It's been a while but I have been slowly progressing towards my goal of a cold water tub. I've purchased all my bits and pieces, filter, lights, etc...The only thing I still don't have is the tank. As I am considering a plastic sturdy polyethylene tub, it's the cheapest bit
I actually got some of the crew as well and have been looking after a new bunch of hillstream loaches in a much smaller tub.They're doing great, or at least ok-ish. I had some issue getting them to eat fish food at first as they are wild caught, plus I had no algae. Now I've got tons of it in the tub they are in and besides the algae I think they're also eating the live blackworms plus some of the food. It's just over 100 litres or so..They need the upgrade before I go on summer holiday in a few months.
The only thing stopping me getting my larger tub is the dimensions of the tub on offer of the type I want to get, which is a really sturdy food grain container, one piece molded, stand alone, and can even be drilled. I have a choice between a 227litre and 320litre. I really want the 320 litre but it is quite wide, meaning I am going to have to literally "go around" it when I walk in as it's going to be next to the door....It's not that big of a deal because I am the only person walking in that room but where am I going to put my viewing chair
Next to it is my 900 litre pond so I need to think!! I can make it work if I shut down my two 80L tubs, then the chair can be placed there
In the end of the day all I got in these tubs is one platy and a few hundreds of shrimp
One thing I want to ask for my choice of schoolers...I am not keen on fish that will eat from the bottom as they'll compete for food...I am not sure of all the suggested ones on here which ones don't eat from the bottom. For example, I have harlequin rasboras and denison barbs that almost don't touch food from the bottom. My livebearers on another hand used to outcompete my corys for food....Decisions....