Anybody into fish tanks?

[Panther_ Prowler]

For me, its not a hobby. Its an addiction. lol I've had fresh water aquariums since 2001, and have had pretty good luck with them. However, I just set up my first brackish tank.

I have 4 tanks at the moment. A 75 gallon community tank with a bunch of tetras of different varieties, 5 medium/large angels, 2 gold gouramis, and 9 cory cats. I have a 20 gallon with a betta, a few dwarf gouramis, neon tetras, and harlequin rasboras, a 10 gallon with black neons, glow light tetras, and a betta, and I also have a 10 gallon brackish tank with a young dragon goby.

Next project is to either get a large tank (120 gallon or bigger) and turn it into the community tank with the tetras and angels, and add a couple discus, and turn the 75 into the brackish tank. OR, get a 55 gallon, and make that the brackish tank. Not sure what I'm going to do yet. I'd like to get the large tank and make the 75 gallon brackish, but it comes down to $$.

I'll post pics sometime soon. What do you all have?

[Doyle]

Fish tanks are cool until they get dirty.  I wish i was as dedicated as you because having a huge tank would be awesome.  

[Panther_ Prowler]

8 minutes ago, Doyle said:

Fish tanks are cool until they get dirty.  I wish i was as dedicated as you because having a huge tank would be awesome.  

There is a very easy way to keep them clean without a bunch of strenuous maintenance. Instead of using gravel, use sand, and have cory cats in every tank. The crap that doesn't get sucked into the filter sinks to the bottom. With gravel, it filters through the pebbles, and to the bottom glass of the tank. With sand, it stays on the surface of it, and the corys eat it. When I switched, it slashed the water change time because I didn't have to vacuum the sand. Basically all I do now is replace water, and only have to vacuum out a couple corners, or spaces under rocks. It would take me 45 minutes to do water changes in my 75g. Now, it takes about 5 minutes. All my tanks take about 30 minutes total.

[SmokinwithWilly]

We made a 40 gallon fishtank full of vodka jello and lit it from underneath with a disco ball. That was one hell of a party...

 

 

[cookinbrak]

Plus, corydorus are very entertaining.

[PhillyB]

one day when i have my massive lair built i'm going to put in a giant pirhana tank in the middle of the room. really going for the whole bond villain aesthetic 

[Panther_ Prowler]

12 minutes ago, PhillyB said:

one day when i have my massive lair built i'm going to put in a giant pirhana tank in the middle of the room. really going for the whole bond villain aesthetic 

And lure Falcons fans there under the premise of free beer. lol

[Jimmy]

I have a 55 gallon fresh water tank with sand substrate, dual bio wheel filter, fan, etc.. I have a bunch of different type of tetras, 2 species of Cory cats and a couple others.  Went and got my water tested yesterday and it was almost perfect but in the past week I've lost 5 fish: 2 plecos, silver dollar tetra, and another tetra I forget the name. I'm chalking it up bad timing for all of them. Those Cory cats are amazing at keeping the sand clean, thinking of getting two more spotted ones. 

I also have one bala shark. Seriously thinking of making it strictly a bala and angelfish tank. The smaller fish are fun but the maintenance can be a bit much. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

17 hours ago, PhillyB said:

one day when i have my massive lair built i'm going to put in a giant pirhana tank in the middle of the room. really going for the whole bond villain aesthetic 

Are you going to put freakin lasers on their freakin heads?

[Kevin Greene]

Always been into fish. I remember carrying out a 5 gallon fish tank from Sears when I was a wee lad thinking it was the shiz. Gone as crazy as a full on 125 Salt Water Tank back in the day to my current 60 in the Man Cave. Wouldn't do a Salt tank again unless fish and coral become sustainable through tank propagation as our reefs are getting raped throughout the world.

Pic of the Man Cave setup.

 

 

[Moose Hoover]

Do you like fish sticks?

[Jangler]

Yes, and I'm having a hell of a time getting out.

[sharkkiller]

When I strike it rich, I am going to have a giant fish tank that has full size sharks. It will be sunken into the back yard with thick glass on the top so you can walk on it, and a tunnel around it so you can go down and see the fish. but the best part is that in the middle will be a swimming pool. So that when you go swimming, you are swimming with the sharks.