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FishinJoburg
02-28-2008, 09:08 AM
(Hey, I had to do somethoing besides the ubiquitous hello all! :lol: )

So, here I am 39, living in Johannesburg, South Africa with two aquariums. One at my ex-wifes house (initially bought for my four year olds birthday in June last year) and one with me, initially bought for my 7 year olds birthday in September last year.

So both are 60 litre tanks (bought at the same shop on a special where it included tank, undergravel filter, airpump, gravel and light). In the first tank there is a sailfin pleco, rainbow shark, golden algae eater and red mollies 9other mollies were bought but they died off.) I bought fish without bothering to find out how big they get- and the poor rainbow shark is likely to get too big for that tank.

The other tanks has balloon mollies, guppies, 2 albino plecos, a golden algae eater and bala shark (guess who didn't check on how big they get before buying?) I also have an internal filter instead of the undergravel filter (the air pump runs a decorative canon that bounces up and down and is much loved by the kids- I want the extra aeration since the mollies and guppies 9the mollies in particular!) have bred wildly.) This tank is probably going to be upgraded to a 200 litre tank in the near future due to the fish doing too much breeding!

cya

fins_n_fur
02-28-2008, 09:10 AM
Welcome to the A.C.! thumbs2: Shalom!

Levi
02-28-2008, 09:11 AM
hi

:goldfish:

AquaBANG
02-28-2008, 09:20 AM
Hi Welcome to AC.

60 L is a little over 15G and you have some fishes that will not match your tanks. the plecos, the bala shark and your rainbow shark will need bigger tanks.

FishinJoburg
02-28-2008, 09:34 AM
60 L is a little over 15G and you have some fishes that will not match your tanks. the plecos, the bala shark and your rainbow shark will need bigger tanks.

Yeah, I know- my 200l tank should arrive in a few days and I'll move my fish over to that. Dunno what I'll do with the 60l tank, I'm sure I'll find a use for it though.

Asphenaz
02-28-2008, 10:56 AM
Good Morning, and welcome to AC.

AquaBANG
02-28-2008, 12:11 PM
Yeah, I know- my 200l tank should arrive in a few days and I'll move my fish over to that. Dunno what I'll do with the 60l tank, I'm sure I'll find a use for it though.

thats nice. maybe you can keep one of your 60L tanks for quarantine and the other for fry/juveniles etc. just a thought.

shockshockshad
02-28-2008, 12:14 PM
Welcome to AC! The 200 liter will be fine for most of the fish, but not the bala. 1 bala needs a 470L and since they are schooling fish, you will need about a 1135L. I use gallons so I just had to convert these. Just you need a tank either that or more.

sailor
02-28-2008, 12:21 PM
Hi and welcome to a great forum and community.
Your 60L will make a good hospital tank.

jbeining75
02-28-2008, 01:27 PM
Welcome to AC!!!!!

hpt84
02-28-2008, 01:39 PM
Welcome to the AC. Are you excited about the 200l. I'm always jumpy when I'm about to get a new tank. Peace be with you!

Tigerbarb
02-28-2008, 02:23 PM
Hi! Welcome to the unforgetable club here at AC!

Nick_Pavlovski
02-28-2008, 10:58 PM
Ah, tanks bought "for the children" but really for the parent too :-)
Sneaky!

digger
02-29-2008, 07:19 PM
hello and welcome to the forum

aquarius56
03-02-2008, 12:46 PM
Hello and welcome to the Forum...thumbs2: