My goldfish tank 55g

[Ginevive]

Here's a pic of one'a my other hobbies; fish keeping. This is my 55 gallon goldfish tank. There are 2 lionheads, one black moor, one white telescope, one true albino telescope, two calico orandas and three babies from when the lionheads spawned last year. And one albino cory cat. And a healthy supply of snails.
I know that some may scoff and call it overcrowded, but I don't care; I have had the thing running for over 3 years (in one form or another; started with a 20g then a 30g, then this size last year.) Same filters, gravel, plants. I have three high power filtters on here that have been constantly running since 2002! Whisper filters all tha way, baby.
I also swear by regular water changes; I take half the water out, once a week, religiously. And add salt everytime I add new water. It works like a charm!!
Enjoy...

[Ginevive]

I lied, lol. There were only two filters running at the time this pic was taken. I added a third Whisper 30. There is an undergravel filter in there that's not in use.

[tigerlily]

Oh well that completely changes my opinion on your tank ... jk Very nice. Have you thought about trying a saltwater tank. Those fish are a little expensive tho. I would like to try one, one day. Those look like some big fishies, especially since I have a couple of neons. (I miss my angels)

[kavmon]

nice goldfish tank! i'd rather keep reptiles anyday compared to salwater setups. keeping up water quality and correct salinity,ph,alkalinty,specific gravity,calcium,and various trace elements can be a real pain. here's a couple pics of my saltwater setup i used to have.






vaughn

[tigerlily]

Sounds like the saltwater was a big pain in the ***! That's what's kept me from trying. That and fish are cool, but you're right, snakes are much cooler!

[kavmon]

yeah i spent more time on the saltwater tank than i do maintaining 20+ snakes and 15 geckos.



vaughn

[PrincessErica]

It's expensive, too! Everytime I go to the pet store I look at the saltwater creatures they have, especially the corral and other living "rock" costs an arm and a leg. Looks absolutely incredible and is definitely worth it if you have the resources and patience though!

[tigerlily]

Wow! :eek: Yup I'll definitely stick to bps!!

[Ginevive]

Yeah, saltwater is pretty involved. My friend has a few s-water tanks in her pet store, and I'd say she spends more time on those three tanks, than her other sale tanks (about 40) combined!