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spanky
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Joined: 13 Jan 2007
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 Posted: 2007.01.13(Sat)14:22 Post subject: 90 Gallon Barb Tank |
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Specs:
90 Gallon All-Glass w/Mega Flo
Oceanic Reef Ready #2 Sump
2 Penguin 1140 Power heads
Emperor 400 w/Bio Wheel
300 watt heater
Odyssey Light - 2 True Actinic , 2 fluorescent, 4 lunar lights
Occupants:
11 Tiger Barbs
4 Tinfoil Barbs
1 Pictus Cat
2 Bumble Bee Cats
1 Albino Cory Cat
1 Striped Raphael Cat
2 Unknown Corys
1 Bushynose Pleco
2 Redtail Sharks
2 Bala Sharks
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Barracuda324
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Joined: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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| Posted: 2007.01.13(Sat)14:38 Post subject: |
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very cool tank, if you want, you could post a pic of your "2 unknow corys" and mabey we could I.D. them
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spanky
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| Posted: 2007.01.13(Sat)14:51 Post subject: |
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Here you go. Not a good shot. They are black with yellow stripes.
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Blair
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Location: West Calder, Scotland
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| Posted: 2007.01.13(Sat)15:28 Post subject: |
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Maybe a Bronze Sunset Cory? Definetly a species of Bronze Cory, other than that I have no idea.  Nice tank, too, do you use plastic or real plants? Also, your Bala Sharks might get a bit big to be in with your barbs. But don't quote me on that one. 
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Cinder
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: 2007.01.13(Sat)15:34 Post subject: |
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Nice tank!
The Balas and Tiger Barbs should be fine together. However, Balas do best in schools of three or more and will need a larger tank (120+ glns.), which you may be planning on already.
Also RedTailed Black sharks should be in a tank without any others of their own kind as they get quite agressive toward each other. You may be OK in your size tank if they each pick one end and stay there. I would just keep a close eye on them over the next year, as they mature. You could end up with one dead one.
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Blair
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| Posted: 2007.01.13(Sat)15:42 Post subject: |
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| Cinder wrote: | | Also RedTailed Black sharks should be in a tank without any others of their own kind as they get quite agressive toward each other. You may be OK in your size tank if they each pick one end and stay there. I would just keep a close eye on them over the next year, as they mature. You could end up with one dead one. |
OK, my experience might just be a fluke with odds of 1/1,000,000, but my Albino RTBS has actually CO2-existed with my RTBS since I first bought them about 2 years ago. First when I was a noob, I had them both in my 70 litre, they were fine in there. Now in my 240 litre they peacefully CO2-exist with a Red Gibbi Pleco and two Featherfin Squeakers. Either that or my monster piece of mopani wood in the middle of my tank has suddenly became the Berlin Wall or something! See how it goes, you might become like me and become a rare case.
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spanky
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| Posted: 2007.01.13(Sat)16:57 Post subject: |
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| I don't plan on keeping the Balas. Someone didn'y want them and I had no fish in the tank at the time. My 2 redtails get along great so far.I am using plastic plants. I plan to change over to live plants. I'm getting 2 Zebra plecos then I'm done adding to fish to that tank, |
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Blair
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| Posted: 2007.01.13(Sat)17:58 Post subject: |
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| spanky wrote: | | I'm getting 2 Zebra plecos |
Whoa, you must be loaded! Zebra Plecos cost over
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spanky
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| Posted: 2007.01.13(Sat)18:37 Post subject: |
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| Not loaded. I can get them for $149 US each. I have plenty of 10 gallon tanks laying around. |
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Danikins
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Location: Edmonton, AB, Canda
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| Posted: 2007.01.14(Sun)0:19 Post subject: |
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lol, to pay 300 bucks for two fish is pretty much loaded 
Very nice tank =)
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