i want to buy a 50 gallon tank (maybe a stand also) and stock it with marine fish, sand, and live rock. how much do you think this would cost? also, would silver dollars and angelfish be peacefull with a rather large pleco? (algae eater)
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first off, marine fish are saltwater, and the pleco and angels are freshwater, the price can range from 200-600
I would imagine it would be pretty pricey depending on where you buy the tank, including all the accessories, fish ,sand, filter, heater, stand, live rock etc. and I would guess around $300-$500 big ones. If your looking for a deal visit craigslist.com and search for aquariums around your area but make sure you inspect the tank for cracks.
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If your doing live rock, you can easily spend $500 on the rock alone. The tank itself is another hundred. Everything else depends on the quality you want. You can spend $150 on a canister filter or $50 on a bio wheel. The fish can cost a few dollars to a few hunderd.
I'd have to say expect to spend closer to $1000, and you may even go over a bit.
On the cheap side, I'd say the tank and stand will run a minimum of 200.-250.00(brand new). And, that's not including filters, heaters, etc. The price of marine fish, that just depends on what you decide to get. I've seen them priced anywhere from 10.00-100.00. Live rock, again depends on where you live. I would say to start up a salt water tank, will run you an additional 200.-300.00 on top of the tank and stand, and that's probably a minimum figure.
Silver dollars and angels should get along ok with a pleco.
The marine tank would cost around $600 dollars.
silver dollars, angelfish and plecos are fresh water not marine animals, and if your putting them in a different tank and the tank if big enough yea they can be peaceful but if the tank is small the angels may fight the silver dollars, and sometimes plecos get very very aggressive and cal kill you fish.
I didn't know angelfish, plecos, or silver dollars are marine fish. I don't think they are. Angelfish will die in saltwater... they are freshwater fish, and you can't have live rock (for saltwater tanks) in a freshwater tank. If you meant freshwater, it'd cost about 300-500$. If you plan on making it saltwater. VERY expensive. I've never had one, but I'd assume a few thousand dollars. Especially if you have coral, you need special lights.
i have a 29 gallon tank and so far it has cost me about $500 just to get it started.
