Some of my tank set ups

These are a few of my tank set ups with some of my favorite fish.

The first is a 55gallon. It is a little bit over stocked right now but I'm gonna space these guys out after I move. This tank has two Penguin 350 bio-wheel filters on it. That makes for 700 gallons per hour of filtration. "Do they really need that much filtration?" YES THEY DO!!!

The second is a 30 gal with one Penguin 350 filter. This one is stocked correctly at 10gal per goldfish. Goldfish need ALOT of space and tons of filtration!

The third is one of my planted tanks. It's 20gals with a Penguin 150 filter. The fish in this tank are Eastern Gambusa and a female Betta. This tank also has plague of snails in biblical proportions LOL.

Eastern Gambusa (the Mosquito Fish) is a native species where I live but is considered an invasive species in many countries. NEVER release fish, plants, or invertebrates from your aquarium into the wild. INVASIVE SPECIES CAN DESTROY YOUR LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS. Always practice responsible fish keeping. If you need to "get rid" of a fish, plant, or invert try giving it to your local fish shop or contact your local fish and game commission to find out how to properly and safely dispose of it.

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• hobby

[llnnssccify]

Lovely Goldies. Do you find that those penguins keep the water crystal clear. I was thinking of a similar setup but bouncing around between canister and bio wheel. Is that your usually water condition because it looks pretty darn clean.

Thanks

:)

[magscat3161]

@llnnssccify I like bio-wheels but any product has pros and cons. water clarity comes only partially from filtration. Most people run into clarity problems when the chemical parameters of the water are out of balance , causing bacterial/algal blooms. Or they use an unclean substrate that suspends fine particles in the water column.

[ParkerKnowles]

why do you think it is overstocked? It looks like you only have about 5, 6 fish in there. The rule is every inch of fish you have is how many gallons you need in order for your fish to live a happy life. It doesn't look like you have 55 inches of fish in there. I looks like you only have about 20 inches.

[magscat3161]

That rule does not apply to any fish that reach an adult size of more than 3 inches. I have a 10yr old 10inch long common goldfish are you implying he would be happy in a 10gallon tank? Young goldfish need at least 10gallons per fish adults need 30-50depending on the breed. Different species of fish have different needs so please don't take on a "one rule fits all" mentality to fish keeping.

[edwardhandle]

what filter are you using in the first tank ?

[magscat3161]

@edwardhandle 2 Penguin Bio-Wheel 350s. They make for 700gallons per hour of filtration and a goldfish aquarium needs every bit of that.

[magscat3161]

I'm currently housing 35 different species of fish and invertebrates . Running 9 aquariums ranging in size from 10gallons to 200gallons and a 600gallon pond. I guess you could say I kinda like the hobby lol

[scholesyandsidwell]

It depends how much filtration you have in the tank. The only thing I would say is that the single tail guy shouldn't be in with the fancies. Too quick at getting food and can stress them out.

Your set up is quite simple, what kind of filtration do you have? Is it just a single external?

[Animal2Fish0]

Anyway, I hope to get bigger tanks in the future, but with overfiltration and tons of partial water changes, would it be possible to fit ONE fancy type goldfish (no commons or comets) in a 15 gallon or 20 gallon? I want to keep goldfish again, but I'm definitely not going back to keeping 3 carnival goldfish in a 2.5 tank (I was like ten back then, I'm smarter now LOL). How have your fish been doing?

[Animal2Fish0]

Hello again, I haven't been around in awhile, but I'm tearing down my fishroom. My danios, tetras, etc. have died for unknown reasons. My bettas arent doing very well because I followed some stupid advice of keeping bettas in quart containers (Don't worry, I learned from my stupidity :P). Once its torn down, I want to keep goldfish again (I've been obsessively researching them for awhile now).

[evrdrandosity]

I dont get why they diddnt make the mid level intake lever black aswell... hmph

[HolySasquatchTurd]

lol two 350s on a 55? I know they're goldfish but you could easily get away with using 1. If you're paranoid about ammonia, you could just get some ammo-chips in the single filter. They work wonders.