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[BazaJT]

I'm considering getting an aquarium,nothing big or fancy.I've seen two around the £40 mark.One is round and holds 10L water,the other is a shapelier tank and holds 25L.The unit I have in mind to put it on was at one time a stereo cabinet that would have held a stacker system,it's made from what I assume is veneered chipboard with the sides and top being just over half inch thick,would this be strong enough to hold either of these tanks do you think?Also I believe there is a formula of so many litres of water per fish?Given that my idea is to just have about a dozen neons,a male fighting fish and two females again would either of these tanks be suitable?

[STEMO]

I had one for a while, more trouble than it's worth. Filters never cleaned the water properly, fish outgrew the tank and, when I had to change it, the smell nearly made me sick.

Oh yeah, and that little,tiny pump made a fickin racket when all else was quiet in the night.

Buy some beer instead.

[ronnyd]

I had one for a while, more trouble than it's worth. Filters never cleaned the water properly, fish outgrew the tank and, when I had to change it, the smell nearly made me sick.

Oh yeah, and that little,tiny pump made a fickin racket when all else was quiet in the night.

Buy some beer instead.

You didn,t find them therapeutic then.

[the alarming man]

don't listen  to him 

[STEMO]

don't listen  to him 

Yes, listen to me. Smelly, wriggly little bastids 

[BazaJT]

Way back in '70's did have two 3' by 18" by 12" tanks actually managed to breed the Siamese fighters once-that was fascinating to see-as said just thinking of a few neons and the three Siamese fighters none of which exactly grow to whale dimensions Don't drink either so beer instead not an option

[davieboy0312]

I got a 6ft x 3ft x 3ft. With 2 x 2000L/h external filter. Only flush them out every 6 month. I wouldn't keep fighters in that tank with tetras. Tetras can be fin nippers and upset your fighters

[frostbite]

I have a 110l tank with a 200ish l/ph internal eheim pump which also injects air and is very quiet.

I've had a range of fish in it and had all sorts of algae growth

I also have a 12n tank just for a single fighting fish

[biggriffin]

I've got a Bosch  upright that I keep Cod in.