ok....so, many of you have helped me get to this point, successfully, so I'll keep picking the brains of those that know better than me (or is it "I").....anyway, I have set up my tank, added some plants (pics to follow shortly), cycled the tank, added a few oto's for that inevitabel algae that seems to follow the plants everywhere.....and now (drumroll please)....I'm finally ready to add fish.
I've done some research and have decided what fish I want:
72 u.s. gallon bowfront
6 Panda cories
6 Otos (already in)
12 Harlequin Rasboras
12 Cardinals
6 Zebra Danio
6 Turquoise Danio (aka Pear or Blue)
6 Cherry barbs
2 SAE's (got some nasty hair algae i inherited with my Java ferns...)
So, I guess my question is two sided.....
1) most of these fish will eat bloodworms, however, in my research some state frozen and some state freeze dried.....are they interchangeable?????
2) are these too many fish for my tank???? Again, it is moderatley planted and I'm running a Filstar XP3 (rated for 350gph)
The tank has been up and running for about 2 weeks now. Most of my plants have some algae on them already, and I also noticed some growing on the back glass so the oto's will at least have a bit to eat.
As for the fish.....I listed them in order of addition to the tank (except for the oto's and cories). I knew that I cant add all the fish at once and was going to do one species at a time. I figured that since they were all small fish, I could get away with the larger numbers in the final population. The cardinals stay pretty small, the otos and cories stay "out of the way" and the rest dont get to be more than 1.5 inches or so. Also, my filter is rated for 175 us gallons...so I figured that could handle a bit more bioload. Then of course, you got the plants, which help also.
it might seem like I know what I'm talking about, but I'm really just regurgitating what I've been reading for the last few weeks. I dont want to do things because I "think" I know what I'm doing, but would rather take my info and look for confirmation or rejection....
ok....questions, comments???
I've done some research and have decided what fish I want:
72 u.s. gallon bowfront
6 Panda cories
6 Otos (already in)
12 Harlequin Rasboras
12 Cardinals
6 Zebra Danio
6 Turquoise Danio (aka Pear or Blue)
6 Cherry barbs
2 SAE's (got some nasty hair algae i inherited with my Java ferns...)
So, I guess my question is two sided.....
1) most of these fish will eat bloodworms, however, in my research some state frozen and some state freeze dried.....are they interchangeable?????
2) are these too many fish for my tank???? Again, it is moderatley planted and I'm running a Filstar XP3 (rated for 350gph)
The tank has been up and running for about 2 weeks now. Most of my plants have some algae on them already, and I also noticed some growing on the back glass so the oto's will at least have a bit to eat.
As for the fish.....I listed them in order of addition to the tank (except for the oto's and cories). I knew that I cant add all the fish at once and was going to do one species at a time. I figured that since they were all small fish, I could get away with the larger numbers in the final population. The cardinals stay pretty small, the otos and cories stay "out of the way" and the rest dont get to be more than 1.5 inches or so. Also, my filter is rated for 175 us gallons...so I figured that could handle a bit more bioload. Then of course, you got the plants, which help also.
it might seem like I know what I'm talking about, but I'm really just regurgitating what I've been reading for the last few weeks. I dont want to do things because I "think" I know what I'm doing, but would rather take my info and look for confirmation or rejection....
ok....questions, comments???