FishForums.com  

Go Back   FishForums.com > Freshwater > General Freshwater
User Name
Password
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Members currently in the Chat:0
members chatting

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-10-2006, 12:45 PM   #1
bala-shark
Fishy Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: minnesota
Age: 13
Posts: 16
Exclamation good 10gl tank

any suggections on the best type of fish to put on a 10gl
__________________
plese dont not mension my tank is a little over crowded
85gl with 5balasharks,3i.d.sharks,4goldfish and a pl*co
also a 45gl with 4platys. and the babies.
bala-shark is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2006, 02:48 PM   #2
Cichlid Man
Super moderator
 
Cichlid Man's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,093
Default

My only suggestion is sort out your other tank first before thinking about setting up more tanks
__________________
If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded:
Serrasalmus
Tetradon
(figure eights and dwarfs are the
exception).

I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families:
Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.
Cichlid Man is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-13-2006, 12:15 AM   #3
xerxeswasachump
no snakes alive...
 
xerxeswasachump's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
Age: 24
Posts: 237
Default

Good call Cichlid Man.
__________________
46 Gallon Planted Tank: 1 bolivian ram, 1 angelfish, 12 glo-lite tetras, 2 colomesus asellus, 8 japonica shrimp
xerxeswasachump is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-14-2006, 04:50 AM   #4
Carl
Carl
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: UK
Age: 19
Posts: 39
Default

Sorry but i have to agree. You could maybe take the goldfish out and put them in to the 10 and make it a coldwater tank. Anyway why are you keeping coldwater and tropicals together? I work in litres so its harder for me to say.
__________________
125L
4 Discus
1 Featherfin catfish.

450L
1 Marbled Cambodian whipray
2 Sorubim Lima
1 Giraffe Catfish
2 Silver Gars
Carl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-14-2006, 11:23 AM   #5
bala-shark
Fishy Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: minnesota
Age: 13
Posts: 16
Default

i will buy a 30gl ok
__________________
plese dont not mension my tank is a little over crowded
85gl with 5balasharks,3i.d.sharks,4goldfish and a pl*co
also a 45gl with 4platys. and the babies.
bala-shark is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-17-2006, 01:40 PM   #6
JustOneMore20
Banned
 
JustOneMore20's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Birmingham, AL
Age: 22
Posts: 3,654
Default

I agree with the others. The only fish I would keep from your original tank are the platies.

I would take care of your tank now before setting up another. I don't think a 30g will do. The balas and ID's need a huge tank.

Iridescent sharks get about 50 inches long. So really they need like a 300g tank (maybe smaller...but somewhere close to that). Balas get around 14 inches so the 5 you have need atleast a 75g. Goldfish get big, if you want to keep all 4 I would get atleast a 75g for them.

I suggest getting rid of the goldies, balas and iridescent sharks, unless you can provide a tank of the appropriate size. To keep all of these fish together, you would need a huge tank (mainly because of the ID's).

So please think about what these fish need. Please do some research before setting up another tank.
JustOneMore20 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-17-2006, 05:00 PM   #7
Ringo
I'm just a Twig
 
Ringo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: The Sticks
Age: 16
Posts: 960
Default

how big are the goldfish??? if they are not to big throw them in the ten gallon for now, get rid of some of the crowd.
if i were you, try and make a tote tub tank for you goldies, get a 60 gallon or so(i love tote tanks...) the goldies should love it.
Ringo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-01-2006, 10:46 AM   #8
bala-shark
Fishy Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: minnesota
Age: 13
Posts: 16
Default

all my guys are 3inches except the platys who are 2 and pleco probley 4inches.
__________________
plese dont not mension my tank is a little over crowded
85gl with 5balasharks,3i.d.sharks,4goldfish and a pl*co
also a 45gl with 4platys. and the babies.
bala-shark is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-01-2006, 03:12 PM   #9
Jolly Mon
Fish Watcher
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Westminster, MD
Age: 40
Posts: 27
Default

Or you could use the 10 gallon tank to help "sort out" your 85 gal. You could take a little pressure off of the ecosystem anyway.
__________________


55 Gallon Freshwater

Black Red Tailed Shark
Bala Shark (small will trade him when he grows)
2 African Dwarf Frogs
2 Clown Loaches
1 Peacock eel I never see
Jolly Mon is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Important Basics For Sw Newbies. hail_sniper Beginner Saltwater 22 12-01-2008 05:59 PM
Article: Which fish/invert/coral to choose? Fishfirst Profile & Article Discussions 2 08-15-2006 05:37 AM
Well...tank not doing so good... Mari General Freshwater 4 05-02-2005 01:48 PM
Need some advice about my 150 gallon tank owong General Freshwater 13 04-06-2005 07:54 PM
What would be some good plants(if any) for an ocellatus tank? wackamole Cichlids 1 02-16-2005 09:09 PM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:37 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 2.4.0
Copyright - FishForums.com