Hey everyone, im new to the site and have enjoyed reading through the forums. Aquariums have been a hobby for me for a long time. Right now i only have a 29 gallon up, just don't have enough money to put my 20 gallon and 10 gallon together. I have a few questions and i hope u guys can help. Does anyone here actually build there own tanks and if so is it easy and that much cheaper then buying one? I use sand, can someone give me a few real plants that grow in sand? Last one like i said above i have a 29 gallon tank with only one fish in it, the reason for this is that it has eaten everything i have put in there. The problem i am having is i have know clue what kind of fish it is. Iv talked to the people at the store i bought it and they told me it was a wood catfish aka killer catfish but i cant find it anywhere online. im going to post a pic of it can someone tell me what is is? Its a really cool fish, it goes stripes to spots its awesome.

The fish looks like some sort of cat fish. For building your own aquarium should not be that hard. It all depends on the size of aquarium you want to build. I would just spend the money and buy a new one.

Lcj, this might be a silly question, but have you checked craigslist for any used tanks? There are usually tons of good deals on big tanks on there, unless you live in the middle of no where.

No prob. Btw your fish is really bugging me, lol. It reminds me of the wolf fish I had many a year ago, but I cant find any pics on google other then the atrociously ugly ones that live in the wild. If I find anything I'll be sure to let you know.

all plants will grow in sand.

Thanks Heidi, i wish i had a real camera not my cell phone so i can take a better picture. He looks really cool when he changes to spots. Stingrays and Natalie thanks for the plant advice, and Nat thanks for the catfish site, i really want to figure what this fish is.