First planted: My 75g Journey

[MatthewsDyer]

Oh sorry!!


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[Fresh2o]

2 or 3 ppm is fine. Test daily.


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[ImACoolguy]

And my order of Dwarf Water Lettuce came in. LFS around here doesn't sell floating plants :/ but I can't wait to see how big they get.


Caleb

Might have a slight obsession with my fish

 

[ImACoolguy]

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328790

Here's the link to the other thread if you want to know all the details of my chaos.


Caleb

Might have a slight obsession with my fish

 

[ImACoolguy]

Started a new thread.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328916

Reconsidering since most of my fish have been wiped out. Gives me a chance to step back and think of my options. I always liked the colors and personality of cichlids but was scared to try them.


Caleb

Might have a slight obsession with my fish

 

[ImACoolguy]

Okay so decided against the Oscar. Tank maintenance vs time management plus water bill from my mom for all the water changes SOOOOOO....

Okay so after some YouTube videos and reading I've sided more on the Peacocks/HAPS side rather than Mbuna's. I'm one of those that wants to come home from work and see my beautiful fish rather than search for them in holes.

Heres a list of ones I've taken Interest in just from photos. I'll do more research on sizes tommorow. Any comments or compatibility problems let me know but as far as I've seen Haps and peacocks work well together.

Peacocks

Flavescent Peacock

FireFish Peacock

Lemon Jake Peacock

Sunshine Peacock

Eureka Red Jake


HAPS

Blue dolphin(prob not b/c of size)

Black Fin Lethrinops

Insignus

Lethrinops Intermedius

Livingstoneii

Super Red Empress

Ivory Mloto

Like I said I'll gets sizes tommorow and narrow down how many I can fit in my tank while still having suitable filtration and tank space.



Caleb


Caleb

Might have a slight obsession with my fish

 

[ImACoolguy]

Added some large rocks and water has cleared up loads


Caleb

Might have a slight obsession with my fish

 

[ImACoolguy]

Added about 18-19 pounds of sand. Gets crushed coral soon to balance the pH.


Caleb

Might have a slight obsession with my fish

 

[ImACoolguy]

Attempting to move tank. I had to do my big water change for the cycling process any way.


Caleb

~10g tiger barbs
~45g ick problems/loach and 5 tetras left.
~75g going to be African cichlids

 

[ImACoolguy]

It's been moved :3


Caleb

~10g tiger barbs
~45g ick problems/loach and 5 tetras left.
~75g going to be African cichlids

 

[ImACoolguy]

GUYS GUYS GUYS I GOT THE BLUE


Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 20ppm

IM CYCLED!!!


Caleb

~10g tiger barbs
~45g ick problems/loach and 5 tetras left.
~75g going to be African cichlids

 

[DaleV87]

Great thread. Following and your doing a great job.


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[ImACoolguy]

Great thread. Following and your doing a great job.


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Thanks


Caleb

~10g tiger barbs
~45g ick is fixed!
~75g new community tank.

 

[ImACoolguy]

Current stock:
1 dojo loach taken from my 45g

Want to add:
1 more dojo loach to give him a buddy. Will my larger one bully a new one?
1 angelfish
1 pearl or opaline gourami
5 Boesemans Rainbowfish
5 cherry barbs

That's it so far. I still got some room left.


If you saw my other thread, I was having a really hard time deciding whether to still get cichlids after seeing my plants grow and flourish. I finally decided i didn't want to take the chance of cichlids tearing them up and went against them for the safety of my plants and spending a good amount on a light to grow plants.

Caleb

~10g tiger barbs
~45g ick is fixed!
~75g new community tank.

 

[Brookster123]

I'd double that stock

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[ImACoolguy]

I'd double that stock

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I really love the Rainbowfish but they are so expensive because it's hard to find them around here ? they run anywhere from $7-$10 each.


Caleb

~10g tiger barbs
~45g ick is fixed!
~75g new community tank.

 

[ImACoolguy]

I've also heard of angels pairing up to be bullies.

And 2 gourami's isn't a good idea unless breeding from what I have read.

EDIT: I also was looking at a pair of keyhole Cichlids. I read in another thread they are usually okay with plants and are good for community aquariums.

Any other fish suggestions Brook?


Caleb

~10g tiger barbs
~45g ick is fixed!
~75g new community tank.

 

[ImACoolguy]

My lone dojo loach. He really is loving all the swimming space and the rocks for him to explore. Likes to plants too I saw him nibble on one.


Caleb

~10g tiger barbs
~45g ick is fixed!
~75g new community tank.

 

[ImACoolguy]

Sorry for the large amount of quick posts I have to go to work in a minute.


I want to do a black background and never really considered them until recently because I got all these lines on the back of the tank from co2, filters, heaters, cords. I won't want to see them because this is my display tank.

What would be the best way to come about a black background? I was thinking fabric and tape it with clear shipping tape (not the neatest but simple) at the top and maybe on the bottom.


Caleb

~10g tiger barbs
~45g ick is fixed!
~75g new community tank.

 

[ImACoolguy]

Finally got some decent pics!




They are all loving their new home. Barbs were added last night and 1 is hiding in a rock. Figure it's just taking time for him/her to adjust. Rest swim around very lively


Caleb

~10g tiger barbs
~45g ick is fixed!
~75g new community tank.