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It is stocked but no one in the tank will stay still long enough to get pictures . There are 4 sewellia lineolata (hillstream loaches), a Schistura sp., a Neimachelus sp., 6 danios (5 ocelots and 1 long-finned blue), a Knight goby (who is very demanding at breakfast time), and a Gastromyzon scitilus (another hillstream species). It is a 40 gallon 36"l x 18"w x 15"h (or thereabouts).

Here are some pictures of the river tank I created. The design is thanks to Martin Thoene at Loaches Online in his article Hillstream Loaches - The Specialists at Life In The Fast Lane. I did make a modification by only using one pump rather than 2. Contains - 3/4" water potable PVC pipe and connectors - 750 gph pond pump - sponges used in sponge filters - sand, mopani wood, driftwood, and lots of river stones Enjoy!

:welcome: Welcome to AA Diana! I look forward to seeing pictures of your wonderful finned friends.

If you only need a small amount of play sand, you can get it at the home improvement stores (particularly Home Depot) for about $6.

Gorgeous clown loaches!

:welcome: Welcome Raj. I hope you enjoy this wonderful community. May I make a suggestion? You may want to rethink your stocking of your tanks. Mollies, swords, and angels usually get bigger than tetras and rasboras. You may want to put the mollies, etc. in your 30G and your tetras, rasboras, and betta in the 25G. Take care and as your tanks come together I would love to see pictures!

Thank you to all of you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. After seeing those pictures, James, I may have to convert to steel (I may even have to get you to build me one :smokey: )

Creative, but I agree, I don't approve either. Another question, with cold water flowing through the middle of the tank, how can you keep the aquarium part's water temperature stable?

:welcome: Welcome to the forum. I think that Slough Shark may live in or around Spruce Grove. Are you attached to your goldfish? They have very different temperature requirements than the rest of your fish. As well, Otos do best in planted tanks and you may have a hard time keeping your tank planted with goldfish - they like vegetation!!

:welcome Welcome to AA! It depends on the color of sand. I find the play sand you find at home improvement stores to be acceptable and cheap. Check with Nature's Corner or Aquarium Enthusiasts, they may have black sand.

:welcome: Welcome to the forum!

:welcome: Welcome to AA! Have you thought about getting a large school of colorful tetras (12 - 24)? They look incredible when they move as a group. Are you really attached to your goldfish? They have much different temperature requirements than most of the colorful tropical fish available.

Taylor, Don't settle for just grass. There are some incredible, inexpensive plants you can pick up at the local garden or home improvement store. Here are some great links with info. and pictures of paludariums: Kemper http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/paludariums/ http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide.php http://www.victri.net/tanks/vivarium_2005-06-20 Good luck!

I would appreciate the advice of all you large tank keepers. Which is better in terms of sturdiness, longevity, and keeping larger tanks (120G+) stable - metal stands or wood stands?

I purchased 3 Hara Hara Catfish (Indian Moth Catfish) from Henry. They stay small (2.5 - 2.75") and they look a lot like the Raphaels. However, they do not seem as nocturnal as the Raphs. I enjoy watching them check out the tank with their "whiskers".

I have a 48" Coralife T5 that quit working on me after about a year and a half. However, my husband has a 36" Coralife T5 that is over 2 years old and still going strong. I wonder if there is an issue with the 48" T5's?

If you decide to put plants in the tank, cherry shrimp are easy to care for, don't put much of a bio load on the tank and keep the plants clean and healthy. And if they like where they are living, they have lots of babies!

:welcome: Welcome to AA!!

:welcome: Welcome Danielle!

:welcome: Welcome to the forum, Ange!

:welcome: Welcome Edward. Beware the bug! I started with a 75 gallon freshwater tank 2 years ago and now have that tank, a 40 gallon river tank, a 33 gallon community tank, and am working on a 10 gallon paludarium (and I have no idea where it will end but it is sooo much fun!).

What about trying to create a paludarium? Here is a website with some pictures. Just google paludarium for some interesting ideas.

Mine also relish frozen bloodworms and frozen mysis shrimp. Heck, I think they were trying to catch the live ghost shrimp I put in the tank for the ropefish!

I swear my catfish and loaches just wait for the community formula pellets to land. Sometimes they prefer them to the wafers! And I don't have any skinny fish :smokey:

We have Koi and shunbunkin goldfish (lovely waste producers). My husband is setting up an aquaponics system to use their waste to grow fresh herbs. There are lots of sites out there (search aquaponics) that have great ideas. The plus is that you can eat the food (apparently things like lettuce and tomatoes do well with the right lighting).