Tropical Fish Keeping

3Ft (Sorry but I speak English)  Display Tank.  Like the 110 model in the Aqua oak web site.  Very expensive but deals to be had, on kit etc.

Not yet committed as there are less expensive alternatives. Trouble is they do not look as good.

The "Elite" range is a possibility.  - As with so many things there appears to be rwo distinct levels,  Loads of suitable sized tanks in the cheaper range then a huge jump in price to the higher level.  The actual tanks are probably the same!

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One thing to bear in mind TF when going for a large tank is the type of flooring it will stand on. A solid floor is of course no problem but the typical wood floors needs some consideration. A 48"x15"15" complete with gravel weighs a lot. I made my stand out of hard wood and designed the base with a solid slab of wood rather than 4 typical feet, to spread the weight over a wider area. Enjoy the hobby.

What has changed though is the very nice Oak finished tank stands etc which help the tank to fit in with other furniture in the living room.

That has helped me to convince the DCOS that the idea is a good one.  The new filtration systems and heaters are better too.

Strangely enough The cost of the fish themselves do not seem to have risen compared to other things of 40 years ago.

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Some of the fish that were imported all those years ago TF can now be bred in this country making them much cheaper. I was once friendly with a shop owner who was also a catfish specialist; he often visited Brazil and returned with polystyrene containers full of fresh water fish. He even found new variations of Corydoras and had them named after him.(You may have heard of Corydoras Davidii)

Good luck with whatever you decide to keep.

I remember one of my fish then was a Hypostimus Plecostimus, it was very busy clearing up algea etc and grew to about 6 inches before I had to sell up as moving yet again!