To make a long story very short, I had a very simple cold water tank (10g, 2 goldfish, 1pleco, 1 Betta) going for over a year before I knew none of that was right. When I found out, I separated the fish, heated one tank, gave all the fish more room and thought I was doing the right thing. The warm tank looked pretty empty so I bought a few neons to add to it. They brought fungus and ick with them. My tank was crazy for a while but I treated it and it has been fine now for about a month. Water is perfect, fish are healthy. The only thing I have added are plants from a store that does not mix their fish and plants.
This tank is 12g, heated, and has 5 neon tetras, 2 amazon swords, 1 tall grassy plant (giant hair grass or something like that) and a bunch of smaller plants I don't know the name of.
I feel like 12g could handle more fish but I am worried about upsetting the balance. How long would you wait? How would you introduce new fish? What would go well with neons? I was thinking of some fancy guppies and a couple ghost shrimp and maybe some snails to help keep the rank clean. Maybe a betta?. But I am very open to suggestions.
This tank is 12g, heated, and has 5 neon tetras, 2 amazon swords, 1 tall grassy plant (giant hair grass or something like that) and a bunch of smaller plants I don't know the name of.
I feel like 12g could handle more fish but I am worried about upsetting the balance. How long would you wait? How would you introduce new fish? What would go well with neons? I was thinking of some fancy guppies and a couple ghost shrimp and maybe some snails to help keep the rank clean. Maybe a betta?. But I am very open to suggestions.
