I just got a fish tank back the other day. When I moved into the house, I had picked up a 100 gallon tank and gave the 44 gallon pentagon to my friend John. Now he’s moving back to Boston, so I get it back.
The filter on it was shot, so I ended up replacing it with a Fluval 405. That thing rocks! The water was crystal clear overnight, despite considerable cloudiness from the move. I also replaced all the decor and put in some fake plants.
Now I just need some fish to die. Terrible thing to say, I know. But, John mostly had Tetras in there (a lone neon, several black skirts, some white clouds, etc) and I want bigger fish … fish that view tetras as lunch. I actually lost 3 by accident in a filter mishap (the piece that keeps fish from being sucked in was inadvertently left at John’s house), and there’s one that apparently lost its swim bladder a couple weeks before I took the tank (but he’s still alive and kicking!) so it may not be too long.
I’m thinking Cichlids this time around. They’re supposed to have a lot of personality, and they can be pretty colorful. There’s a very cute manager at the local Petsmart … maybe she can help me pick out appropriate fish.
