Mippymuppett
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2015
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- 13
Hi All,
So being new to the world of fish I thought to myself what a wonderful inexpensive hobby. Ummm....so far that has not proved to be true. I never would have thought so much time and effort would go just into the planning before I even buy the substrate or plants let alone the fish!!!
After much thought and consideration I have decided to develop a South American Community planted tank. Being as I am new, I would welcome constructive feedback as to whether or not I am on the right track. I chose to go with a particular region so that my lovely fishes would be more likely to feel at home and thrive...you know right ph, temps, decor.
I love colorful fish. Do you have any ideas on others you might add???
No worries, I will cycle responsibly and add fish as I go along and will not buy all the fish I am listing at once but gradually over time. This is just a rough plan.
Onto the fish and plants:
Fish
2 German Blue Rams (males, females, a pair???)
2 Yellow Dwarf Cichlids (males, females, a pair???)
6 Silver or Marble Hatchetfish
10 Phantom Black Tetras
10 Cardinal Tetras (Maybe...maybe not if the tank is getting too crowded)
10 Fancy Guppies
5 Otocinculus Catfish or 6 Three Lined Corys (thoughts on which? I want them to be cleaners of algae and left over food if possible)
Also, I already have these
2 Black Mollies
2 Silver Sailfin Mollies
2 Creamsicle Mollies
1 Swordtail
Can I add the Mollies to the mix? I know sometimes they live in brackish water but I would prefer to have only 1 large tank at this time.
Plants - Thoughts on where I can find these??? None of my LFS have these? Can I order online?
Java Moss
Brazilian Pennywort
Creeping Red Ludwigia
Black Amazon Sword
***Rocks, Caves, Small polished natural gravel
Thank you very much in advance for all your feedback.
Kind Regards,
Amy
So being new to the world of fish I thought to myself what a wonderful inexpensive hobby. Ummm....so far that has not proved to be true. I never would have thought so much time and effort would go just into the planning before I even buy the substrate or plants let alone the fish!!!
After much thought and consideration I have decided to develop a South American Community planted tank. Being as I am new, I would welcome constructive feedback as to whether or not I am on the right track. I chose to go with a particular region so that my lovely fishes would be more likely to feel at home and thrive...you know right ph, temps, decor.
I love colorful fish. Do you have any ideas on others you might add???
No worries, I will cycle responsibly and add fish as I go along and will not buy all the fish I am listing at once but gradually over time. This is just a rough plan.
Onto the fish and plants:
Fish
2 German Blue Rams (males, females, a pair???)
2 Yellow Dwarf Cichlids (males, females, a pair???)
6 Silver or Marble Hatchetfish
10 Phantom Black Tetras
10 Cardinal Tetras (Maybe...maybe not if the tank is getting too crowded)
10 Fancy Guppies
5 Otocinculus Catfish or 6 Three Lined Corys (thoughts on which? I want them to be cleaners of algae and left over food if possible)
Also, I already have these
2 Black Mollies
2 Silver Sailfin Mollies
2 Creamsicle Mollies
1 Swordtail
Can I add the Mollies to the mix? I know sometimes they live in brackish water but I would prefer to have only 1 large tank at this time.
Plants - Thoughts on where I can find these??? None of my LFS have these? Can I order online?
Java Moss
Brazilian Pennywort
Creeping Red Ludwigia
Black Amazon Sword
***Rocks, Caves, Small polished natural gravel
Thank you very much in advance for all your feedback.
Kind Regards,
Amy