goatnad
Aquarium Advice FINatic
After having kept betta fish for a bit and getting used to the brown tannin water look I have found myself wanting a blackwater tank. I've seen many on here with natural and simple tanks that I find beautiful. I figured why not give it a go? Here is what I'm thinking...
Tank: 30g(not dead set on this but it will be at least 30g)
Co2: none
Filter: undecided as of yet
Heater: eheim jager 100\150 watt
Lights: undecided
Substrate: pea gravel and sand in some places
Plants: jungle val, narrow leaf java fern, anubias nana petite, floating plant(red root floaters or dwarf water lettuce)
Extras: local leaf litter( oak and water else I can find)
Fish: 2-4 chocolate gouramis, 6 corydoras, 6-8 marbled hatchetfish
Now on to all the questions and unknowns. First up is cedar wood. I know a lot say not to use cedar and some say hard cedar is fine but I would like to get all of your opinions on it. Do you think it would be OK to use? I love the look of cedar and think it would be beautiful for this tank. Next is fish. Are these fish OK and do you have any other mid to bottom level fish to add? Lastly for you with Blackwater's already. What were some key do's and dont's did you learn? Also do you think using local leaf litter will be OK?
So a recap on questions
Is cedar OK to use?
Is local leaf litter OK to use?
Are these fish a good combination?
What do's and dont's did you learn?
What other fish would you recommend adding?
Not asked earlier: do you have a tank in the 30-40 gallon range that you would recommend?
Tank: 30g(not dead set on this but it will be at least 30g)
Co2: none
Filter: undecided as of yet
Heater: eheim jager 100\150 watt
Lights: undecided
Substrate: pea gravel and sand in some places
Plants: jungle val, narrow leaf java fern, anubias nana petite, floating plant(red root floaters or dwarf water lettuce)
Extras: local leaf litter( oak and water else I can find)
Fish: 2-4 chocolate gouramis, 6 corydoras, 6-8 marbled hatchetfish
Now on to all the questions and unknowns. First up is cedar wood. I know a lot say not to use cedar and some say hard cedar is fine but I would like to get all of your opinions on it. Do you think it would be OK to use? I love the look of cedar and think it would be beautiful for this tank. Next is fish. Are these fish OK and do you have any other mid to bottom level fish to add? Lastly for you with Blackwater's already. What were some key do's and dont's did you learn? Also do you think using local leaf litter will be OK?
So a recap on questions
Is cedar OK to use?
Is local leaf litter OK to use?
Are these fish a good combination?
What do's and dont's did you learn?
What other fish would you recommend adding?
Not asked earlier: do you have a tank in the 30-40 gallon range that you would recommend?