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  1. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    That's a nice variety, I have to start choosing too, I spend all day taking care of critters or gardens, I have been slowly downsizing. I have always found plecos to be ugly, I have seen the big ones, you really need to know what you are doing to keep them alive for so long.
  2. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    I had mine upstairs too until I started getting bigger tanks, all went downstairs except a 20 gallon, I have my tanks along the walls in a U-shape, I have a swivel chair, I call it my fortress of solitude, it's dark, it's and older stone walled basement that we added a good heat vent to. It...
  3. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    I keep my tanks in my basement because of the weight.
  4. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    Bigger is always better.
  5. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    Some boxes come with a divider, otherwise I'm not sure how you would make one for a premature item.
  6. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    When I start a new tank I take a handful or two of gravel from an established tank as well as a dirty plastic plant, the new tank is almost instantly cycled, I also to this to my pond when I fire it up in the spring, I don't get an algae bloom anymore, instantly clear water, the tank sits for a...
  7. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    Sometimes if you give your filter a good cleaning it can get it working good again. I'm not familiar with that filter. Your tank has bacteria everywhere, I personally rinse my biofilter on a regular basis, and take my filters off and clean them every few months, the trouble comes if you clean...
  8. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    Be careful the nitrates don't slowly creep up, sometimes you can't tell by testing, but by the amount of algae growth, and of course watch for outbreaks of diseases. Just keep up the water changes, and don't feed too much, and hopefully they will make it okay.
  9. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    Very nice looking fish.
  10. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    you could also add some aquarium salts to the water as most livebearers do well with a bit of salinity.
  11. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    Is this an established cycled tank, or a new tank with new fish
  12. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    The bigger my fish got the less plants I keep in it, floaters they eat, lillies won't grow, so no plants anymore, just some cinder block to hide in, and this year I added duck decoys just because I can. I don't want water in it in winter because I don't want it to crack.
  13. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    Goldfish do breed like rabbits, mine eat all that is spawned now so I don't get any, and my pond is about 250 gallon raised stone pond, we are in Wisconsin and it would freeze solid.
  14. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    Brought my pond goldfish in, they are in my 6 foot long, 125 gallon tank, the mag float is a 4 inch one for size comparison, I'm always amazed how big they are.
  15. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    Platys are in another tank, there's some golden barbs, one remaining tiger barb that's going to live forever, three black widow tetras, a couple of blue gouramis. I do pretty good keeping Angel fish, most will live quite a few years. I also have one remaining yoyo loach who is 12 years old.
  16. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    I love angels too, though they don't hold still too well.
  17. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    One whole tank, funny, you are living my dream. I always wanted a big pond where I could go out on my canoe and see all my fish.
  18. oldhenlikesdogs

    The fish tank thread.

    I'm an avid fish keeper, couple of tropical tanks, but mostly love my goldfish, getting colder so I'm bringing the big ones in from my raised pond, I have 125 gallon tank for them, I also have a 75, 55, 2 29's, and a 20, took a few down over the years. Any other goldfish enthusiasts, I will...
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