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From: frazier@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Greg Frazier)
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Subject: Re: Getting a bigger tank. Filter? Airpump?
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Date: 16 Jan 90 17:12:34 GMT
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In article <15670@boulder.Colorado.EDU> atk@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Alan T. Krantz) writes:
>
>This brings up an interesting question - well interesting to me - 
>do people treat tall tanks significantly different than long tanks in
>terms of the fishes and plants purchased? Specifically what fishes do
>well in a short tall tank? I think the 30L has a very nice aspect ratio
>- long enough for schooling fishes - short enough for good plant
>lighting from above ... what are other favorite dimensions and why?

I have come to really prefer tall tanks.  One of the reasons
is that I really enjoy the plants that we are growimg.  Our
A. undulatus had to be moved from our 55 (15" tall) to our
18T (20" tall), because of it's height (and other reasons),
and jungle val really needs more than 15" to look great (I
really like jungle val).

As for fish, I enjoy under-loaded tanks, so I'm not overly
bummed by the reduced surface area, and since many fish will
prefer a particular depth, one can create a very attractive tank
with a few species - I enjoyed Richard's suggestion of a tank
with hatchet fish (surface), pencil fish (middle) and dwarf
cichlids (bottom).

It won't be in the near future, but I would love at some point
to own a 24" deep aquarium.  48" long is fine by me.  It would
have a pretty serious section of val (1/4 to 1/2 of the tank) and
some good sized swords, and two or three discus would slowly cruise
this tank.  I think that would be pretty nice.

Greg Frazier
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"They thought to use and shame me but I win out by nature, because a true
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