Need help picking new tanks

[Blueiz]

Hmm..seems to me blue209 that you are disregarding the info being given to you here. Really..adding more fish to your current situation because of casualties when you are already severely overstocked seems as tho you aren't as concerned about your stocking situation as you are leading everyone to believe.

I would strongly reccomend not buying anymore fish to put in the already severly overstocked tanks that you do have.

Blue

 

[Mgamer20o0]

i tired to be helpful and kind. i even offered to house some of your fish for a short time. after so many people telling you your overstocked more fish were added. come on..... if she cares anything about the fish she would take some back. the fish will grow big in no time. your looking at a couple months tops.

Now, you could say that they would be better off because they would go to a better home but I highly doubt it. Chances are they would be worse off.

this is the most overstocked tanks i have ever seen someone post about. i am sure there are really bad tanks out there but there is a higher chance they would have gone to a better home. as far as how the lfs keeps them. they are only looking to hold them for the short time. they would be so glad if they sold out each week. its really a short term holding tanks. you also look how many of the fish die at the lfs.

i dont see how your 75 gal tank would be cycled by now even if it was understocked.

 

[jessicar613]

My fear here, is you are under estimating the time you have to keep things under control. Like the first poster said, it is a train wreck waiting to happen, we know it won't happen now, but it will, soon.

Actually the train wreck I was expecting was here.

Granted that's about the worst stocking list I've ever seen, lol but who hasn't made those mistakes, and at least he's come here for help and sounds willing to commit a lot of time, and money, to solving the stocking problems.

More discus though? Hmm. To Blue, what I would do, (not as educated as the posters before me) if you really love discus and are willing to put in the time and learn a lot very quickly about their care, you could devote your 75 to discus and possibly the angels. Then get the big tank you're looking for and keep the Oscars. They have a super personality. It sounds like you've decided to go with the puffers, but I thought I'd chime in with my preferences.

Star rider, I realized after I wrote this we both had the same rec for these tanks. I think we have the same taste in fish!

 

[blue209]

Ok, first off and I've said this before it wasn't my idea to get more discus. In fact I advised against it but the guy at the lfs said it would be fine (I wasn't there when this happened). I guess I didn't make that clear. Anyway, after much debate and me actually showing her this thread I convinced her to take back some fish. :clap: So, now we just have to decide which ones to take back. For sure we're going to take back the Snowflake Eel, the Puffer, and One of the Black Ghost. We are also considering taking back the Angels and the Gouramis. But we're not sure about that. Now that I've managed to accomplish this, and believe me it wasn't easy, what should I do now? I know I'm still going to need a bigger tank or 2. I think the plan is to make the 75g a discus tank. Who can I keep in there with them. You said the angels can stay but we may take them back to free up some room. I don't think anyone can be with the Oscars. We for sure are keeping the Discus, Parrots, Batfish, Oscars, 1 Ghost, and 1 Pleco (maybe both). So, what do you suggest? I want everone to know that just because I didn't take back all the fish or run out and buy 4 huge tanks, I wasn't ignoring anyones advice. It's just taken time to convince my better half. And with all the suggestions it's taken time to decide exactly what we're going to do. Anyway, I still appriciate all the help. :bowing:

 

[Squawkbert]

My first thought was "That's a problem that will sort of take care of itself pretty soon."

2d thought: "If they're serious about housing all of these fish into happy maturity, they're gonna need a bigger house."