my fish tanks (soon to be up on some) any advise

[reble]

ok so i have up at the moment

{55} gallon tank with 1 oscar he is about 8-9 inches he will be 1 in about 3-4 months lol
{10 }gallon betta male
{20} gallon had 5 cherry barbs and 5 tiger barbs added 3-4 at at time all but one died and he is dying some kind of black worm looking parasite
{10}gallon 5 corys i know over stocked but will be moved soon

not set up yet

{5} gallon for male betta getting him this week i think
{29} gallon avacodo puffer not sure when we will get him
{250}-{300} forgot exact gallons one i need help on
filter pump i need will be in about december or january lol
thinking
goldfish -common-shubunkin -fantail-blackmore
corys -albino-bronze-spotted-panda
dojo loaches -china butterfly loach?


listed ones we like
corys not able to be removed from list and they are coldwater ones the ones at petshop thrive is coldwater and with 6+inch goldfish lol
dojo loach dad likes the big ones we will start out with about 1 inchers lol
goldfish yall sya the types we got the space shubunkins our fave but sis like the feeders

[troy tucker]

Welcome to the Box!
As for advise. I'm not sure where to start. So I will start with Cory cats. Cory's like to school. They like large groups and are not cold water fish. Can they live in cold water? they can live in cool water but not cold. The Oscar will out grow the 55g tank pretty soon and will need more space. He needs 200+ gal. to be a happy fish. Gold fish, koi, get very big too. So space is important to them too.
I am not telling you what to do. But you do need to think a little more long term.

[mredman]

To determine the tank capacity:

In inches, multiply the length x width x height, then divide by 231 (there are 231 cubic inches in one gallon).

My tank is 72x18x24. Divide by 231 and you get 134.9 gallons (it is a 135-gallon tank).

Mike

[morpheus]

Not sure where to advise exactly either from your post, but here it goes:

-The oscar will outgrow that tank. he has enough lateral movement for now but the width of the tank could become an issue. his spine can distort if he doesnt have enough room to turn easily
-barbs do get a little nippy in smaller groups. usually larger groups curb that tendency. in a 10g they may be just fighting. if one gets injured, an infection could have caused that parasite
-with goldfish i would beef up the filtration (mechanical and bio). they produce a lot of waste and can dirty a tank quickly.

[ptran]

Welcome to the Box!

Filtration for 250-300 gallon: several options depend on what you prefer:
-1 big wet-dry sum (maybe 40-55 gallon)
-1 medium wet-dry sum and a big canister (FX5 or Eheim 2260)
-3 big canisters (FX5 or Eheim 2260)

[reble]

i was a lobster tank and has a filter for like a 350-400 gallon tank just need to get a water pump found one so that will be done

yes i know the oscer will out grow he will get a diy tank around 200 gallons soon

goldfish get big i know i was hoping to get ones that got about 6-8 inches exept for 1 or 2 that can be about 12

tank is about 3.5 foot long 3 to 3.5 deep 2 feet wide

barbs are in a 20 gallon

[ptran]

i was a lobster tank and has a filter for like a 350-400 gallon tank just need to get a water pump found one so that will be done

Gotcha.

[troy tucker]

tank is about 3.5 foot long 3 to 3.5 deep 2 feet wide

That would make the tank 183gal. Big tank, good for Gold fish if the chiller works.

[reble]

holds 250 gallons so i must have mesured wrong somewhere lol yes chiller works wonderful

like to know how many i can get

[reble]

thinking
15-18 corys
3 dojo loach
1 Borneo Sucker Loach
1 China Butterfly Loach or hilstream
2 so if 1 dies feeder goldfish
1 shubunkin
2 fantail
1 calico
1 black moore


tell me if somthing is wrong we train our gold fish to not hurt smaller fish we always pick the ones getting bullied so they dont like the eating other fish in fact had bruce our 6 inchers in a tank full on neon tetras and he stayed in the corner scared he would hurt one lol we were doing emergancy water change they were getting amonia burn