fishstah
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have a ten gallon aquarium. I've had it for probably about 6 months. It is already "overstocked", but I've had the same fish and plants in it for over three months and had no deaths. All of the fish and other animals seem to be thriving, actually. I have six neon tetras, two small corydoras, four ghost shrimp, one african dwarf frog, a small bristlenose pleco, and a german blue angel ram. The angel ram is just a morph of the german blue ram. A lot of people seem to have some kind of problem with this fish. I didn't research her at all when I bought her. I was out looking for a sunset honey gourami, couldn't find one, saw the ram and thought it looked pretty cool. I talked to the pet store people and it sounded like a pretty good fit. When I got home and read about it it seemed that I had made a mistake, but it has actually been thriving. It was flashing some when I bought it but doesn't do it anymore and my aquarium eco system is very stable right now. I've had her three months. I have an anubias that recenly rooted to a peice of driftwood and is doing well, but is growing some algae on one of it's leaves that is directly in the light. The brislenose doesn't really help. I also have an amazon sword and it doesn't seem to be growing that well. A lot of it's larger leaves have died, but it has densley packed smaller leaves that are completely green and seem to be growing well at about the same pace. I'm going to petsmart this weekend to get a couple of grass like plants to provide some shade for the anubias, and I think I'm going to start covering the tank during the day when I'm not at home. My hood is an incandecent hood, but I have compact 650k(I think) daylight lights in it. THey are very bright. I'm wondering if it would be worth my money to invest in an actual flourecent hood, or some kind of light dimming device for the hood I already have. Could dimmer lights or an actual flourecent hood make my aquarium look a little better or make the fish a little happier? If you suggest an actual flourecent lamp, what would be a good color temperature or type of light that might help my aquarium look good, promote plant growth, and discourage algae growth? I'm also thinking about throwing a couple more neons in there. My tank is doing so well now that I don't want to throw the balance out of whack, but I think a slightly larger school of neons would make it better. I would appreciate the input of some experienced aquariasts. Thanks.