interactive stock for 35g hex..

haha, they are certainly on my list. I've wanted some for awhile; such pretty fish, and very graceful the way they swim! I am a bit worried about them being nippy/aggressive, though.
 
sry but disagree with you. goldfish WILL get stunted ina 30 gallon.... even a 55 is to small for alot of species... doesnt matter how much water change you do, or how much food you feed them... small tank=stunted goldfish...

and the tank is small for angels really to... 16 high. thats not that high for angels. try somthing in the 20 inch hieght..

moonstream said:
a 30g is going to stunt a goldfish? I just dont believe that; with frequent partial water changes (weekly of 25-50%, I'm planning), good food, and good filtration (planning a penguin 350B and probably a whisper 60 or similar-sized whisper filter) I think a 30g standard will be fine for 1-2 adult FANCIES, who dont swim very well or very fast, and for the most part aren't especially aggressive- I could understand stunting worries in a 35g hex, but not in a 3' long tank! I'm sure a larger tank would be far easier to maintain, and the goldies would enojoy the extra room, but I just dont think its too small for a fancy goldfish. I will likely run the tank BB, if I do go goldies, which will increase their swimming room (not by much, but by a bit), and wont have a great many decorations in the tank, either. probably just a few plants (real or fake) to give them some shelter, maybe a cave-like decoration or something like that.

I am however re-considering goldfish just because of the sheer bioload produced by them and the amount/volume of water changes I'd be doing to keep up with it, and I would really like to be able to do another planted tank, and goldfish just dont seem to mix too well with true planted tanks (might do a few plants in pots if I do the goldies, though, or tied to driftwood/ornaments). I am really attracted to their dumb-puppy-dog behavior, and they're just so darn cute! if I do goldies, I'll probably get lionheads, or pearlscales, or one of each.

if I dont do goldies, I'm considering doing a few angels (3-4), or maybe a red tailed shark and some barbs (which would probably be a less heavily planted tank, but still), or maybe the sunfish, or the puffers. we'll see- I dont even have the tank yet!
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I just picked up a 37 gallon tank on Craigslist that used to house a goldfish, poor thing. And the owner only had the tank half full, it still had a water and algae line on it. A 30 long is too small for fancy goldfish, they get up 8-10" and are "tall", too. An alternative would be to get a couple of small ones now, and upgrade to a larger tank in a few years. :)

Same thing with angels, they are long and tall fish when fully mature. Several angels would be very overcrowded in a 30, and I suspect it might be too small for a red-tailed shark, too. Plus all those other fish? Too small. How about swordtails? Or a big gourami? I have a big opaline that is very friendly, and he's beautiful, too.

As for the glass catfish, mine aren't fussy about eating at all. And they are very friendly. It's cool watching them swim together, they will often all face the same direction and just stay stationary.
 
heres a good stock:

10 neons
4 livebearers ( take your pick but do 1 male and 3 females )
and a clean up crew ( i would do 8 corys of some sort, just dont know what species would be right for a 30 gallon )
1 ram for a center peice
now if your getting the 35 hex then forget the stock i listed... or actually that stock my work for a 35 hex
 
well, thanks for the help everyone, but I've finally decided to just ditch the idea of another big tank (well, not that big, but big compared to my other tanks), and just setup a few small walstad natural planted tanks for my current bettas, and maybe some additional fish as well!
 
thanks! it was a good read; but now I have this sudden urge to start up a shrimp bowl :D
 
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