Empty 90 gallon...

[Katalyst]

So I just moved all of my goldies together and so far The Beast/Queen is behaving herself. Would a 90 be too big for cories? I'm going to stick them in there to at least keep it cycled, its covered in algea so at least my pleco's will be happy.

OMG I have an empty 90 gallon!

Feels dizzy with euphoria.

No new house=new fish right?

[traco1]

Yep, new fish for sure!! Now just to decide on what to have along with the plecos and cories?:eek:

[Katalyst]

I'm still wondering filtration I have 2 AQ 110's on there now. Overkill?

[traco1]

Nope, that is what I have on my 90 gallon.

[Soggybottom]

You WILL kick yourself if you set up another tank and you are moving soon...
Last time I moved I drove a full 42g 500km in the back of my car. I strapped a lid on, but if I had to stop quickly, the water squirted out from underneath, down my back and all over the car :) In the end it worked out okay, but I made a solemn promise to myself not to do it again. I also had to adjust my stand with a reciprocating saw, and it's still not back to it's former self...

[Katalyst]

I don't think we're going to be moving. The sad thing is I more then love this house, once my work visa goes through, once I'm teaching we'll have absolutely no problem swinging a mortgage. At the moment if we got the house after all the bills we'd have maybe 100 bucks a month if that. We wouldn't be able to do much else and things are stressful enough since I'm not working, looks like I'll be here another year. :(

[Soggybottom]

Well then, you could fit in a pretty big swarm of cories!

[Katalyst]

I put the cories in the 90 and they are schoaling!!! All of them together! Its the coolest thing eva! Even the shrimp look happy...After 15 maddening minutes I also figured out the trick of netting shrimp in one foul swoop. Mine love to hover on a sponge filter so I picked the sponge filter up leaving it in the water put my net around the base and sat the sponge filter in it and then SLOWLY brought it to the surface, shrimp all jump into the net as it is still in water and the sponge is partially out.

Now to figure out what is compatible with cories...Hmmm

[_BaDgUy_]

Now to figure out what is compatible with cories...Hmmm

More cories?? :Applaud:

[Katalyst]

More cories?? :Applaud:
I can't find anymore cories around here other then what I have. I'm dying to get my hands on C83, Burgessi II, Duplicaerus and some Super Swartzi (the name reminds me of Jimmy Super Fly Snooka) There's gotta be a livebearer I can stick with em? Isn't there?

I have 2 empty 48's in the basement as well as an empty 30, two 10's and a 15 gallon so I'd have the room for fry. For about 5 minutes anyways. I've been saving all of my tanks for something...Now I know what...LIVEBEARERS!

Gah! What have you guys done to me???? :wideeyed: :no: :Confused:

[_BaDgUy_]

Gah! What have you guys done to me???? :wideeyed: :no: :Confused:

Didn't you know, it's contagious!! Once you see a livebearer, you fall in love with it (actually, all of them)!!

[traco1]

Well, Kat, I've got swordtails, guppies, platies, plecos, angels, rummynose tetras and discus with all kinds of different cories. The only problem I had was my albino cories didn't spawn until I moved the discus out of that tank and lowered the temps.:smile:

[Katalyst]

Well, Kat, I've got swordtails, guppies, platies, plecos, angels, rummynose tetras and discus with all kinds of different cories. The only problem I had was my albino cories didn't spawn until I moved the discus out of that tank and lowered the temps.:smile:

Swordtails! Guppies, Platies! What no mollies??? :laugh:

[traco1]

Dooh, yep, and mollies too! So as you can see, you have a great selection to choose from for your tank. Plus a wide selection of livebearer breeders here to pick some nice new fish for your tank.:yes:

[thegrandpoohbah]

I had bad luck putting cories with livebearers (swordtails and platys). They are too aggressive at feeding time and the cories would get chased away from their algae wafers. This happened even if I fed the cories in the dark!

[Melody]

I don't think we're going to be moving. The sad thing is I more then love this house, once my work visa goes through, once I'm teaching we'll have absolutely no problem swinging a mortgage. At the moment if we got the house after all the bills we'd have maybe 100 bucks a month if that. We wouldn't be able to do much else and things are stressful enough since I'm not working, looks like I'll be here another year. :(

As sad as that makes you feel right now, I can't help but admire you for thinking it through. You're newly wed, and even when its right, the first year of marriage is reputed to be the toughest - financial worries on top of that could ruin everything. You have all the time in the world and the important thing is that you have each other 24/7 now, something you would have killed for a year ago. :hugs:

Besides, we all need something to dream about - what fun is it to get everything you want right now? ::D:

[Melody]

I had bad luck putting cories with livebearers (swordtails and platys). They are too aggressive at feeding time and the cories would get chased away from their algae wafers. This happened even if I fed the cories in the dark!

You just reminded me of how much I overfeed...lol...by the time it hits the bottom, the Livebearers are stuffed - there's always leftovers for the bottom feeders but it does mean a killer maintenance schedule. Good point!

[Melody]

Swordtails! Guppies, Platies! What no mollies??? :laugh:

I'll be filling it with the box I'm sending, no worries :;):

[Katalyst]

I'll be filling it with the box I'm sending, no worries :;):

:red_dance:

[traco1]

See, a box full of surprises for you. And it won't even be Christmas!:laugh:

[Katalyst]

See, a box full of surprises for you. And it won't even be Christmas!:laugh:
I'm excited/scared all at once lol. You see I've gotten snails from Melody in the past...

20 Melody snails= 602 actual snails lol...Not that I'm much better.

[Melody]

And if I'd told you that when I was selling, you would have thought it was a phenominal deal :laugh:

[Katalyst]

And if I'd told you that when I was selling, you would have thought it was a phenominal deal :laugh:
No doubt!

[traco1]

Can't wait to see what you get in your package from Melody.

[Katalyst]

Can't wait to see what you get in your package from Melody.


Me either! At the moment she is getting 1234967464 clutches and some babies....And maybe my husband if I can fit him in the box!

[Melody]

ROFL I said a SINGLE guy in uniform!

[Katalyst]

ROFL I said a SINGLE guy in uniform!

Well its a guy and I can send the uniforms too! 1 out of 2 ain't bad.

[Melody]

:laugh:

[Katalyst]

Okay I have to recind the offer since he's making me a tank stand tommorrow. You still get the snails tho'.

[Melody]

A stand maker is definitly a keeper!