I'm getting a 150g tank later this year, and I really want a reef tank, but I'm wondering if I should really use the 150g tank as a reef tank though. Sure it would let me keep some larger saltwater fish, but I could also use it to keep a school of Tiger Oscars. I could still put a reef in the 29g tank, I just wouldn't be able to keep many fish or any large ones in there.

So what do you think? Reef or Freshwater? Also, tell me what you would stock it with (if freshwater is your choice, assume that I will keep at least 4-6 Tiger Oscars in it).

malawian community. WOW can you imagine. :up:

That's what I was going to do with the 29g if I keep the 150 as a reef tank...

well if you have the money go reef i think it would be more enjoyable but then again that oscar tank still sounds pretty good

My opinion is that anything 150 or over simply has to be a marine tank. Lol... My LFS has an awesome like 150 or 175 ( I can't tell cause it's a wicked-awesome curved front. Not bowed, but like this ~) It's planted with some silver angels and assorted tetras. I want it... really badly.

Can you do a malawian community in a 29? Makes me think. I have a 29...

I would hope so, because I've had 2 malawi's in a 10g for a while now. If I can do that, then I should be able to do 5 in a 29g without problem, maybe more. The only problem would be either putting few enough of them that they can set up territories, or have so many that none of them bother with territories.

go saltwater it is so much better

ooooh dont ask my oppinion cause i hate saltwater tanks

I'm asking! :D

i hate saltwater tanks, they are useually boring as dirt they fish either dont do anyting or mondlessly swim in circles. i guess im just spoiled by the interactivity by bettas and cichlids . lets see you train a clownfish to ring a bell to get food. bah

did you do that to one of your fish lol

I say PIRAHNA! So I can copy the pics you post and swear up and down it's mine!
:D

lol that sure was convinving :huh:

If I go reef, I could do shark though.

nah but i heard of like 80 people doing it with oscars. saltater fish just seem oblivious and ignorant to me.

Piranha's would always be good, SM. You could go with a school of red bellies. Remember those piranha videos I showed you? :o

i have seen some where a group of red bellies rip apart a goldfish its discusting

It depends on how much time and money you want to put into this tank. A 150g reef tank is going to be quite spendy, and require alot of effort to maintain the tank but it is all worth it. A 150g freshwater planted tank would be great also.

Wow stocking a 150g reef tank is challenging yet fun. I would house a couple Tangs, a Angelfish, school of Chromis, a few Percula Clownfish, a Blenny, and a couple Gobies. Imo a 150g is too small for a Shark and Sharks are very difficult to care for in a home aquarium. BTW what are the dimensions of the tank? Well good luck with what ever setup you choose. :)

:) I really do like the thought of a Pirahna tank though! That would be tight! Maybe because I miss mine, but they are fun to watch, pretty to look at, and to watch them grow if you get the young ones is real neat! I started out with 3 - 1"
and only had 1 left. He is with the ex now but is about 8-9 " if not more.

you should put a single male betta in it

Seriously! SM I looked these unique fish up for my mom. The Baby Whale and the Elephant Nose. Pollimyrus castelnaui, and Gnathonemus petersii, these ARE compatible fish and that would make one good conversation piece! Just a thought. :D

It's cruel to keep them in anything smaller!!

:P

Joke jokes.


Would a school of oscars fit in a 150gallon?

I'm looking at my 80gallon, imaginging twice the size - and I can't see it working. :unsure:

based on the whole 50 gallons an oscar 3 would be max or you could just ditch them like i am

It's an odd dimensioned tank for 150g.... it's 60x24x25

I was kidding about the shark. Unless I could find a 5-10 inch species.

It's got plenty of swimming space, so the only question would be the bio-load. A trickle-filter of the proper size and makeup would resolve that.

The Elephant Nose certainly looks cool.

Pond outside with some Koi ;)

They will be with you for a long time :)

From the tanks you have in your signature, I'd say try salt one time... but then I might try it on a smaller tank first, before doing the 150.

I was thinking more fish vs fish aggression. :)