Aro, Oscar and tankmates in 240g (New Pic's added 12/01/11)

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I was snapping pictures thought I'd share since this one didn't turn out too bad , great species very active could watch it for hours but also makes Pics very difficult especially in my horrible lighting!



and the Oscar quickly realized he's not center of attention so he put on a show




and Tank shot... debating adding sand keep changing my mind on color, currently leaning toward a red/brown sand mixed with a bit of white and black just to break it up from being all one color... any thoughts ?

[monkE]

Beautiful Tank! Wish i had the room or funds for something like that! Thanks for posting

[eternity302]

WOW! NICE ARO! god i hate you guys... making me want one badly!

[2wheelsx2]

That's one huge oscar. How big is it? 12"?

[spit.fire]

i spy something that looks like a big ornate, any pics?

[GreenGanja]

what kind of tank is that is it a plywood? i cant see out the sides

[King-eL]

Nice!!! That RTG looks nice!!

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thanks everyone, to answer questions in no particular order plywood tank painted black inside is coated in Zavlar someone always asks lol. Oscar is 14"+, and yes someone spotted bichirs, there are 3 large ornates and 3 even larger endlies. The tank has a very wide footprint makes the bichirs look smaller then they are because they stick too the back of the tank.

Debating adding sand, All my other tanks have sand this one i decided to go bare bottom, with the zavlar it's got a nice color so it turned out nice bare.

for sand I've had some suggest white because it would brighten the tank. i think it would take away from the tank's "style" i like the dark gloomy layout, I'm leaning toward a darker red/brown color sand fine grain, with just a little bit of black mixed just enough to say it's there too break up a solid red mat

any opinions ? on adding sand/leaving it bare or sand color ??

[Pamela]

Wow, that tank is a beauty! Love that piece of driftwood at the top ...is it floating or attached at the back? I personally like the look of sand in tanks instead of bare bottom. Definitely do not do white sand though, it would make the Bichirs look washed out. I actually just switched from black 3m sand in my 120 gallon SA Cichlid tank to a heavier off white sand & I'm finding it so bright that I'm not even turning on the light. I might have to switch back

I think that your idea of a red sand with something darker in it would look fantastic, would really make the fish colours pop.

[240sx]

Great tank! Your Dat looks awesome, I keep one with a large Oscar as well.