shayfish
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I need some input!
Nitrate levels are dropping off in my 55 gal's fishless cycle so I am starting to think seriously about fishies for it. Here's the info:
55 gallon, planted (low-med light no co2)
substrate: flourite/gravel mix
filter: xp3
temp: 78ish
ph: 7.6ish
When my cycle is done there are a few donations I am getting from someone I know who has had enough of his tank. Includes:
1 ghost shrimp
2 danios
3 tetras (don't know what kind, they are the same size as the danios)
1 mystery plant (I'll post a pic when I get it for an ID!!)
I like the look of lots of little fish with a couple of larger ones. I would like to have a couple of schools. Here is what I would like...
1 or 2 schools of tetras (black skirts and bleeding hearts or something)
1 school of tiger barbs
2 african dwarf frogs
1 mystery snail (maybe... still not sure if I want to feed my pretty plants to a snail)
1 pleco, probably BN
I want 1 or 2 bigger fish, like rainbow sharks or something but I don't know about compatibility with others in a community.
I like panda corys and various gouramis.
So... if any of this looks like a terrible idea, please let me know. And, any suggestions for my list are GREATLY appreciated!! I have never planned a tank of this size so I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing!
Nitrate levels are dropping off in my 55 gal's fishless cycle so I am starting to think seriously about fishies for it. Here's the info:
55 gallon, planted (low-med light no co2)
substrate: flourite/gravel mix
filter: xp3
temp: 78ish
ph: 7.6ish
When my cycle is done there are a few donations I am getting from someone I know who has had enough of his tank. Includes:
1 ghost shrimp
2 danios
3 tetras (don't know what kind, they are the same size as the danios)
1 mystery plant (I'll post a pic when I get it for an ID!!)
I like the look of lots of little fish with a couple of larger ones. I would like to have a couple of schools. Here is what I would like...
1 or 2 schools of tetras (black skirts and bleeding hearts or something)
1 school of tiger barbs
2 african dwarf frogs
1 mystery snail (maybe... still not sure if I want to feed my pretty plants to a snail)
1 pleco, probably BN
I want 1 or 2 bigger fish, like rainbow sharks or something but I don't know about compatibility with others in a community.
I like panda corys and various gouramis.
So... if any of this looks like a terrible idea, please let me know. And, any suggestions for my list are GREATLY appreciated!! I have never planned a tank of this size so I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing!