Hi,
Brand new to the site here
So I just recently started my own aquarium for the first time and it was a 10 gallon. I realized after about a week that I should start with something bigger while learning. I opted for a 29 gallon for now (dimensions 30 wideX 19 highX 12 deep inches that is). I wanted to stop by here and put down my set up and my fish currently stocked and see if I can get some advice on it.
Tank dimensions are listed above. Temperature sits at about 78 degrees was going to go 76 but the room I have them in gets too warm so it would drop to 76 over night and back to 78 during the day. cranked it up to 78 so it would be stabilized. I have a Tetra Whisper 40 filter, a bubble wall, 1 moss ball, and I am floating a bunch of Hornwart at the top. I also have various decorations and a piece of driftwood. I have been keeping my light on for about 8 hrs a day.
My tank has been running for about 1 month. About 4 days ago I noticed ammonia drop to zero, nitrites were trace, and nitrates started rising so I thought my tank might be cycled. However Currently my readings are .25ppm ammonia, 0-.25ppm nitrite, and 5ppm nitrate. not sure why ammonia is back up a little other than the fact I added a few more fish which might just be it.
I started out by stocking 1 dalmation molly, 1 swordtail, and 5 danios. I have since added 2 fancy guppies, 2 glass catfish, 1 red tail bala shark, 1 bushynose pleco, 2 kuhli loach, 1 what i believe is a molly fry that i have in a breeder net, and a snail.
I think my tank is at its limit or a little bit over. The fancy guppies i learned after the fact should be stocked with more females then males not sure what to do about that. I had 3 glass cats but 1 died after 24 hours. I found out after buying them that they like to be kept in larger groups and are very fragile fish. Fish shop didnt warn me. I'm at a crossroads with the cats because I want to add more to keep the other 2 company but I dont want to overstock my tank and I dont want to put money into fragile fish that might die while im learning but I also dont want the current 2 to die from not being in a proper school. ugh! The fish shop also failed to inform me that the kuhli loaches like to be kept in groups of 5 or more. Might toss a few more of those in since they dont really add to the bio load i dont think.
I plan on doing a 40% water change once a week, vacuuming gravel with the water changes, and changing my filter once a month. I am also wondering about filtration. Should I add another tetra 40, or replace with something bigger, or maybe add a sponge filter.
In summary my questions are these:
1. what should I do about my class cat fish?
2. should I add more kuhli loach?
3. should I add another female guppy?
4. is my filtration adequate?
And other than that if you notice anything glaringly wrong in my setup or planned water changes it would be awesome if you can let me know .
Thanks guys looks like a helpful site and any and all info would be greatly appreciated.
Brand new to the site here
So I just recently started my own aquarium for the first time and it was a 10 gallon. I realized after about a week that I should start with something bigger while learning. I opted for a 29 gallon for now (dimensions 30 wideX 19 highX 12 deep inches that is). I wanted to stop by here and put down my set up and my fish currently stocked and see if I can get some advice on it.
Tank dimensions are listed above. Temperature sits at about 78 degrees was going to go 76 but the room I have them in gets too warm so it would drop to 76 over night and back to 78 during the day. cranked it up to 78 so it would be stabilized. I have a Tetra Whisper 40 filter, a bubble wall, 1 moss ball, and I am floating a bunch of Hornwart at the top. I also have various decorations and a piece of driftwood. I have been keeping my light on for about 8 hrs a day.
My tank has been running for about 1 month. About 4 days ago I noticed ammonia drop to zero, nitrites were trace, and nitrates started rising so I thought my tank might be cycled. However Currently my readings are .25ppm ammonia, 0-.25ppm nitrite, and 5ppm nitrate. not sure why ammonia is back up a little other than the fact I added a few more fish which might just be it.
I started out by stocking 1 dalmation molly, 1 swordtail, and 5 danios. I have since added 2 fancy guppies, 2 glass catfish, 1 red tail bala shark, 1 bushynose pleco, 2 kuhli loach, 1 what i believe is a molly fry that i have in a breeder net, and a snail.
I think my tank is at its limit or a little bit over. The fancy guppies i learned after the fact should be stocked with more females then males not sure what to do about that. I had 3 glass cats but 1 died after 24 hours. I found out after buying them that they like to be kept in larger groups and are very fragile fish. Fish shop didnt warn me. I'm at a crossroads with the cats because I want to add more to keep the other 2 company but I dont want to overstock my tank and I dont want to put money into fragile fish that might die while im learning but I also dont want the current 2 to die from not being in a proper school. ugh! The fish shop also failed to inform me that the kuhli loaches like to be kept in groups of 5 or more. Might toss a few more of those in since they dont really add to the bio load i dont think.
I plan on doing a 40% water change once a week, vacuuming gravel with the water changes, and changing my filter once a month. I am also wondering about filtration. Should I add another tetra 40, or replace with something bigger, or maybe add a sponge filter.
In summary my questions are these:
1. what should I do about my class cat fish?
2. should I add more kuhli loach?
3. should I add another female guppy?
4. is my filtration adequate?
And other than that if you notice anything glaringly wrong in my setup or planned water changes it would be awesome if you can let me know .
Thanks guys looks like a helpful site and any and all info would be greatly appreciated.