Yeah i know the Bala's get VERY big :) (didnt find out untill AFTER they we=
re purchased for me for a presant hence upgrade to 250L)
They are all below 3 inchs long atm and i will get them a new tank when the=
y outgrow the 250L,using the widely accepted theory of 1inch of fish per ga=
llon of water i should be able to keep them for at least 18months or so in =
the 250L, i really want Bala's so a trade-in is out of the question! Alltho=
ugh i am not purchasing the tank for another 48 hours or so, should i go bi=
gger to start with even? As for filtration i was going to go with a bio-whe=
el filter but i have since heard they are not as good as they claim, forgiv=
e my noobiness for not knowing the correct name for filter i was planning o=
n using but i will describe it as best as i can.The tank has a small part o=
f it sectioned of and this contains the filter media and it has a couple of=
air lines runing into it, as for how it works i dont know, but what i do k=
now is that owner of LFS CLAIMS that unless i am going to shell out a few h=
undred $$$ for an external cartridge filter it is the next best thing, he h=
as a 250l tank with abut 30 6+ inch long fish in it (i dont know the specie=
s) running this filter , once established he does only 1 20% water change e=
very 2 weeks! Using that as a benchmark i cant see how i would have to do a=
n unreasonable amount of water changes when i only want one school of 6 bal=
as and some rainbowfish? Remeber this is not a permant home for the bala's =
but i would like at least 18 months, if you honestly think a 2 inch bala sh=
ark could outgrow a 250l tank in 18 months i am in trouble! So keeping in m=
ind that i want to keep my school of Bala's would i be safe with a school o=
f 6 rainbowfish?
Thanks for the input.
Cheers Dunxy
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From: Scott Davis=20
To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com=20
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [RML] Should i keep rainbowfish?
Welcome to the aquarium hobby Dunxy!
One of the first realities of the hobby is that some
sellers have difficulties with numbers and the
ultimate size of what they sell. That new tank sounds
like a terrific tank. However it still might be quite
small for one of those bala sharks (a cyprinid food
fish also called Balantiocheilus melanopterus) which
may grow to over 45 cm, much less a small school of
them. You could experience the joys of doing 45%
water changes up to several times a week and of
exploring the world of heavy duty filtration. The
heartbreak of their demise might be another possible
experience,. Yours is not the best situation for a
newer or an experienced aquarist.
If you could trade them back in on a school of
rainbowfish, they (for the moment) and you, would be
better served.
One of the really terrific rainbowfish sites is Andrew
Tappin's Home of the Rainbowfish.
http://members.optushome.com.au/chelmon/
While you are reading that [there' a quiz later ;) ]
and ogling the photos, maybe RML members can suggest
their favorite rainbows for a 50 l or 250 l tank. :)
I'd suggest a small school of blue eyes for the 50 or
two males and a female dwarf neon rainbow (Mel.
praecox). For the larger aquarium yellow rainbows from
Lake Tebera (Melanotaneia herbertaxelrodi) also
irreverently nicknamed Herbies or Mel. lacustris or
Mel. boesemani would be wonderful.
All the best!
Scott Davis
> Hi all,
Im new to tropical fish, I currenty keep a 50l tank
with a school of baby Bala sharks and am upgrading
this week to a 250l.I am thinking maybee a school of
rainbowfish would make a nice addition to my new=20
tank, I would like some that stay on the small side,
is this a good idea? will they be ok with the silver
sharks? What species should I get? I want to do this
the right way from the start, so all input is=20
welcome.
Cheers
Dunxy
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Yeah i know the Bala's get VERY big :) (didnt find out untill AFTER they were purchased for me for a presant hence upgrade to 250L)They are all below 3 inchs long atm and i will get them a new tank when they outgrow the 250L,using the widely accepted theory of 1inch of fish per gallon of water i should be able to keep them for at least 18months or so in the 250L, i really want Bala's so a trade-in is out of the question! Allthough i am not purchasing the tank for another 48 hours or so, should i go bigger to start with even? As for filtration i was going to go with a bio-wheel filter but i have since heard they are not as good as they claim, forgive my noobiness for not knowing the correct name for filter i was planning on using but i will describe it as best as i can.The tank has a small part of it sectioned of and this contains the filter media and it has a couple of air lines runing into it, as for how it works i dont know, but what i do know is that owner of LFS CLAIMS that unless i am going to shell out a few hundred $$$ for an external cartridge filter it is the next best thing, he has a 250l tank with abut 30 6+ inch long fish in it (i dont know the species) running this filter , once established he does only 1 20% water change every 2 weeks! Using that as a benchmark i cant see how i would have to do an unreasonable amount of water changes when i only want one school of 6 balas and some rainbowfish? Remeber this is not a permant home for the bala's but i would like at least 18 months, if you honestly think a 2 inch bala shark could outgrow a 250l tank in 18 months i am in trouble! So keeping in mind that i want to keep my school of Bala's would i be safe with a school of 6 rainbowfish?Thanks for the input.Cheers Dunxy----- Original Message -----From: Scott DavisSent: Monday, January 10, 2005 4:16 PMSubject: Re: [RML] Should i keep rainbowfish?Welcome to the aquarium hobby Dunxy!
One of the first realities of the hobby is that some
sellers have difficulties with numbers and the
ultimate size of what they sell. That new tank sounds
like a terrific tank. However it still might be quite
small for one of those bala sharks (a cyprinid food
fish also called Balantiocheilus melanopterus) which
may grow to over 45 cm, much less a small school of
them. You could experience the joys of doing 45%
water changes up to several times a week and of
exploring the world of heavy duty filtration. The
heartbreak of their demise might be another possible
experience,. Yours is not the best situation for a
newer or an experienced aquarist.
If you could trade them back in on a school of
rainbowfish, they (for the moment) and you, would be
better served.
One of the really terrific rainbowfish sites is Andrew
Tappin's Home of the Rainbowfish.
http://members.optushome.com.au/chelmon/
While you are reading that [there' a quiz later ;) ]
and ogling the photos, maybe RML members can suggest
their favorite rainbows for a 50 l or 250 l tank. :)
I'd suggest a small school of blue eyes for the 50 or
two males and a female dwarf neon rainbow (Mel.
praecox). For the larger aquarium yellow rainbows from
Lake Tebera (Melanotaneia herbertaxelrodi) also
irreverently nicknamed Herbies or Mel. lacustris or
Mel. boesemani would be wonderful.
All the best!
Scott Davis
> Hi all,
Im new to tropical fish, I currenty keep a 50l tank
with a school of baby Bala sharks and am upgrading
this week to a 250l.I am thinking maybee a school of
rainbowfish would make a nice addition to my new
tank, I would like some that stay on the small side,
is this a good idea? will they be ok with the silver
sharks? What species should I get? I want to do this
the right way from the start, so all input is
welcome.
Cheers
Dunxy
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