55 gallon Journal

[Aquarium1]

My Dad found a crawdad and put it in there. It's red and looks cool. Ive kept 1 b4.

 

[HN1]

So much for fish then.

 

[RazorbacksFan]

My Dad found a crawdad and put it in there. It's red and looks cool. Ive kept 1 b4.

Do you plan on keeping it in the long run? I would be cautious with my fish selections with them in the tank. I would not recommend cycling it with any inhabitants.

 

[Aquarium1]

Do you plan on keeping it in the long run? I would be cautious with my fish selections with them in the tank. I would not recommend cycling it with any inhabitants.

I know. I felt bad about it so I set him/her free in my pond. He wanted to b free and I didn't want to ammonia poison him/her. Anyway, I put in some gravel (in a net) to help seed along with a just recently used filter cartridge and a sponge I had left in an established tank for a month.

Here's a picture of him/her I managed to take.

 

[Aquarium1]

Day 2

This is just a short update. Temperature has dropped to 77F. Water is still cloudy. It is either because
A. Substrate wasn't washed enough (most likely) or
B. Bacteria Bloom (not very likely)
I added a few decorative stones. I also put some more food in the tank, I used a combination of Flakes and Shrimp Pellets. I might be getting a background this afternoon so if I do I'll post an updated picture.

 

[Aquarium1]

Update

I rearranged some things and added a background. What do you think?

BTW, the net is holding the seeding material.

 

[thominil]

Looks pretty good to me. By the way, update your "My Tanks" section and your signature.

 

[Aquarium1]

Looks pretty good to me. By the way, update your "My Tanks" section and your signature.

Thanks, I fixed it.

 

[thominil]

No problem.

 

[Aquarium1]

What are some plants that will be good for this low light set up? I have some Java ferns that I'm going to add 2nite. What else? Also what could I do with my leftover PFS? I probably hav 10 pounds left.

 

[thominil]

Anubias nana and java moss are the only ones I can think of. 10 gallon tanks are pretty cheap....you could start a 10g heavily planted shrimp tank.

 

[Aquarium1]

Anubias nana and java moss are the only ones I can think of. 10 gallon tanks are pretty cheap....you could start a 10g heavily planted shrimp tank.

Thank you. I'll probably get some anubias sometime. Our LFS doesn't have many plants but I might b able to request it. They can't be buried in sand can they?
I would do a 10 g, but I'm out of room so I can't put it anywhere but maybe sometime. How many shrimp could be in a 10 gal and what species would be best?

 

[thominil]

The rhizome (spelling?) can't be but the roots can. I would attatch it to that driftwood you have.

 

[Aquarium1]

The rhizome (spelling?) can't be but the roots can. I would attatch it to that driftwood you have.

k any suggestions for the tank. I would just like some advice to make sure I'm doing everything right is all.

 

[Aquarium1]

Stocking

Here is my stocking list for after it cycles in order of introduction. If one should come before another please tell me.

8 Pearl Danios (introduced in groups of 4)
8 Rummynose Tetras (introduced in groups of 4)
1 Male Swordtail, 3 females
8 corydoras (introduced in groups of 4)
2 Pearl gouramis
2 angelfish

The reason for 8 danios is to minimize nipping.

 

[thominil]

Sounds good to me, but I could be wrong.

 

[Aquarium1]

Kuhlis

Could I squeeze Kuhli loaches into that list? Just wondering, my mom and I really like them.

 

[thominil]

Not sure on that. I haven't looked into freshy fish since back in december before I started looking into sw.

 

[Aquarium1]

Not sure on that. I haven't looked into freshy fish since back in december before I started looking into sw.

That's okay I'm chatting about it. Ill keep you all posted.

 

[Aquarium1]

New Stocking

8 Pearl Danios (introduced in groups of 4)
8 Rummynose Tetras (introduced in groups of 4)
1 Male Swordtail, 3 females
8 corydoras (introduced in groups of 4)
2 Pearl gouramis
2 angelfish
6 khuli loaches