Fluval Flora Build Thread

[fishfanatic]

Those chili rasboras are sweet! Could I keep 2 chili rasboras and 4 Clown Killifish in the Flora? And are chili rasboras easy to breed? (I don't know why I am so obsessed with breeding latley)

 

[mfdrookie516]

Well, the guy I'm getting these from kept his 9 in a 5.5g... I'm not familiar with the killis, but I really think 6 chillis would be a better idea.

 

[fishfanatic]

6 chili rasboras would be awesome! What is there Max size/ behavior.

 

[fishfanatic]

I read through this web page http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.php?genus=Boraras&species=brigittae&id=772 in order to learn more about those chili rasboras, I found out a few things... they need/like black water and low light aquariums. First of all I don't know what black water is and will they be ok in a high light aquarium? I am still open to other suggestions as well, as far as fish go

 

[mfdrookie516]

Well, that might be what they're originally from, but they'll do just fine in a high light tank... and blackwater is tannin stained, not something very many people actually replicate.

 

[fishfanatic]

So I found this web page http://www.franksaquarium.com/nanofish.htm and now I can't decide what kind of nano fish to get. I have my eyes on the chili rasboras, zebra rasboras, and the sparkle-eye whitecloud. Any thoughts about any of these?

 

[mfdrookie516]

Chillis are my favorites, but this is your tank. Pick what fish you prefer. You, afterall, are the one who needs to be happy with it

 

[fishfanatic]

I like the chillis as well. They are the ones I will put in there. And I will just have to get some more tanks for the other kinds . I may have already asked this but how many chilli rasboras can I put in the 7.9 gallon tank?

 

[mfdrookie516]

Yeah, you already asked But, 6-8 is what I'd recommend. A nice little school of them.

 

[fishfanatic]

Yeah, you already asked But, 6-8 is what I'd recommend. A nice little school of them.

How many should I add right after I put the old filter media in the new tank?

 

[mfdrookie516]

I would add them all at once. With such a small bioload, those should be fine. Then in a couple weeks, you could add the killis in.

 

[fishfanatic]

I would add them all at once. With such a small bioload, those should be fine. Then in a couple weeks, you could add the killis in.

Wow! I thought all I could put in the tank is 8 chilli rasboras, I can put clown killifish in there as well . That just made my day . How many clown killifish could I add?

 

[mfdrookie516]

I know nothing about them. Looking at the pictures and information online, I dont see why you could do 2 of them.

 

[fishfanatic]

I know nothing about them. Looking at the pictures and information online, I dont see why you could do 2 of them.

Cool! Well I am headed to go see the new pirates of the carribean thanks for your help! And I hope I get some of the stuff in the mail today.

 

[fishfanatic]

Nothing came today . I am so obsessive compulsive lol. I am looking for a plant that grows in little mounds (like the phoenix moss) but I want it to grow faster. I think some of those moss balls would be cool but I had a bad experience with them (a tun of algae grew off it and consumed my tank) did I do something wrong with them or is that what they do? And would pellia be a good choice?

 

[mfdrookie516]

moss balls are algae!

 

[fishfanatic]

moss balls are algae!

I knew that.... but I thought that the ball would just get bigger and bigger not send out little strings of algae everywhere. I am not going to buy one again. Okey I am goin to ask this question: in your opinion what plants/hard scape would you do if you had an empty fluval Flora? (I know your first response will be "it is up to you" but I want your opinion)

 

[mfdrookie516]

Well, obviously, as you said, your preference... YOU are the one who needs to enjoy it... But, I think that dwarf baby tears up front, blyxa japonica in the back, and some dwarf hairgrass spread around would look fantastic.

 

[fishfanatic]

Well, obviously, as you said, your preference... YOU are the one who needs to enjoy it... But, I think that dwarf baby tears up front, blyxa japonica in the back, and some dwarf hairgrass spread around would look fantastic.

You have good taste, I was thinking about doing something like that. I only wanted to add a small prtion of Phoenix moss (I will have to start an add in the classifieds to find some)

 

[fishfanatic]

I found another fish I like.... http://www.azgardens.com/p-1102-gertrudes-blue-eye-dwarf-rainbowfish.aspx how about this stocking list for the fluval Flora: 6 chilli rasboras, and a pair of the fish I linked?