any red flags im over looking? new to all of this.

[ratsinmyfreezer]

15g aprox. "8 deep
with "16x1" floating island
Ph 6.5
2 carbon filters
2 live plants
2 live plants on the island
"24 plant light
1 stick on reptile heater/temp controle (reused from old snake setup.)
*******
3 juv. leopard frogs
2 coreys resupa something
2 long tail tetras
2 guppys
1 common ((sucker fish guy) the name escapes me at the moment,.I know, I know, they get like 2", when it comes to that ill just build another aqu.

 

[flitabout]

Well the one thing I do know is fish and reptile stuff isn't usually interchangable once you use it on a reptile you shouldn't use it on fish. It also sounds a bit over stocked

 

[Lt.]

Tetra require schools of at least 4, though 6 is better as happy minimum. Coreys need groups (shoals) of 4 to be happy as well. I don't know about the frogs, and I wouldn't use anything from a reptile tank in a fish tank if its been around reptiles.

Now, for the elephant in the post, the Plecostimous (yes, I know, I butchered the spelling), NO! Plain and simple, there is no pleco that can go in a tank that small for any length of time. The smallest plecos still need a 30+ gallon tank. By putting that common pleco in there, and saying you'll get another tank, that new tank better be a 125+ gallon to be able to take that fish full grown. His growth will be stunted if he stays in the little tank too long, like more than a couple months.

 

[ratsinmyfreezer]

Well the one thing I do know is fish and reptile stuff isn't usually interchangable once you use it on a reptile you shouldn't use it on fish. It also sounds a bit over stocked

The heater is on the outside, no water contact.

 

[Lt.]

Oh, well then that's fine.

 

[Lt.]

Oh.No. I, I sound like a fish snob! I'm sorry if I come off rude.

 

[ratsinmyfreezer]

LT. No no you didn't. I would have thought the same thing. Guess I shoulda been more elaborate.


It is a 30gt just only half full. And for the pleco as far as I read up there bottom feeders. And for the depth of the water really shouldn't matter. Just the floor space. Correct me if I'm wrong please.

 

[ratsinmyfreezer]

Just used aqadvisor. Not sure how Accurate it is but taking out a pleco and adding three more tetras and corys my stock is at 52%.
Filtrarion is at 654% can you have too much filtration?

 

[Lt.]

No, no such thing as too much filtration, the more the merrier. And without the pleco, have a school of 6 tetra shoal of 4 + Cory, and if you want an algae eater, some otos. They shoal similarly to cories as far as I know. Besides, pleco are very very messy anyways. And I've never heard about Plecos not needing a decent depth of water? All the plecos I've had in the past (only a few, but still) would go all over the bottom, and sides, and plants and ornamentation for algae. They are primarily algae eaters.

And thanks, sounding like a fish snob is something I try hard not to do. As I was turned off by this forum for a while cuz of a fish snob, and a similar experience on a boating forum from a rich uppity sailor. So, yeah, I'm just a blunt person, I say it how it is, I won't sugar coat things.

 

[ratsinmyfreezer]

Finaly got some decent pics. Think ill use my gopro tonight