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Originally Posted by Swoop411 Im about to move and in a couple weeks plan on getting a tank going. I was thinking about a corner tank since it would be pretty stable and for some reason the fish I see in those seem so much bigger. I think its a magnification thing going on with the concave glass but I could be mistaken. I have a Petsmart locally and a few mom and pop style shops to browse but the employees cant answer alot of questions and I wouldnt exactly trust their answers. So educate me! I am thinking that I want to use sand instead of gravel. Also I would like some large rocks. Maybe some sticks to make it look like a lake bottom. Can I just grab some of the limestone rocks that are everywhere around here or will they jack up the water? So do you never change the water, just add some every now and then? A friend used to keep a couple gallons of water around that he would top off his tank with, is that more bogus info? How do you clean the tank if you never change out the water? Also, what filtration system do I really need? I read somewhere that a guy was using peat moss and had a blackwater tank. What the heck is that? I have had a rinky dink 5 gallon tank and some cheap-o fish but nothing really serious. I want around a 55 gallon tank. I know its a big step up, but I cant have a dog where I am moving. An aquarium will slide by I think. I actually thought about catching some bass to keep but I wouldnt know if that would work out. Anyways, thanks in advance for any help! |
"So do you never change the water, just add some every now and then?"
Ask your fish if they'd like to swim around in ever-increasing concentrations of their own excrement until they die. Let me know what they say.
Gravel will allow better filtration with an undergravel system. Sand particles are too small to allow the passage of most waste in the aquarium.
I've had all kinds of native fish in my tanks: bass (LM, SM, rock), bluegills (many hybrids), perch, crappie, trout, pike, bullheads (brown, black, and yellow), and more.
I would advise against the idea of keeping bass or other predators, unless you're willing to buy a bunch of minnows everyday for them. Even then, in a 55gal tank I would not have any fish over 8" MAX.
Currently I have a bluegill and a creek chub in one tank, which will soon be home to a display of various native minnow species, and the other has a snapping turtle and a constantly decreasing # of minnows.
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