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Hi all
just got this new tank.. 47 gal

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its a "bow front"(curved) after I bought it i read in a book that these are not recomended... anyone have any idea why?
also..
I'm cycling now, but, I want to set this up with like 2 bigger centerpeice fish, and 2-3 small schools.. anyone have any suggestions?
thanks so much!
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pic link might not work, but you can imagine.. its about 3.5 ft by 2 ft, pretty deep, maybe 3ft or so.. curved front

Last edited by jgillece at 30-Dec-2005 11:30[/font]

I would assume that a bowfront aquarium would force you to percieve your fish as ditorted when you are looking at them. Possibly the joints that connect the "bow" to the remainder of the tank, I would think would be weaker than the other seals (assuming that the tank is not one piece). Of course if the tank is acrylic, the surface is scratched extremely easily.

no it is glass. And it does seem a little magnifyed.. I just didnt know if it made any difference to the fish, i dont know how it would

JGillece,

Hi, and welcome to FP

Just a piece of info. You cannot link us to images on your hard drive. Look at the sticky on top of this forum's main section for info on how to share pictures

Ingo

PS: Congrats on the tank

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ok.. sorry about that. Anyone have any ideas for 2 big fish and some small schools tho? im pretty open

There are many many options, too many to list them all.

I would suggest you peruse the tetra profiles here and elsewhere, maybe you even have a book with descriptions and pictures of them. They make nice schools.

Also, Rasboras are a good schooling fish.

Centerpiece fish, also many options, how about Gouramies? One male and one female though.

Ingo

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There are many tetras you could choose. You could have two schools or just one big school. Like LF said, take a look at the profiles on here and then go to the fish store and see what they have. You want to get an idea about what you want and then see what's available. Rasboras are also very nice. I am thinking about getting them for a 48 gallon I am getting soon.
For centerpiece you could have a gourami, an angel (only suggest one), or Rams (German or Bolivian)...though they are smaller. There are also many options.
What kind of substrate do you have? What kind of lighting? And do you plan to have plants or aquascape (add driftwood or rocks) the tank?

*Kristin*