getting my fish room next week!
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I never have, but I would assume that whether or not it would work depends on what kind of bathroom. If it's a bathroom with shower/tub, and is used for those purposes, the temperature in the room would fluctuate considerably and quickly. The one other thing I'd worry about with a larger tank in a bathroom (with shower/tub), is that they often tend to have water damaged floors (even if just slightly), or develop them much faster than any other room in the house. This makes it dangerous to set a heavy tank up, because even if the floor is built well enough to support it, you can't calculate how much a water damaged floor would safely support. I know my bathroom (which shows absolutely no sign of water damage at all, mind you) has a couple of weak spots in the floor that we try to avoid even stepping on, let alone setting up a heavy tank on top of.
If it's bathroom that's just used for relieving yourself, and it was a small tank, I think it would work great, and make water changes super easy.
However, in both cases, you have to factor in fecal bacteria. I won't go into details, but Google "fecal bacteria bathroom", and you should be able to get a sense of how prevalent it is in any bathroom, and what common bathroom items register as contaminated. Whether or not it would be enough to harm a fish, I haven't a clue. But it's something I'd do a little research on before setting up a tank in a bathroom.
I don't know how to edit a post or quote while using my phone. First, in my last reply, I meant to say to say you're a big man for NOT letting negative comments get to you.
And second, yes thank you maidee is right. I was acknowledging that I'm sure you have quite of bit of experience.
I was just apologizing for being rude and don't want to dampen your excitement.
OK. Enough of off topic.
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And second, yes thank you maidee is right. I was acknowledging that I'm sure you have quite of bit of experience.
I was just apologizing for being rude and don't want to dampen your excitement.
OK. Enough of off topic.
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I have had a tank in the bathroom. But, it was cement slab ground floor, the bathroom had a large operable window and was in an extremely dry climate, so given all that, it worked really well for me.
It's amazing the amount of arguments and hurt feelings throughout not just forums, but the real world, that stem from people using an absolute like "always" instead of "often", "a majority of the time", etc.
The moral is: Always is always a bad idea. Most of the time.
We have 2 reef tanks in our appt, the complex has a strict no pets rule. We had to jump through a ton of hoops and prove we could provide insurance to not only our appt but the ones on the side of us (we are an end unit on the 3rd floor) and all the appts under us, so essentially 6 units.
In looking at your stocking list, I would narrow it down to one or two species to breed, and keep a fry tank, and a tank equivilant to the ones the adults are in ( ie both 40s for one kind and 2 55s for the other) that way each stage of development has enough space. Also you won't overwhelm yourself breeding so many kinds. Once you have success with one type, trade them for another kind and breed those for a bit.
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In looking at your stocking list, I would narrow it down to one or two species to breed, and keep a fry tank, and a tank equivilant to the ones the adults are in ( ie both 40s for one kind and 2 55s for the other) that way each stage of development has enough space. Also you won't overwhelm yourself breeding so many kinds. Once you have success with one type, trade them for another kind and breed those for a bit.
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I would disregard most advice about the quantity breeding tanks you set up. You need to first identify what you're able to handle and on what scale. It will relate directly to how much time you can devote to the specifics of breeding. Breeding for the sake of breeding results in poor stock. Breeding to strengthen stock and colors requires a great amount of time and tanks as you need to identify and cull the stock based upon factors such as color, size, fin development, etc. 90% of the people that say they breed do nothing more than allow proliferation of their stock and call it breeding. The people that are known for great stock usually devote a great deal of time and tanks for each species to achieve this goal.
Things you need to do are to separate based on sex, based on color, based on fin development, based on size, etc. There are many articles on the internet to help make you a successful breeder and explains how to separate and identify candidates for retention. They usually have comments to explain why you separate. One reason to separate by sex is to prevent early pairing. Some side effects of early pairings can include smaller fish, smaller broods, less healthy off-spring, poorly developed fins or bodies and undesired characteristics.
The IFGA has some very good tips about breeding and although it is meant for Guppy Fanciers, the same logic and principles applies to most fish. Pick the fish you want to breed and then research very carefully about breeding a successful stock, before trying you hand at it. There is no point of being in a hurry because it requires a lot of time, research and patience.
Good luck
Things you need to do are to separate based on sex, based on color, based on fin development, based on size, etc. There are many articles on the internet to help make you a successful breeder and explains how to separate and identify candidates for retention. They usually have comments to explain why you separate. One reason to separate by sex is to prevent early pairing. Some side effects of early pairings can include smaller fish, smaller broods, less healthy off-spring, poorly developed fins or bodies and undesired characteristics.
The IFGA has some very good tips about breeding and although it is meant for Guppy Fanciers, the same logic and principles applies to most fish. Pick the fish you want to breed and then research very carefully about breeding a successful stock, before trying you hand at it. There is no point of being in a hurry because it requires a lot of time, research and patience.
Good luck
thanks ex, and yeah. ill be devoting ALOT of time to this new project! alot of time meaning,alot of hours each day 
again thanks!
again thanks!
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