Daven
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hello! The aim of this thread is to hopefully make sure i dont miss anything and discover some ideal ways to set up my 29 gallon (30x12x18") tank for the beautiful Bolivian Ram that i have chosen to base everything around. I will try to stick to this thread and bring it back up when i get to new points in the build. I tend to ramble and explain "too in-depth" sometimes, so feel free to skim through to the meat and potatoes of the post near the end
I am new to fishkeeping, but have been obsessing over the hobby and reasearching like crazy anything i can. Currently just finished the beginning cycle on my girlfriends tank (our first) and want to take on a slightly more in-depth tank for myself. The Bolivian Ram is my choice because i wanted something a bit more exotic than the basic community schooling fish, and it appears to be a little easier to manage than the usual chichlid and etc. The remainders in the tank i would like to be a school of 5-6 Fancy Guppies, perhaps a school of cories, and depending on stocking restraints maybe another school of smaller fish. I will be trying my hand at some lower light plants for now. Of course i will be working my way up slowly starting with some of my favoured male guppies that my girlfriend currently has in her tank, and the Ram will be added last and after i am sure the tank is established nicely and that i can keep the water perimeters where the Ram will do best.
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Now i currently sit with a freshly cleaned empty tank, and will be making a trip to the fish store when im back in town later this week to pick up what i still need to start things out. I need a larger filter than what came with, so i would ideally want one rated up to a 50-60 gallon tank? And I have read that sand would be an ideal substrate, especially if i get cories, so any suggestions on types? Ive heard pool filter sand gets used alot.
Im looking forward to making this tank the best possible habitat for those beautiful fins!
I am new to fishkeeping, but have been obsessing over the hobby and reasearching like crazy anything i can. Currently just finished the beginning cycle on my girlfriends tank (our first) and want to take on a slightly more in-depth tank for myself. The Bolivian Ram is my choice because i wanted something a bit more exotic than the basic community schooling fish, and it appears to be a little easier to manage than the usual chichlid and etc. The remainders in the tank i would like to be a school of 5-6 Fancy Guppies, perhaps a school of cories, and depending on stocking restraints maybe another school of smaller fish. I will be trying my hand at some lower light plants for now. Of course i will be working my way up slowly starting with some of my favoured male guppies that my girlfriend currently has in her tank, and the Ram will be added last and after i am sure the tank is established nicely and that i can keep the water perimeters where the Ram will do best.
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Now i currently sit with a freshly cleaned empty tank, and will be making a trip to the fish store when im back in town later this week to pick up what i still need to start things out. I need a larger filter than what came with, so i would ideally want one rated up to a 50-60 gallon tank? And I have read that sand would be an ideal substrate, especially if i get cories, so any suggestions on types? Ive heard pool filter sand gets used alot.
Im looking forward to making this tank the best possible habitat for those beautiful fins!