warwick Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 G'day all. I've just picked up a 3000 litre (270cmx120cmx90cms) tank from a mate of mine and I'm wondering what to put in it. I'm a Frontosa nut with various WC colonies but I find it a little frustrating seeing mouthfuls in tanks that are too hard or big to catch from to milk. While I love breeding fronnies etc, I really need to use it as a display or grow out tank. I've thought about rays (seemingly hard to get atm), big americans etc. The jury is still out. Any suggestions? PS. No neons, shellies or shrimps suggestions would be appreciated (I've already thought of them LOL) Cheers Warwick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Fronts are creatures of habbit. The girls will stake out a place to sleep each and every night so its easy to know where to net if you do this when lights are out. Its slso easy to have sliding partiions if you need to narrow space during catching. On my larest tanks full of fast africans I used an electro fisher to stun fish. These are only illegal to use in publuc watetways, but okay for private catchments and ponds/ tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Nice long tank like that tricot all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedKing Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Red Cherry Shrimp tank hehe XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanoz Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 When is it too big you say mate................ well I guess its when you need to knock down walls and have a crane put it into place! ha Hope your gonna use some of that Sand that you get as a substrate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilpierre Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 When is Tank too big? ... sorry I don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwick Posted October 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Hey Shanoz, The bloke I got the tank off used 20 bags (about 400-500 kgs) of Ballina white sand. He had a American Geo set up. The sand was about 15-20 cms deep and the earth eaters were in heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwick Posted October 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I could always put a large colony of leptos in there and just let them do their own thing seeing as they're usually not aggressive towards their own young. Still wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I think you need to talk to Shon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I find that a tank is too big when you can swim in it, then it's no longer a tank & you have to call it a pool! lol If it was my tank I would think about a biotope tank & have it looking like someone just took a big@ss chunk out of some river or lake with all the fish, driftwood, plants & substrate from that area. Saw one the other day that just blew me away, it was at a Aquascaping show down in Melbourne, this tank is a display tank in SubScape Aquariums & I think the dimensions are about the same as yours, 10x4x2.5(I think). You could always put a whale in it! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 haha warwick, put fish in there that you won't need to strip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elblingo Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) When you can fit a 6x2x2 sump under your stand and still have room for a mattress. No needs for a house..... or wife. It's also too big if its not in my house Edited October 29, 2013 by Elblingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayPee Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Nice size tank that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasman Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 you need some pbass in that tank mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony-tail Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 A tank becomes too big when a suitable transparent material is not available to build it at that size . At which time research is required to make a stronger transparent material . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwick Posted October 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 QLDAF Registered Breeder shon982's Avatar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join Date:Sep 2009Location:Cashmere, QLDState:QueenslandPosts:4,503Mentioned:19 Post(s)Tagged:0 Thread(s) haha warwick, put fish in there that you won't need to strip! Yeah Shon. Your 10 Kitumba Leptos plus my 20? That would be a start, mind you it would take a while to build numbers so it could be called a display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I just had some great ideas!!!! why not, leptos, featherfins, sandsifters, gobies, shell dwellers - all in one with heaps of room so they have space to multiply Those O. Boops would actually look brilliant in that tank, wait till you see them in person only other featherfin would be furcifer or foai but if you want 24/7 colour then O. boops or ventralis are the way to go Lepto kitumbas will be sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Definantly a ray tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydashton Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 250 Tropheus Canary cheeks and 50 P. Red Bulus That will be a display tank. Or 50 zaire fronnies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanoz Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Stuff the PBass........... lol no offence [MENTION=3737]kasman[/MENTION] ............... put a heap of sand sifting tangs, that would look amazeballs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasman Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Stuff the PBass........... lol no offence [MENTION=3737]kasman[/MENTION] ............... put a heap of sand sifting tangs, that would look amazeballs!! haha yeh thats why 3fters were invented man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicole1313 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I know of a stunning black Jardini for sale. Would look awesome in with rays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 How much is the black jardini Nicole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elblingo Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I know of a stunning black Jardini for sale. Would look awesome in with rays. Pmed Nicole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob3am Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Bild a rock wall to 1/2 the tank a have 2 Frontosa colonies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
