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new 55 g setup

Discussion in 'Freshwater General Discussion' started by angelLuver, Aug 19, 2009.

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  1. angelLuver

    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    i have a new 55 g setup..so far i know 2 of my 3 angels (i think are a pair) are going into it..the only other tanks mates they will have are the bristlenose i get from dawn...any ideas as to what else i should put in there with them??? and how many ??
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    thanks for your input !!
    cinn
     
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  2. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    3 hatchetfish for your top layers
    5 corydoras for your bottom
    2-3 dwarf gouramis
     
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  3. angelLuver

    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    thanks for your ideas dawn !!! good thing you dont live closer,lol..i would have you here doing the whole tank for me !!! hehehe
     
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  4. angelLuver

    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    today i was at my lfs and saw some neon tetras the were just putting in their tanks...they were 1/2 dollar size and tons of cool colors!! anyone know how they would be with angels?? i was also thinking of buying 2 blue panoy (like my advatar)..just want to wait untill my tank has been running for awhile
     
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  5. MOD_Dawn

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    I would soo come over and set it all up (loves that sort of stuff)!

    Also, stocking depends if you want activity-color-or specific species (like if your planning on doing a biotope).
     
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  6. LemonDiscus

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    IF you have a pair of Angels... anything other than the corys could be a problem IMO....

    You dont want to disturb the pair
     
    LemonDiscus, Aug 19, 2009
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    no neon tetras, angels can pick on them ime
    Cardinal tetras on the other hand may do better.

    And for that price send me some..they are $1.99 each here. LMdao!

    I had a community tank (55g) in the past and two that bred prolifically in there>>of course I lost a fish or two along the way that wasn't smart enough to stay away from the intake tube where they would constantly lay their eggs.
     
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    they are 3.99 here for Cardinals!
     
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  9. angelLuver

    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    1/2 dollar was the size of the tetras !! i have never seen them so big..they had pink,green,yellow ,blue ,purple and orange !!! loved them !
     
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    those are not "neons"... neons are blue red and clear!

    Same with Cardinals... the reds are different and max size is too
     
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    okay, you lost me there..cuz neon tetras and cardinal tetras are both an electric neonish blue and a red color thats kinda electric appearing too.
     
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  12. angelLuver

    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    these were clear bodied with a neon strip of color up their back..the sigh said neon tetra...maybe they had them in the wrong place? my sis had them along time ago,but they were way smaller..she called them fruitsalad!??
     
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  13. LemonDiscus

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    lol... umm... neons have a blue line down the body and the head to halfway down the body is red below the blue line...

    Cardinals... red head to tail under that blue stripe

    Glo-Lite have a pink/orange stripe and no colors other than that

    Black Tetras - black stripe... no tother color
     
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  14. angelLuver

    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    i did a serch on glo-lite tetras and that wasnt the fish i saw today...the fish i saw were more round
     
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    that sorta sounds like a glassfish (painted)..those are dye injected..don't get them.
    Glass-Fish.jpg
     
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    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    once again dawn, you are right !!! but they were real big
     
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    hmm..usually you don't see them very big..typically 2" at most at the lfs and they also go by the name of painted fish.

    <a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_fish" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_fish</a>

    From what I've read on them the max size is just a hare over 3"
     
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    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    my daughter wants some of these.
     
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    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    ok everyone,just a note on the ACTIV FLORA....it is really crappy !!! it claim the " cloudyness" will disapear in 1-6 hours....ya right!! i put this in my tank yesterday and the water is STILL a blackish purple color !!!it has lighned up some as i can now see the wall behind it (a little).. this substrate also claims to be instant cycling !! havent tested the water yet,but i have no hopes of this being true !! running a aqua clear 70 (300 gph) on it now... wondering if i am going to have to take this out ?
     
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  20. angelLuver

    angelLuver Thread Starter New Member

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    by friday the water in my 55 g was a little better. everything in my tank had a blackish tint to it. i called my lfs and they told me i could return it.. getting it out wasnt as bad as i thought it would be. i have (not sure what it's called) a strainer/ basket on a long handle..i bought it in a asain food market and it is used to cook noodles in..this worked so good !!! it also works great at taking out gravel.got 3 16 lbs bags of sand out of the 55g in less than 10 mins !!!
     
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