Recent content by tribalturtle

So actually I don't have a tank at this point. I'm just curious about how to start such a tank... Can you rank certain fish species by aggressiveness for me?

Hey friends, Just wondering how to go about stocking a semi-aggressive/aggressive tank. I'm in the process of finishing up the stocking of my community tank and of course am starting to get hooked on this hobby. Now I'm starting to wonder how to build a semi-aggressive tank to get other kinds...

Oh I didn't see the comment about dwarf cichlids at first... I was using the website calculator for stocking and was checking cichlids for my rank and it alerted me that they might eat all my other stock...would the dwarf cichlids be safe then?

Thanks for all the comments! I have 6 neon tetras with 3 glo tetras and 5 cory cats. I'm looking to fill out my stock. Will definitely get 1 or 2 ghost shrimp. Any advice or comments r appreciated. My LFS had some nice orange sailfin mollies which is why I was thinking in that direction...

Hi everyone, Just wondering if people have comments about stocking mollies with tetras and cory cats? I've been reading that mollies do better with brackish water and was wondering whether they'd be ok in a completely freshwater tank? Also, was wondering if adding salt would adversely affect...

Happy Easter everyone! Thanks for all the responses. So today, here are my numbers: pH 7.6/ammonia 0 to 0.25/nitrite .25-.5/nitrate 40 I think I was overzealous reading yesterday's nitrates. I thought it could have been 2.0 but I tend to get over anxious and likely overcompensated by calling...

Same numbers again. It's officially day #14 of my cycle. PH 7.6/ammonia 0/nitrite 5/nitrate 40 Still waiting...

Okay March 29th numbers: pH 7.6/ammonia 0/nitrite 5/nitrate 40 May do a PWC tomorrow depending on the numbers. Starting to think about stocking needs for my 29g tank. Any suggestions? Thing about some cories for the bottom and some ghost shrimp too. Then I'll see what else I can get.

Thanks do much for your input! Much appreciated...

Thanks for the responses! So my pH has consistently been at 7.6 with every check so far (just didn't post it). What's my response if it drops? It seems like people are really against pH up or down agents. Also, the original shrimp I dropped in the tank is still in there...shouldn't that...

Oops - the pic didn't attach correctly the first time. Hope this works.

Here are some pics of our cycling tank! We just added rocks from the local creek and have some artificial plants (I wasn't ready to commit to learning about plants yet!)

Ok - I'm now back from my travels and kind of glad that I started the cycle before I left! Here are numbers from when I was gone (checked by my wife) and when I returned on 3/27. March 23: Ammonia .5/Nitrite 0.25/Nitrate 10 ppm March 25: Ammonia .5/Nitrite 0.50/Nitrate 20 ppm March 27: Ammonia...

Ok officially it's day 5 of the cycle. Here are the numbers: Ammonia: 1 ppm Nitrite: 0.25 ppm Nitrate: between 0 and 5 ppm I leave now but have the wife is up on how to test and will check at least twice in the next week and email me the numbers. I was wondering if the seeding material was...

So I tested my tap water and retested the aquarium today. Aquarium: Ammonia 1/Nitrite 0/Nitrate 0 Tap Water: Nitrate 0 I think I was just overzealous reading the levels from the aquarium the other day. I can see why people use the pure ammonia source. I'm tempted to toss another shrimp in...