybe if you can send me as much on puffers i really thing on doing the all puffer tank in the hex so i need to know size compadibilty you know i am also get ing the hydrometer this weekend so i can go real brak .

thanks dustin

 

[Pufferpunk]

I have 2 (5") GSPs & a (3") Ceylon puffer (hard to find) in a 45g. They look like they will be comfortable in there. 2-3 adult GSPs should be ok in your tank, if they all get along. How large is the puffer you have now?

 

[pollock701]

damm fish

hes about 3" gose by hooty kids and names lol

 

[Pufferpunk]

Hooty's a good name. I like when kids name my fish. It's getting harder to think of them the more I get. My fahaka puffer is Filbert, 1 GSP-Cricket (likes them), other GSP-Bozo, Ceylon-Cammie, 3 SA puffers-Edgar, Ethyl & LB (lil Bugger), 2 red eye puffers-Pixie & Pugsly.

 

[kablam]

Clown knifes aren't "aggressive" at any size

They are predator fish. There is a difference between a fish being aggressive and being a predator.
Puffers tend to be aggressive, nipping on fins of other fish that come in their established territory. Clown Knifes, bicher eels, and moray eels are predators, they eat what fits in their mouth, but they aren't territorial. If there is another fish in the same tank that won't fit in their mouth, they tend to leave it alone
Just wanted to clear that up.