new tank

[noobfishguy]

Hi all, this is my 2nd tank, my first was a long time ago. I have a 56 gal tank. right now it has 2 hatchet fish, 3 glass fish, one elephan nose fish, one black knife fish. an 3 sunburst wag platys.

All comments welcome

[Lady Hobbs]

Welcome to AC Community Forums.........welcome aboard

Are we to assume here the tank was not cycled before you added those fish? If so, you will have a problem now establishing a cycle with so many fish so please read 'Tips for Newbies" in Announcements regarding cycling and saving your fish. Also the Free E-book in the left column is a good read.

[cocoa_pleco]

you have a black ghost knife? i used to have one. He was one of my favorite fish. he had his own cave, and lived in a community tank.
anyways, after your tank is cycled, add some more fish, like some mollies, danios, and a pleco. cories also are extremely peaceful and clean well. for your tanksize, you could get about 8.

[jeffs99dime]

welcome to a.c.

[Abbeys_Mom]

Welcome to the forum :)

[Severus]

Welcome to AC

[Denorios]

How long have you had your black ghost knife? I'd love to get one, but I understand they get a little big for my 29 gallon tank, and that they're hard to care for?

[AquaQueen]

Hi...Welcome to ACthumbs2:

[blue fin]

Welcome.... the more the merrier....

[Cichlid_Man]

Welcome to AC.
Great to have you aboard!

[KneeKickLou]

Welcome, your tank sounds very nice...for now. The Black Ghost will grow to be about 18 inches full grown and the elephant nose will be around 13. Which might have the bottom of your tank very crowded in the future. I wish you luck because I would love a black ghost but with the size that they get I'd see it hard to keep in anything less then 90 gallons to give him room to stretch his fins