suggestions for interesting aquarium ?

[Mad Scientist]

we just got a 30 gallon freshwater tank and are starting out with
chiclids and some guppies and brine shrimp, some neon tetras and a
crab.

what are some creatures we can add later on that will add some spice,
to a freshwater tank this size?

ie. turtles, salamanders, lobsters, crayfish, sea monkeys, frogs, etc?

plus are there any small mammals that would hunt for fish (grizzly
bear style)? i once had a hamster that ate salamanders. has anyone
built a habitrail onto an aquarium for a small land/sea habitat?

we are looking to make this a wild tank, but one that creatures could
realistically live in comfortably for a long time.

[Victor M. Martinez]

I smell a troll....

--
Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

[RedForeman ©®]

> ie. turtles, salamanders, lobsters, crayfish, sea monkeys, frogs, etc?

Good luck, those bio-types don't belong together... maybe fish and frogs,
but only certain kinds, and when you get some research under your belt,
we'll help more...

google.com is your friend... go to your friends house and ask him for
information about freshwater aquariums... then go to the Krib and read up...

> plus are there any small mammals that would hunt for fish (grizzly
> bear style)? i once had a hamster that ate salamanders. has anyone
> built a habitrail onto an aquarium for a small land/sea habitat?

You could, but why? Not a smart way to house animals....

> we are looking to make this a wild tank, but one that creatures could
> realistically live in comfortably for a long time.

put fish in it and be done.... KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid....

[TYNK 7]

>Subject: suggestions for interesting aquarium ?
>From: (Mad Scientist)
>Date: 10/6/2003 4:25 PM Central Daylight Time
>Message-id: >
>
>we just got a 30 gallon freshwater tank and are starting out with
>chiclids and some guppies and brine shrimp, some neon tetras and a
>crab.
>
>what are some creatures we can add later on that will add some spice,
>to a freshwater tank this size?
>
>ie. turtles, salamanders, lobsters, crayfish, sea monkeys, frogs, etc?
>
>plus are there any small mammals that would hunt for fish (grizzly
>bear style)? i once had a hamster that ate salamanders. has anyone
>built a habitrail onto an aquarium for a small land/sea habitat?
>
>we are looking to make this a wild tank, but one that creatures could
>realistically live in comfortably for a long time.
>

Ok...I'm hoping you're a troll just trying to get people riled up. However, if
you're not:
You just started a tank and you've filled already.
Did you fishless cycle the tank?
If not...you're going to have "new tank synrome". That's where you kill a bunch
of fish trying to cycle it that can't handle the ups and downs of the ammonia
levels (during the process).
You must do weekly water changes and monitor the levels closely.
Do you have a test kit?
You mentioned "cichlids". That's a huge family of fish, and you really need to
list what types they are.
Not all Cichlids can go with other fish.
Not a lot can fit into a 30g tank either.
You also mention that you have "brine Shrimp" in this freshwater tank. How so?
They're salt water creatures.
Are you sure it's Brine and not something like Ghost Shrimps?
Neon Tetras are one of the WORST fish you can put into a new tank. They're
usually the first to die from NTS (new tank syndrome).
It would seem that you didn't get the info you needed when you started this
tank.
Did you by chance research starting an aquarium and research fish species
before buying all of this?

[Mad Scientist]

> I smell a troll....

Screw you and your smartass remark.
If you took the trouble to read, we are looking to
make this a tank that creatures could
realistically live in comfortably for a long time.

I have since found out that without an advanced biosystem,
it would not be possible to mix land and water creatures.

However we are continuing with our micropolarbear breeding program.

[Mad Scientist]

Thanks for the info.
We have separated the fish into 2 tanks.
No trolls here, just some bad advice from someone
who said they knew what they were doing.