Mayhariu
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello there,
I recently bought a 6 Gal Fluval Edge Aquarium and it has been running for just two days now. I am looking to buy two African Dwarf Frogs as well as one or two Crystal Red Shrimps. However, I have a few questions:
1. Will these two inhabitants get along? I hear African Dwarfs should be with Community fish but then again, I hear they are great neighbors to Betta fish.
2. Yes, I have done my research on these Frogs but I was silly and went ahead and bought two fake plants for my tank. One of which, isn't very soft. I hear that all fake plants should be soft to prevent injury to the frog's delicate legs and porous skin. I am going to head to Big Al's (a fish store) in a few days to see if I can pick up a small soft plant (probably fake) any suggestions?
3. I have one real plant (Dwarf Grass) in the tank and am looking to get another plant that wont grow out of hand.
4. I would also like to get a Plecto, however, they tend to be quite big. I would like one that is a pretty good algae eater but on the small side.
5. My tank is currently sitting around 81F at the moment and I find that temperature just a bit over where it should be and that is with the light bulbs off. Is this caused by the new bio changes going on in the tank or is there something I can do to regulate the temperature(cool it down)?
I believe that's all the questions I have right now. I'm sorry for the long post but at least I'm pretty punctual :P
Here is a photo of my current tank set-up: Suggest away any changes to the layout.
http://restless-rawr.net/fishtank.jpg
I recently bought a 6 Gal Fluval Edge Aquarium and it has been running for just two days now. I am looking to buy two African Dwarf Frogs as well as one or two Crystal Red Shrimps. However, I have a few questions:
1. Will these two inhabitants get along? I hear African Dwarfs should be with Community fish but then again, I hear they are great neighbors to Betta fish.
2. Yes, I have done my research on these Frogs but I was silly and went ahead and bought two fake plants for my tank. One of which, isn't very soft. I hear that all fake plants should be soft to prevent injury to the frog's delicate legs and porous skin. I am going to head to Big Al's (a fish store) in a few days to see if I can pick up a small soft plant (probably fake) any suggestions?
3. I have one real plant (Dwarf Grass) in the tank and am looking to get another plant that wont grow out of hand.
4. I would also like to get a Plecto, however, they tend to be quite big. I would like one that is a pretty good algae eater but on the small side.
5. My tank is currently sitting around 81F at the moment and I find that temperature just a bit over where it should be and that is with the light bulbs off. Is this caused by the new bio changes going on in the tank or is there something I can do to regulate the temperature(cool it down)?
I believe that's all the questions I have right now. I'm sorry for the long post but at least I'm pretty punctual :P
Here is a photo of my current tank set-up: Suggest away any changes to the layout.
http://restless-rawr.net/fishtank.jpg