although i have a lovely 5ft tropical tank, i also have a 2ft one in my kitchen with 5 mixed fantails,and a weather loach, the tank is filthy all the time, the filter needs washing at least once a week due to the mess these guys make...i want to get a bigger tank for them and thought the bi orbs are supposed to be good low maintance tanks? any experience with these, or i'd like something a bit different or unusual for a new tank, any manufactuers or idea's? i did see one which was 2 pillars with a tunnel on top like a door frame shape?
2006-06-27 12:27:14 · 6 answers · asked by sara629686 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
some great replys..cheers,how about then a bigger customerised tank? got 70 odd tropical no probs, 5 goldfish nightmare!! so what capactity am i looking at? cheers.
2006-06-28 11:44:22 · update #1
For goldfish the more water the better. Goldfish are naturally dirty fish. They secrete a slime that coats everything and causes massive algae blooms. When they eat they shred their food so that it floats uneaten to the bottom, and you can't keep plants in the tank for filtration because they will rip them up and eat them. Overall goldfish are not my most favorite fish. Biosphere's won't work for goldfish at all. You need to have a larger tank such as a 60-75 gallon tank and invest in a cannister filter. The most important item in an aquatic setup is the filter. Buy the best that you can afford because it will pay for itself in no time. Under the gravel filters won't keep the water clean with so many goldfish in one tank and biowheel filters will only do so much. Get a cannister filter and save time, effort, and a get a cleaner tank.
The best cannister filter I have found is generally used for turtles but it works well for fish and is superb for goldfish. EHEIM Professionel II Filters (2026, 2028). It costs about $200 but in my opinion it is well worth it.
Good luck!
2006-06-29 02:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by LV426 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BAD DO NOT GET
A bigger tank? Well the biorb is 8 gallons...
A two foot tank may be small for 5 fantails and a weather loach, I would say a good 90 gallon or so.
A bowl is horrible, small, almost not surface area, and an inefficient undergravel filter in this one, don't even bother, buy a real tank. If you stick the fish in there, it will be no maintance, dead fish don't need care
2006-06-27 15:10:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No tank is low maitenance when it comes to goldfish. Your 2ft tank is nasty all the time because you are MASSIVELY OVERSTOCKED.
For baby to juvi fantail goldfish its 10 gallons per fish, you should have atleast a 55 gallon tank for those. When they are adults at like 10-12 inches they should have atleast 40 gallons PER fish. Those bio orb tanks are crap, the design is not good for goldfish. Goldfish need long rectangular tanks to get the proper surface area for gas exchange since they need alot of dissolved oxygen.
2006-06-28 05:13:13 · answer #3 · answered by lady_crotalus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Biorb 60, great tank, although you would have to change the standard media to suit your loach.
For ideas/info check out this site:
www.biorbforum.co.uk
2006-06-27 22:25:25 · answer #4 · answered by rabbit19 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mate had a bio ord and said it was CRAP.
The two pillar with a tunnel on top sounds wierd - I had something similar soundin when i was younger, its practically impossible to clean the tunnel unless you have a really long bendy brush. Its just ends up with loads of algea.
2006-06-27 12:35:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biorbs are horrible, they are just really expensive bowls. If your tank gets dirty too fast, its either overstocked, the filter isn't strong enough, you feed them too much or all 3.
2006-06-28 05:13:20 · answer #6 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋