Aquariums and Terrariums

[Roms]

Sweet! If you get a chance it would be great to see some pictures.

I've always liked the Clown Knife. My friend has a fresh water Sting Ray too in a 400gal tank. They are amazing! Someday (when I get my next tank) I'll have one.

[UncoderMom]

Originally Posted by Wayne Luke

We have a 55 gallon aquarium. It has a Red-Eared Slider Turtle and a Southern Orange Painted Turtle in it. The Red-Eared Slider is really too big for the tank as she is about 14 inches long and 8 inches wide. However it is winter and we don't want them to hibernate so they are inside.

We have gopher turtles. They are free roaming and more or less inhabitants of our property LOL but they interact with us unfearful. They have a HUGE burrow in the middle of our land.

Pets to my kids nonetheless haha.

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[bobster65]

Originally Posted by Roms

Sweet! If you get a chance it would be great to see some pictures.

I've always liked the Clown Knife. My friend has a fresh water Sting Ray too in a 400gal tank. They are amazing! Someday (when I get my next tank) I'll have one.

Will do and ya, My Clown Knife is pretty cool ... watching it track down gold fish is pretty awesome!

Sting Rays are fairly easy to keep, they do get large tho (as I found out lol)

I'm already looking into a 350+ gallon setup

its addicting!

[Roms]

Originally Posted by bobster65

Will do and ya, My Clown Knife is pretty cool ... watching it track down gold fish is pretty awesome!

Sting Rays are fairly easy to keep, they do get large tho (as I found out lol)

I'm already looking into a 350+ gallon setup

its addicting!

My buddies Sting Ray was getting very large for his 220gal so we moved all the fish into his 400gal. Now the Sting Ray is huge (massive!), it goes up and down the walls and loves it in their. He put black sand in the tank.

About 15 years ago I bought a Clown Knife, they were new to the petshops so they didn't have a lot of info for me... sad news is when I found out they were nocturnal and killed anything that would fit in their mouths. So all I had left in that tank was him and the oscar. Now it's nice with the internet because you can look up information to check compatibility..

When you do your 350 setup you should use sand and no undergravel filter (which is probably what your doing now I would guess?)...

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by Roms

My buddies Sting Ray was getting very large for his 220gal so we moved all the fish into his 400gal. Now the Sting Ray is huge (massive!), it goes up and down the walls and loves it in their. He put black sand in the tank.

About 15 years ago I bought a Clown Knife, they were new to the petshops so they didn't have a lot of info for me... sad news is when I found out they were nocturnal and killed anything that would fit in their mouths. So all I had left in that tank was him and the oscar. Now it's nice with the internet because you can look up information to check compatibility..

When you do your 350 setup you should use sand and no undergravel filter (which is probably what your doing now I would guess?)...

Does he feed his by hand? That's the only way I can make sure mine is getting enough to eat lol..

I've never had a problem with my Knife attacking the other fish (well, he does fight with one of the Oscars from time to time, usually over the last gold fish lol).. all of the fish I have in there now were all purchased about the same time, so they all grew up together.. I purposely bought the Angels a little larger than the rest as they take awhile to get big and was worried that the knife might go after them... I'm most proud of my Jacks.. they are the most beautiful deep blue with just a tad bit of green in them..

I agree with you about the Net.. its been a big help to me. I am also spoiled because one of my high school buddies that I grew up with Owns a Pet Store and specializes in Fish, so I have access to expert help when needed (specially in emergencies)..

Yes, I used crushed coral sand in both tanks... Cichlids and undergravel filters do not work well together (as you well know) lol

[Roms]

Originally Posted by bobster65

Does he feed his by hand? That's the only way I can make sure mine is getting enough to eat lol..

I've never had a problem with my Knife attacking the other fish (well, he does fight with one of the Oscars from time to time, usually over the last gold fish lol).. all of the fish I have in there now were all purchased about the same time, so they all grew up together.. I purposely bought the Angels a little larger than the rest as they take awhile to get big and was worried that the knife might go after them... I'm most proud of my Jacks.. they are the most beautiful deep blue with just a tad bit of green in them..

I agree with you about the Net.. its been a big help to me. I am also spoiled because one of my high school buddies that I grew up with Owns a Pet Store and specializes in Fish, so I have access to expert help when needed (specially in emergencies)..

Yes, I used crushed coral sand in both tanks... Cichlids and undergravel filters do not work well together (as you well know) lol

Nope, he feeds him earthworms and generally the other fish don't go after them. He also eats the goldfish meant for the others. The only thing bad about feeding gf is you can give your prized fish parasites, which is why it's best to get a UV sterilizer. He has to buy about 100+ gf a week. Earthworms are the best because of the protein.

I also use crushed coral sand in my 75gal for my Africans. I had crushed coral sand in my 55gal but my Jacks kept stiring it up and making the tank look like it was filled with milk so I replaced it with natural gravel.

My buddy is trying to breed his jacks in a 90gal, they are nice like yours. The female is so green she looks like an emerald.

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Like you, my next tank is going to be 350-500gal with all the works.

[Roms]

update...

Now that I think about it, of course you have to handfeed your stingray with three Oscars and a Clown Knife... all very hungry. My thought would be to move your ray into your 350+ (when you get it) with smaller fish to give him the upperhand when eating..

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by Roms

Nope, he feeds him earthworms and generally the other fish don't go after them. He also eats the goldfish meant for the others. The only thing bad about feeding gf is you can give your prized fish parasites, which is why it's best to get a UV sterilizer. He has to but about 100+ gf a week. Earthworms are the best because of the protein.

I also use crushed coral sand in my 75gal for my Africans. I had crushed coral sand in my 55gal but my Jacks kept stiring it up and making the tank look like it was filled with milk so I replaced it with natural gravel.

My buddy is trying to breed his jacks in a 90gal, they are nice like yours. The female is so green she looks like an emerald.

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Like you, my next tank is going to be 350-500gal with all the works.

oh, they LOVE earth worms.... have you tried crawfish? The Oscars make a mess out of them, but the love them.. and of course its best to clean up right away... I agree about the parasites.. i've been lucky so far (knock on wood).. Never been able to breed my jacks, but I've successfully bread Oscars.

The reason I've waited so long as that I just retired from the ARMY and moving around was hard enough with a 220 lol.. the movers hated that.. and of course it sucked, cause I couldn't take the fish with me.... now that I am settled, its built in major tank time!

Have you ever had any other exotics? Like Arrowana's (sp?)

[Roms]

I used to have a 110gal saltwater reef tank with some really nice exotics. When I got divorced I sold all my fish except the ones in my 55gal.

After years, I setup my 75gal and my 55gal again, and still have some other stuff in storage. I think I'm done with a marine aquaruim... I'm going to do a setup in a 350-500gal with all my fav freshwater: barracuda, stingray(s), frontosa...

[iAnj]

I have a 64 liter and a 21liter, with goldfish.
Haha not as big as yours