My New Tank

[Homedog98]

Nope. 29 would be fine for one. But there would be too much aggression if you had a pair. And without the angel, I'd call your pleco the centerpiece fish.

 

[Bettababe1011]

Yeah. It's the only one with a name so far. The guppies might be able to be told apart with patterns an colors, but not sure about the others. The bristlenose is definitely one of the coolest, but I like the pandas too.

With the seed material my cycle is going very quickly. I think it's almost done. I was very surprised with it's swiftness.

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[Homedog98]

That's awesome!

 

[Bettababe1011]

Yeah. At the beginning of next week, maybe middle, I should be able to put the first few fish in. I was expecting this to take much longer.

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[Homedog98]

Cool! What are you putting in first?

 

[Bettababe1011]

I was thinking the bristlenose. Or should I put the danios in first?

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[Homedog98]

Danios first, wait two weeks, then bristlenose. Two weeks, cories, two weeks, guppies. Then two weeks, (angels?)

 

[Joyler]

What are you using to cycle? I can't remember

 

[Bettababe1011]

No angels, but thanks. Okay, that sounds like a good plan. I'll be sure to update when I get the danios.

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[Bettababe1011]

What are you using to cycle? I can't remember

Fish food flakes. And also I seeded it with some gravel.

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[Joyler]

Call me stupid...but what do you mean by seeded? *duh*

 

[Bettababe1011]

Put some gravel from an established tank and put it in a pantyhose toe. Then I hung it in the tank. It introduces good bacteria much faster.

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[daileene]

+1 with bettababe

 

[Bettababe1011]

+1 with bettababe

It's only been a week since I started my cycle, and after seeding it, it's almost done. It's so awesome!!

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[daileene]

wish I had those too...waiting for almost a month or more is sooo boring...LOL

 

[Joyler]

Pantyhose... *snicker* good times!

 

[Bettababe1011]

Lol, yup, I butchered the pantyhose.

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[daileene]

LOL I butchered my pantyhose to act as like a mesh for my java moss and covered it in a decorative rock. So far it is working. LOL.

 

[Joyler]

LOL I butchered my pantyhose to act as like a mesh for my java moss and covered it in a decorative rock. So far it is working. LOL.

How do you like java moss?

 

[daileene]

I actually like them (unfortunately this is where all the snails came from). They are actually sprouting new shoots outside the pantyhose that I meshed them in. So it is getting there...Some of them I left it uncovered but tied with a sewing thread around the decorative rock, and they are also sprouting...so I guess they are healthy. I don't know how to make them a carpet though. I have to experiment on that one.