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i get paid friday and im gonna go to my lfs look around, im thinking of getting myself an early gift. plus my girlfriend has been begging be to get a bgk. so i was think about that. so i have to questions, what should i get my self. and secondly what do i need to be success full with a bgk... i will be posting in another forum for detailed care info. but here im just looking for any think i may need to buy before i actually get the bgk

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ok i read a litte about the bgk and i cant keep him becuase my tank isnt big enough

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HI. Well this website will help u very much.


http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Catfish,%20Plecoctomus.htm

ok i read a litte about the bgk and i cant keep him becuase my tank isnt big enough

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Well, there are other fish that are interesting to keep. What size is your tank?

*Kristin*

i have a 29gal community tank. but i need to reorganize my species... i wonder if there is an lfs that will take a trade in for store credit

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Well, since technically it's a Christmas gift, you might as well splurge a bit. I would go for something a bit more rare, such as maybe a school of some uncommon corys or a few Denisoni Barbs.

If your girlfriend likes the oddball-type fish and you have at least a 55 gallon tank, you may want to look into African Knifefish, Peacock Eels, Sleeper Gobies (there are a few different species available), or Polypterus palmas if you can find it. Most of these species require at least some degree of specialized care, but if you are willing to devote the time and patience needed to care for them, they are rewarding fish to keep.

EDIT: Just saw it's a 29 gallon tank. In that case, I would go with a shoal of unusual/uncommon corys, Cyprinids, or tetras. Sometimes some really interesting stuff turns up on AquaBid, if your store doesn't have a very large selection.

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my girl friend mentioned a 47 gal she saw at wallmart (go figure) on sale and she said it was nice i was thinking about checking that out see if its decent

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yesterday was pay day so lfs here i come

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seeing it's an EARLY xmas gift, you'll also have to buy something for the actual day so you don't feel like you're missing out....

well its a gift to myself, so its coming earlier. but my girl friend says she has surprise for me so im not sure what to get

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ok well my early christmas present looks like its gonna be a late christmas present becuase i dont look like im gonna get a chance to go till after becuase of work

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Now you have even more time to figure out what you want to keep. Then you can figure out what size tank you will need and maybe even save up for a bigger one than you had planned on getting.

*Kristin*

no i got a 29 and i dont have the room for a bigger one right now. i was reffering what extras to get. im thinking of setting up my first planted tank. so that is one set of stuff to gett. then i think im gonna get a diatom filter

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