greenhat06
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2013
- Messages
- 19
Sorry guys, I have been monitoring this forum for awhile and finally decided to post. I have had my 30 gallon freshwater aquarium for about 9 months now and really have learned a lot (mostly through mistakes unfortunately, but hey, it's the best way to learn). Anyways, now that I am finally getting into this amazing hobby, I have some questions. First and foremost, I need to keep an accurate list of the species of fish I have. I have gone to pet stores and my local fish store and buy anything that appeals to my eye. Yet, nothing ever seems to stick in my mind once I put it in there and throw away the receipt. So please help identifying the pictures!
Secondly, are there any fish that "can't be in this same tank?" They all SHOULD be community fish but again, I never paid too much attention to it (although I will never buy another labeled aggressive fish, learned from that mistake as well). The reason I ask is because I recently made my first "nice purchase" of the Ram. It's gorgeous, however, I feel like it is scared in the tank. On day 1, it was chased all over by the black shark with the red tail. He? seems like the "owner" of the tank since he is the biggest, but he mostly hides in the cave along with my pleco. But since that first day, my Ram won't leave the top corner of my tank (where the airbubbler and heater are --> would that have something to do with it?). So I guess are there any obvious contradictions in my tank?
Lastly, here are my latest water profile tests (from the API Freshwater Master Kit):
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10-20
Ammonia 0
pH 7.4-7.6
(Temperature is set to 80, but don't have a thermometer/device in there to measure for sure)
Looking forward to getting to know all of you, seems like a great community!
What an addicting hobby...
Here is a link to the fish pictures (haven't figured out a way to post them directly to the site):
Flickr: greenhat06's Photostream
Secondly, are there any fish that "can't be in this same tank?" They all SHOULD be community fish but again, I never paid too much attention to it (although I will never buy another labeled aggressive fish, learned from that mistake as well). The reason I ask is because I recently made my first "nice purchase" of the Ram. It's gorgeous, however, I feel like it is scared in the tank. On day 1, it was chased all over by the black shark with the red tail. He? seems like the "owner" of the tank since he is the biggest, but he mostly hides in the cave along with my pleco. But since that first day, my Ram won't leave the top corner of my tank (where the airbubbler and heater are --> would that have something to do with it?). So I guess are there any obvious contradictions in my tank?
Lastly, here are my latest water profile tests (from the API Freshwater Master Kit):
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10-20
Ammonia 0
pH 7.4-7.6
(Temperature is set to 80, but don't have a thermometer/device in there to measure for sure)
Looking forward to getting to know all of you, seems like a great community!
What an addicting hobby...
Here is a link to the fish pictures (haven't figured out a way to post them directly to the site):
Flickr: greenhat06's Photostream