so, i was at petsmart yesterday - i know, im not all that crazy about buying fish from petsmart either, unless its a betta - but the glass catfish caught my eye.
Kryptopterus bicirrhis or minor
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Kryptopterus_minor.php
they have a nice (nice as in they look really healthy) school of about 6 or 7 and im tempted to bring the whole school home. my hesitation: im supposed to be getting my 12 emperor tetras in later today (not switching those guys for the catfish by the way, just to cross that option off the list), and my tank is only a 29 gallon. so the total stocking when all is said and done would be:
12 emperor tetras
6-7 glass catfish
4 black khuli loaches
2 banjo catfish
lots of snails
i do in fact have live plants that can help with filtration, actual filtration is an aqueon quiteflow 30 that i have pretty much jam packed with way more filter media than it came with when i bought it (lots and lots of room for the beneficial bacteria colonies to grow), i even have a spare mature filter pad in my 2 gallon snail tank standing by in case i need it. the tank is "mature", wana say some of that filter media is actually the same filter media iv been using for the past 2 or 3 years - every time i upgraded tanks i just moved the sponges up too. dirftwood iv had for years, ect ect, i can safely say it's mature.
that being said and ya'll now having an idea that im experienced with this and know about cycling and the possible need for extra WC with an overstocked tank and making sure everybody gets fed in ways so they dont get out competed for food ect ect... i think i can pull it off. i think i can make this work, it's liable to take lots of diligence on my part but if so im willing to put that into it. but iv gotten plenty of good advice from ya'll lots of times and id like ya'lls input about this before i dive in.
P.S. food for thought, my main concern is oxygen levels. that filter probably does an excellent job and all the fishes would be fine while it's running... but what about in the event of a power failure? what about in the event of a power fail the power company fails miserably at "bringing me the power" back in a timely manner? that's a serious concern of mine.
Kryptopterus bicirrhis or minor
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Kryptopterus_minor.php
they have a nice (nice as in they look really healthy) school of about 6 or 7 and im tempted to bring the whole school home. my hesitation: im supposed to be getting my 12 emperor tetras in later today (not switching those guys for the catfish by the way, just to cross that option off the list), and my tank is only a 29 gallon. so the total stocking when all is said and done would be:
12 emperor tetras
6-7 glass catfish
4 black khuli loaches
2 banjo catfish
lots of snails
i do in fact have live plants that can help with filtration, actual filtration is an aqueon quiteflow 30 that i have pretty much jam packed with way more filter media than it came with when i bought it (lots and lots of room for the beneficial bacteria colonies to grow), i even have a spare mature filter pad in my 2 gallon snail tank standing by in case i need it. the tank is "mature", wana say some of that filter media is actually the same filter media iv been using for the past 2 or 3 years - every time i upgraded tanks i just moved the sponges up too. dirftwood iv had for years, ect ect, i can safely say it's mature.
that being said and ya'll now having an idea that im experienced with this and know about cycling and the possible need for extra WC with an overstocked tank and making sure everybody gets fed in ways so they dont get out competed for food ect ect... i think i can pull it off. i think i can make this work, it's liable to take lots of diligence on my part but if so im willing to put that into it. but iv gotten plenty of good advice from ya'll lots of times and id like ya'lls input about this before i dive in.
P.S. food for thought, my main concern is oxygen levels. that filter probably does an excellent job and all the fishes would be fine while it's running... but what about in the event of a power failure? what about in the event of a power fail the power company fails miserably at "bringing me the power" back in a timely manner? that's a serious concern of mine.
