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243 gal Siamese Tigerfish Tank

Picture of Siamese Tigerfish tank

My second largest tank was devoted to 'Siamese' Tigerfish,
or Indo-Pacific Tigerperches for a number of years.

Tank Size (LxWxH) Approx 8'4" x 2.5' x 2' (254x76x61cm)
Volume Nominal: 243 imp gallons/292 US gallons/1103 litres
Filtration Eheim 2080 Pro3 canister filter, Eheim 2028 Pro2 canister filter, Eheim Ecco 2236 with surface extractor, Eheim 2012 internal filter. Two large airstones to help maintain a high oxygen level.
Heating Heated room.
Lighting Low - fluorescent room lighting only.
Substrate Thin layer of aquarium sand
Decor Large beech branch, bogwood, large smooth rocks, large artificial plant.
Background 3-D effect artificial background.
Water parameters Temp=26oC ; pH=7.0-7.4 ; GH=3 ; KH=2
30% water change every week, plus additional 15-20% midweek.
Fish stock Wide-bar Siamese tigerfish (Datnioides pulcher) (14"),
6 Sumatran tigerfish (Datnioides microlepis) (from 8 to 16"),
Thin-bar Siamese tigerfish (Datnioides undecimradiatus) (8")

D. pulcher and microlepisDatnioides pulcher
Picture of Siamese tigerfish Picture of Siamese tigerfish

The main filtration on this tank was the large Eheim Pro 3 2080 canister filter. This filter has two pick-ups and a very large capacity, and handled the main biofiltration on the tank. The Eheim Ecco filter was fitted with an Eheim surface exctractor unit which draws water from the surface, helping to eliminate organic waste from the surface film. The internal filter provided backup and additional mechanical filtration. A second Eheim Pro filter was added to help cope with the waste from these large greedy feeders!

 

Tank 1
(Leiarius pictus)
Tank 2
(Siamese Tigers)
Tank 3
(Polypterus)
Tank 4
(African)
Tank 5
(Wolf Cichlid)
Tank 6
(Brackish)
Tank 7
(Polypterus)
Tank 8
(Puffers)
Tank 9
(Mudskippers)
Tank 10
(Polypterus)
Tank 11
(Newts)
Tank 12
(Polypterus)
Tank 13
(Wolf Fish)
Tank 14
(Planted Tank)
Tank 15
(W. African)
Tank 16
(Turtle)
Tank 17
(Empty)
Tank 18
(Wolf Fish)
Tank 19
(Mudskippers)
Tank 20
(Nano Reef)
Tank 21
(Turtle)
Tank 22-26
(Shrimp)
Tank 27
(Nano Planted)
Fish House
(Setting up)
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Tanganyika Tank Malawi 'Haps' Tank

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