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sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I may be joining the ranks of multiple-tank owners here shortly... One of my parents said that if I rearranged my room, they would have no problem with me adding another fish tank. So, I'm already trying to decide on the focus of the potential tank setup. On one hand, I would love to try breeding fish, probably South American catfish or Characins. On the other, I wouldn't mind trying out a community tank with hard-to-find fish. I have no idea how large a tank I can get, I've got to measure first and see what I have the space for. Anyways, what would you do if it was your tank? Last edited by sirbooks at 27-Mar-2005 22:03 And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Community with uncommon fish. Breding tanks are ugly and aren't very practical (funny, as I'm currently running x3 breeding tanks-but believe me, they're all eye sores). Ah, I can see it now: desmond's barbs, medusa ancistrus, rare geophagei, dwarf pikes, teacup stingers, the list goes on and on... Or better yet, a 125 gallon tank with x2 scobancistrus areatus "goldie" (omfg<3<3<3<3<3, etc).
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MR_CICHLID Fish Addict Posts: 770 Kudos: 582 Votes: 124 Registered: 12-Aug-2003	If you make it 55g min. you can go with a African cichlid community which is both, rarer fish all endemic to one lake(Malawi or Tanganyika) and most of the readily breed in a community set-up If not..... Go for the rare fish community.
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	OR...Victorian cichlids!
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Doedogg Banned Posts: 408 Kudos: 737 Votes: 445 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	I'd go with a community of hard to find fish. I've got a 55 that is really understocked and am going to go in that direction. I used to be Snow White, but I drifted. ~ Mae West
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fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	why not do both? get a few species of hard to find fish, and set it up so it looks like their natural enviroment, eventually they may breed for u
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OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	I agree with the both aspect. Why not try to breed some of the rarer and/or more difficult species. The challenge may be difficult, but the reward could be great if successful. Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
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Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	A community of hard to find or breeding hard to find, or perhaps a true biotope of some sort. Keep us posted ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
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littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	Attrative breeding tank, with some species that's tolerant of its young. How about a big, thriving multi colony? Put in a DIY background for beauty, a few hundred shells, and some adult multis, and very soon down the line you're watching group dynamics on an amazing scale. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Well, for the breeding setup, I didn't plan on going with a bare tank. I wanted to try and simulate a natural tank, maybe some rocks, leaf litter, sand, etc. depending on the environment. A potential plan for that is to move my male BN in there, let the blue phantom have ownership of the 29, and breed BNs in the other tank. Ancistrus triradiatus is by no means a rare fish, but there is a healthy demand for them and other BNs. I'm sure I could find someone who would like the fry, once they'd grown. Breeding rare or unusual fish wouldn't be a bad plan... Keep those ideas coming! And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	You'll still probably need a spawning cave, and no leaf litter, as it fouls up breeding tanks pretty quickly; the ancistrus in question is normally found in running, plantless streams. Rocks are nice, and perhaps some bamboo as well, simulating the natural Venezuelan countryside stream setting (bamboo hollows are often used as natural spawning caverns.
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Hoa dude_dude Mega Fish Posts: 957 Kudos: 888 Votes: 72 Registered: 28-Dec-2004	Community & breeder Get some platies or angelfish or something & make a pretty breeding community
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sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yeah, I was thinking about trying BNs because they are reputedly easy to breed. I was hoping to later work my way up to other, tougher catfish. Next weekend, seventy-five gallon setups (tank, cabinet stand, hood) go on sale for $288. If I get the okay, I'll buy one of those big tanks. Is it possible to breed multiple species of plecos in the same tank? If so... Last edited by sirbooks at 28-Mar-2005 21:22 And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Sir, Keep your eyes on the classified advertisements also... this is the time of the year when people are moving and interests turn to the outdoors. Set-ups can often be found that are very inexpensive. You can certainly subdivide a large tank into breeding "units". Many breeders use this type of set-up as one breeding pair's hormones affect everyone! Last edited by bob wesolowski at 28-Mar-2005 22:29 __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
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