HOT TOPIC! Budley's 35 gallon hex-tank. (Aggressive)

[budley]

In this tank, after closer evaluation, not by recollection, there are:

4 Needle-nose gars (the needlefish type, not the real needle-nose) 5 - 7 inches.
5 Cichlids (Melanochromis Maingano) 2 - 3 inches.
5 Red-Fin Sharks (Actually Minnows, but named Sharks for their looks) 2 - 3 inches.
1 Electric Blue Lobster (Actually a Crayfish) 2 - 3 inches.
1 Bichir (Not sure, but I think it's ornate) 8 inches.
1 common pleco (Small?) 4 inches.

These fish hang out as so...

Gars up top, to about 1/4 the way down.

Sharks from 1/4 to bottom, usually on the sides.

Cichlids from 1/2 to bottom, usually in the middle.

Lobster on bottom, hides in rock cave, walks around the edges foraging.

Bicher from 1/2 to bottom, has own personal cave 12"X14"X2.5", roams around the bottom half.

:devil:WARNING:devil:, I AM A LITTLE ARGUMENTATIVE ABOUT MY TANKS BEING FINE, BUT I DO APPRECIATE ALL CRITICISM, PLEASE DO NOT GET ANGRY WHEN YOU FIND OUT THEY ARE STAYING FOR NOW, BECAUSE THEY WILL BE UPGRADED IN DUE TIME.

 

[steve p]

Nice pics, Looks like a tube train in rush hour LOL.

Steve

 

[jpappy789]

Good idea to upgrade. When and what size?

 

[budley]

Upgrading this one to a 60 or 65 gallon hex, in a few months hopefully.

 

[silentskream]

pretty!
are those bubbles in the background in the cichlid picture? or is it string? hard to tell what it is.

 

[Hooked Newbie]

That's alot of RTS in one space...

 

[247Plants]

The red tailed shark is actually a loach and each will get up to about 6 inches.

 

[jm1212]

:thud:

youre going to need a big tank to keep all of those fish

most cant even be kept together

the african cichlids are to aggressive for the other fish.

those sharks should be limited to 1 per tank. otherwise they fight. alot.

the needlefish are going to need a much bigger tank.

the bichir is going to need a much bigger tank

the commonpleco by itself will need at least 125 gallons.

 

[jpappy789]

You may want to think about something bigger than a 60/65. Ornate bichir can get over a foot long. Needle noses will get to almost a foot. I agree, a lot of RTS's. A common pleco get waaaaaaay too big for a 60/65!

 

[Lukee]

hehehe lol!
film the sharks killing each other
and then get the lobster eating the dead shark..
mmmm...
i would say. get rid of the Commonplec and the bichir
and get a 100gal
seriously though... thats way to small