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This won't be very aeshtetically pleasing but I think it would work really good. You get one of those plastic kiddie pools like from wal-mart or a like store if your in another continent and you silicone a 5 gallon bucket to the middle now you have a circle. Then you get 3 or 4 powerheads and you place them so they go around the circle and You have a good river setup thats cheap to boot.

sound like a great idea, What were you looking to keep in it??

Not sure actually any suggestions?

Hillstream Loaches?

thought about those how about farlowellas? I'm confused some sources I've read say they like slow moving water and others say fast flowing water?

Its gonna be pretty big and you wont really be able to see small fish, So why not try something a little bigger. Maybe the devil cat I think the scientinfic name is bagarius bagarius. I remember reading that they like cool swift waters. Im not sure of any other species im sure someone will have the perfect idea for it though. good luck. And if you actualy put the plan into action some pictures would be awesome.

Well it shouldn't cost too much so I think I'll probably put the plan into action as you said zach thanks for all the suggestions. Anyone else want to help me out with ideas of what to put in it?

Oh forgot to add they don't neccesarily have to be catfish species even though I know this is a catfish forum.

haha...good idea

How many gallons are these things?How large in diameter are these pools?I'm thinking Synodontis would be cool if the pool is really huge.

They are deffinately big enough for synodontis. They are probably five feet across and two feat deep. But i thik you can get different sizes.

Yeah but aren't most synodontis from slow moving rivers and lakes? I'm not really big on the africans so I'm not sure.

Well, there are fast-water synos like <i>S. decorus</i>. Are you into fast-water cyprinids? They are really cool fish if you can get hold of them. They are great jumpers, though.

thanks silurus are syno. eupterus fastwater? also what are some examples of fast water cyprinids are you talking about things like zebra danios?

Nope, not eupterus. The fast-water synos generally have slim bodies (things like ornatipinnis).
No, the cyprinids I was thinking about are medium-sized to large ones like <i>Tor</i>, <i>Neolissochilus</i> and African bariliines.

I've never heard of those cyprinids. thanks anyways though any other suggestions anyone? I think I'm going to put my two farlowellas in it unless I put some synos in. It's going to be a big tank I think it will be at least one hundred gallons.

WhipTail Cat's ?

OOh good idea oh what about bulldog plecos those are fast water fish. I need some topwater fish now and some more catfish would be fine too also if you guys can think of something else I like more I could put them in instead if it needed to be kept as a species tank.

I actually think farlowellas are slow water fish. Don't quote me on that though...

I actually think farlowellas are slow water fish. Don't quote me on that though...

Can anyone clarify this?