Setting up a 30 Gallon Long
#1
Posted 07 May 2014 - 04:21 PM
So here are the exact specifications of the tank:
Volume: 30 Gallons
Dimensions: 36"L x 12"W x 16"H
Substrate: grey/tan loose pea gravel
Filtration: (probably) Penguin 200
Lighting: 6-8 hours plus ambient sunlight
Temperature: 66-78 F
pH: 7.6
So what do you guys think about stocking? I'm not really interested in minnows, darters, or smaller sunfish (blackbanded, orangespotted, dollar, etc.).
Here's the tank and stand:
#2 Guest_juhason_*
Posted 07 May 2014 - 07:01 PM
Now here is MY personal experience:
My pumpkinseed will only greet me if he's super hungry, and if I even move a little bit the wrong way, he'll dart behind all the plants before I can even blink my eyes. I might just have an overly skittish one though. (He actually was never like that until he got a little older and I moved him to a new tank) He is considerably prettier than the green though, although I have a super colorful green.
My green sunfish on the other hand I have moved tanks 3 times, and had to rearrange it once. Now when I rearranged it, for reasons I can't remember, I didn't have a net. So I actually chased him down with my hand, and used my hand to transfer him back too. Normally this would scar a fish.... especially a wild one. He rebounded in less than a day and greets me 24/7, loves taking food out of my hand and jumping for it. He is practically fearless.
#3
Posted 07 May 2014 - 07:09 PM
"No thanks, a third of a gopher would merely arouse my appetite..."
#4
Posted 07 May 2014 - 07:32 PM
I catch both p-seeds and greens at my local lake and love catching them both. I do think that the behavior of a single green is more outgoing than that of a single pumpkinseed, I think I'll go with a green sunfish unless some extreme expert on natives informs me otherwise. I'll keep you guys updated!
#7
Posted 09 May 2014 - 11:23 AM
#11 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 10 May 2014 - 11:05 AM
#12
Posted 10 May 2014 - 11:12 AM
I have heard different people say that you should keep no more than 1" to 2" inches of fish per gallon..........rules are of course meant to be broken. In all seriousness, that is a safe rule of thumb for your average sized tank using HOB/canister filters. I don't believe in having too much filtration which easily allows you to break the 1-2" rule.
Multiple Greens in a 30 is fine. It isn't there size that is an issue, but potential personality clashes.
#13
Posted 11 May 2014 - 06:26 PM
#14 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 11 May 2014 - 06:52 PM
#15
Posted 12 May 2014 - 11:21 AM
Edited by Everything Fish, 12 May 2014 - 11:26 AM.
#16 Guest_WyRenegade_*
Posted 12 May 2014 - 01:39 PM
#18 Guest_Moontanman_*
Posted 12 May 2014 - 02:17 PM
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