patrickriley2010
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Oh. She meant she gave it away.
Ahh my bad
Oh. She meant she gave it away.
Ahh my bad
Sorry, I re-read that sentence and it was ambiguous. I did give away the common pleco and the goldfish to someone my lfs store knew had a 175 gallon tank. So they 're happily swimming away in their new home, and I have their old 20 gallon.Ahh my bad
The independent lfs that recommended against fishless cycling has rcs and other freshwater shrimp.If I were u, don't get the Mickey Mouse platy or minus the amount of tetras to 4-5. I would get neons as they get only 1" max. Most others will grow bigger than 1.5". Does ur lfs actually sell rcs?
The independent lfs that recommended against fishless cycling has rcs and other freshwater shrimp.
Today I got my 4 cory cats. Lfs says green cories, but I looked them up when I got home and they might be bronzes. Meh, I love them already. They are happily going around the driftwood and searching the sand already!
So how about I ditch the mickey platies and go for a school of tetra, about 8? I'm wary of the neons; I was looking for another small tetra species and researching online, but does anyone have any suggestions?
I believe ember tetras are very small, like less then an inch, and are a nice red colour if you're into that.The independent lfs that recommended against fishless cycling has rcs and other freshwater shrimp.
Today I got my 4 cory cats. Lfs says green cories, but I looked them up when I got home and they might be bronzes. Meh, I love them already. They are happily going around the driftwood and searching the sand already!
So how about I ditch the mickey platies and go for a school of tetra, about 8? I'm wary of the neons; I was looking for another small tetra species and researching online, but does anyone have any suggestions?
So I think I will try to find either ember or glowlight tetras and get a school of 6. I like an even number. I'm weird. Lol.
But I will wait until things settle. I will water test and see if I need to do a pwc today.
I'll keep you posted! Right now, everyone survived the night and the cats are happily scooting around. I've named them Moe, Larry, Curly, and Shemp. I don't know which is which but I liked the allusion to the antic Stooges.
Is a co2 system absolutely necessary? I have Seachem flourish excel and a bottle of co2 booster. I have dosed with flourish excel (before I put fish in, I did it full strength) and I dosed a half dose after my first pwc (when I got the guppies).
Does anyone have a diy system that they use (if one is necessary)? I will probably get a water sprite. I read that they do well in absorbing nitrate; any suggestions welcome.
I'm so happy to have found this site and you guys. New aquariums can be intimidating!
Al plants require some co2, but not a co2 system. co2 is absorbed through surface agitation and the surface of the water. co2 is taken in during photosynthesis, along with light and water. Then glucose is created (which plants use as food) and oxygen is created as a byproduct, then expelled through the leaves.
There were many other incorrect or invalid points made by others on this thread, so I would like to correct them, and add other missing information:
1. Platys need to school
2. You don't need any more guppies.
3. If you want to add tetras, then you need to remove the platys
4. Tetras NEED at least 6, 5 if you are absolutely desperate.
5. I would do:
- 4 corys
- 6 guppies
- 5 platies OR 4 platies and a centerpiece fish (such as a dwarf gourami, ram, etc.)
- and the inverts that you wanted to add
OR you could do this:
- 4 corys
- 6 guppys
- 6-8 tetras (varies by tetra) OR 6 small-medium tetras and one centerpiece fish
- and again, the inverts you wanted to add.
Trust me on all of this. It is either from my personal experience or from the experience of others.
You can't add any tetras without taking out the platys.
Went and got water sprite today, a big one! It looks great. Decided to wait on new fish, but was it hard looking at them all and not bringing anything home. I got a kH and gH testing kit. My gh is 120 and kh is 80, and I'm not sure what that all means.
Water sprite is a plant that is supposed to suck up nitrates. I planted it today. It's a tall plant so it gives some depth to the tank. I will put in fish in a week or two I guess. I need to make sure the cycle can build up to keep up.
Here's the tank (if I can make this thing upload).