bizzlesfate
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi All,
so im starting my first community fish tank, ive been doing alot of research over the last few months or so and ive got a good idea what im looking for. i will be purchasing a tank this weekend, (between 25 - 40 gal, depends on the day) and will start filling the fish mid november after i cycle them with cherry barbs (i know their not the most hardy fish but i do'nt want dannios or minnows and they have be known to work quite well)
This is a list of all the fish i will be (eventually) introducing into the tank. This is literally a complete list from research of what goes together and the fish i personally like. i know that different websites and people give different advice, so i figured i would just upload my list and let you guys help me pick it apart and make sure it would all be ok.
I dont want to stock it all straight away, i will start with the cherry barbs and then i'll go from there as to when to introduce the rest, but if any one has some advice on the order i should add these in, and how much time to leave between to let them get comfy, or to adjust quicker etc?
below is where im at so far, and iv'e been told that if i get a larger tank this set up should be ok, but if i go smaller (25gal minimum) i still may be over crowded and would have to cut my list down (some of these could be totally wrong so please excuse my ignorance, these seem to be compatible from what ive seen so far though)... help!!. thank you x
Blue Siamese Fighter (Male)
4 x Female Siamese Fighters
Full Red Guppy (Male)
4 x female guppies
6 x galaxy rasporas
6 x Cheery Barbs - (cycling)
2 x White Micky Mouse Platy
2 x Sunset Platy
2x Borneo Sucker Loach
(possibly: ) bignosed-upside down catfish or bristlenose catfish?
Extra's :
2 x aquatic frogs
Bumble Bee shrimp
tiger shrimp
Horned Nerite Snail
Zebra snail
Order so far:
1. cherry barbs
(1 month later)
2. rasporas and platy
3. Siamese fighters and guppies
4. borneo sucker and catfish
and the invertebrates added intermittently.
thanks!
so im starting my first community fish tank, ive been doing alot of research over the last few months or so and ive got a good idea what im looking for. i will be purchasing a tank this weekend, (between 25 - 40 gal, depends on the day) and will start filling the fish mid november after i cycle them with cherry barbs (i know their not the most hardy fish but i do'nt want dannios or minnows and they have be known to work quite well)
This is a list of all the fish i will be (eventually) introducing into the tank. This is literally a complete list from research of what goes together and the fish i personally like. i know that different websites and people give different advice, so i figured i would just upload my list and let you guys help me pick it apart and make sure it would all be ok.
I dont want to stock it all straight away, i will start with the cherry barbs and then i'll go from there as to when to introduce the rest, but if any one has some advice on the order i should add these in, and how much time to leave between to let them get comfy, or to adjust quicker etc?
below is where im at so far, and iv'e been told that if i get a larger tank this set up should be ok, but if i go smaller (25gal minimum) i still may be over crowded and would have to cut my list down (some of these could be totally wrong so please excuse my ignorance, these seem to be compatible from what ive seen so far though)... help!!. thank you x
Blue Siamese Fighter (Male)
4 x Female Siamese Fighters
Full Red Guppy (Male)
4 x female guppies
6 x galaxy rasporas
6 x Cheery Barbs - (cycling)
2 x White Micky Mouse Platy
2 x Sunset Platy
2x Borneo Sucker Loach
(possibly: ) bignosed-upside down catfish or bristlenose catfish?
Extra's :
2 x aquatic frogs
Bumble Bee shrimp
tiger shrimp
Horned Nerite Snail
Zebra snail
Order so far:
1. cherry barbs
(1 month later)
2. rasporas and platy
3. Siamese fighters and guppies
4. borneo sucker and catfish
and the invertebrates added intermittently.
thanks!