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Bigger Tank | 10 comments (10 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

50 gallon tank (none / 0) (#6)
by GuppyAdict on Sat Sep 20, 2003 at 05:28:48 AM PST

I have a great opportunity to purchase a 50 gallon elcipse tank, with everything included.

Stand, heater, conditioners, established gravel, decorations, plants, extra filters the whole sha bang for $125.

I think its a pretty good deal that I can't pass up. It is wide and high. Would my guppies and fry survive ok in this? What's the max amount of fish I can put in a 50 gallon.

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Wouldn't pass THAT up either!!!! (none / 0) (#7)
by guppygirl on Sat Sep 20, 2003 at 12:20:42 PM PST

Guppies will do well in almost any tank.
Look for suitable companions for them though,
Mollies, Platty's, etc.
Stay away from fin nippers, like some tetras, ask your LFS, but do a little research too.

Fry need to be "larger than the mouth of any of the other fish",(to quote a VERY reliable source, ;-) ) and for quarantine purposes, I would leave them in the 10 gallon for right now.

With a lower amount of ammonia being produced by them, your water could clear up!!! Don't chuck it just yet.

As far as how many, the "STANDARD" rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon.

Only add three or four fish at a time though, our you could wind up with a real problem on your hands.

I know how hard that can be to do, just remember,
patience pays off sometimes. This is one of those times.

Best of luck, and enjoy!!!
guppygirl
:-)

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I got the 50 gallon tank (none / 0) (#9)
by GuppyAdict on Sun Sep 21, 2003 at 06:22:24 AM PST

It looks great. Took me 3hours to set it up though. It's pretty big and it looks great. The guy that sold me the tank even threw in some fish. 11 fish to be exact. They are a lot bigger then my guppies. I would like to give some of these away to anyone that wants them.

1 Mollie
2 Kissing fish
2 that are 3 inches long, grey with 2 blk spots
2 that are black, with white speckles on them. very unattractive. I really don't like these.
2 yellow with red spots.
and 2 that look like silver dollars. There grey and flat.

I'm sorry, butI have no idea what kind of fish these are, except for the mollie and the kissing fish.

Does anybody want them? There all free!!

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I Know what they are now (none / 0) (#10)
by GuppyAdict on Mon Sep 22, 2003 at 03:26:01 PM PST

I found out what those fish are that I have.

I have 2 gold gouramis
2 Neon Blue Dwarfs
2 Black Mollies

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1" fish per gallon (none / 0) (#8)
by unclescott on Sat Sep 20, 2003 at 02:13:27 PM PST

As far as how many, the "STANDARD" rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon. per gallon.

Of course 5 inches of guppy is a whole lot less than 5" of goldfish or chichlet. ;)

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