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  1. mark d

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    As some of you know I sold my discus but the lady that bought them bought my complete tank.So Now I'm gonna get me a 5 foot tank.450L.But I Don't know what to put in it.I need your advice on a stocking list which are compatible with black ghost knife fish.I have a small one.
    so any comments will be nice.

    regards
    MD
     
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  3. Firefly

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    GO ODD BALLS! hehehe.....
     
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    Angelfish! Big angelfish! A school of angelfish!! Angelfish Biotope!
     
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    Angelfish, and more angelfish! Pleco! And a crab to eat the knife fish ;)
     
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    mark d

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    I thought about the angels.Firefly What odd bolls? Lowflyer I don't murder knife fish!
     
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  7. azurekoi

    azurekoi Loaches & Gobies

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    Hope you told the lady who bought your tank about us bunch of fish nuts...
     
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    mark d

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    Ja I did.She said she doesn't have a computer.

    PS.Can I keep My BGKF In a 500L indoor house pond approx 110 cm in diameter.It's a circle
     
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    :D Yeah you know why :D

    Hard fish to pair with something.
     
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  10. Firefly

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    Don't see why not. It must be quite deep then. Just make sure it has hiding places.
    Odd balls being the knife fishes, Large cichlids and fish that grow too large for the common aquarium.
     
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    azurekoi Loaches & Gobies

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    OddBalls --> Fish that generally are not found all that often in the hobby and have a general "non-normal fish" shape...

    Think Puffers,Butterfly fish,all the Knife fish,Sleeper Gobies,Elephant noses,Baby whales,etc...
     
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    Ok Guys.I think Im gonna take a risk and mix oscars and BGKF.
     
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    Mark ... DONT !!!! This will NOT work... Oscars will kill the BGKF - no mistake... This is an either or situation mate - Decide wich species you like more,then pick tankmates for them...
     
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    mark d

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    No need to worry.I m,ade a plan.instead of getting 1 big tanks im getting 2 smaller ones.One is gonna have the oscar in and the other one is gonna have ghostie,a pair of angels,2 corrys and a pair of rams
     
    mark d, Jan 17, 2011
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    I'll get one big tank and make it a Angelfish biotope (or come over to the marine side:p)
     
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    @TankMaster what do you like?

    Angel Biotope or Marine?
     
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    Both actually ...although . .I have no clue as to how to setup a marine tank . .
     
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    They both are awesome.

    I PMed you
     
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    @mark d .... Dude, I have been giving you good advice for MORE than a while now.... Go with your 1x big tank and I will think of some realy cool fish to go with the BGKF...

    Sorry,busy night - catch up soon...
     
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    Ok, sorry guys, i'm a novice! What are BGKF's?
     
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