I recently got into freshwater fish about 6 months ago. I started with a 10 gallon tank (because it fit inside my old-school tv OH SO WELL). Guppies and neon tetras were the name of the game, and I did fairly well.
I made a move about 3 months ago, and had to transport all of my fish. 2 didn't make it, but I managed to keep my 5 neon tetras, 4 male guppies, 2 female guppies, 3 golden tetras, a butterfly loach and 2 amano shrimp!
I had to invest in a new tank due to my female guppies having baby fry. So I went with a (quite larger) 30 gallon. My 10 gallon is now nicely populated with fry (2 batches thus far), my 2 amano shrimp, my butterfly loach- and has plenty of plant life to accent it. I have never had any problems with this tank so far.
My 30 gallon has all of my adult fish in it (that I mentioned earlier) as well as 10 ghost shrimp. It is also well planted, but I am having issues with some green clouding. I've been doing 20% water changes daily and cut my lighting in half to try to counteract the clouding, but have noticed minimal effects thusfar. I don't want to add chemicals to my tank, but was wondering what this (CO2) thing is that people keep referencing on here. What does it do, how is it beneficial, and how much are we looking at spending?
Thanks in advance, and I'll try to get you pics of my setups soon!
(I just discovered this site today, so you'll have to give me some time!)
I made a move about 3 months ago, and had to transport all of my fish. 2 didn't make it, but I managed to keep my 5 neon tetras, 4 male guppies, 2 female guppies, 3 golden tetras, a butterfly loach and 2 amano shrimp!
I had to invest in a new tank due to my female guppies having baby fry. So I went with a (quite larger) 30 gallon. My 10 gallon is now nicely populated with fry (2 batches thus far), my 2 amano shrimp, my butterfly loach- and has plenty of plant life to accent it. I have never had any problems with this tank so far.
My 30 gallon has all of my adult fish in it (that I mentioned earlier) as well as 10 ghost shrimp. It is also well planted, but I am having issues with some green clouding. I've been doing 20% water changes daily and cut my lighting in half to try to counteract the clouding, but have noticed minimal effects thusfar. I don't want to add chemicals to my tank, but was wondering what this (CO2) thing is that people keep referencing on here. What does it do, how is it beneficial, and how much are we looking at spending?
Thanks in advance, and I'll try to get you pics of my setups soon!
(I just discovered this site today, so you'll have to give me some time!)