Crystal red shrimps, neon terra, pelco

[Patrice]

My aquarium is ready for fish. Making final preparation for them. Ph 7, Gh 100, Kh 60, temps is 78f /24c . One hiding place. Added coral calcium for a river (its not making a change in the water yet) . What do you think? Every thing look ok?

 

[librarygirl]

What size tank? What kind of pleco (commons can get very big)? How did you cycle the tank (fishless)? Is ammonia disappearing every day to 0 and nitrite at 0? I'm not familiar with coral calcium.

Everything on the surface looks OK to me. Just be sure to acclimate them slowly. Good luck and congrats!

 

[Patrice]

What size tank? What kind of pleco (commons can get very big)? How did you cycle the tank (fishless)? Is ammonia disappearing every day to 0 and nitrite at 0? I'm not familiar with coral calcium.

Everything on the surface looks OK to me. Just be sure to acclimate them slowly. Good luck and congrats!

Thanks. My cycling is done, my tank is 30 gallons, and my pleco is as dwarf pleco 1" max. What im worry about, is that i have decays from my dead plants. Do shrimp eat It. Or It has to be cleaned. I do clean It, but can't all remove It in 1 stroke. Apart from that inconvenient, im ready this afternoons to add fish

 

[hippy guy]

My cherries eat my dead java fern chunks... but not some other plants that have died..so iduno bout all of em

 

[bruinsbro1997]

A dwarf pleco? Yes there are dwarf plecos, but I have not seen one that is under or is an inch, the smallest dwarf I've seen is three inches. Could you be more specific?

 

[Patrice]

A dwarf pleco? Yes there are dwarf plecos, but I have not seen one that is under or is an inch, the smallest dwarf I've seen is three inches. Could you be more specific?

bristlenose Pleco. It not white like they albino. Im keeping only they smallest fish.

 

[hippy guy]

Bn plecos get about 5 inches....

 

[hippy guy]

Mines not even fully grown and he's dang near 5 inches..your tank is plenty big for em though

 

[Patrice]

Alright, so for now its a Go, for adding the fish.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

Alright, so for now its a Go, for adding the fish.

...Well...I say no to adding the bristlenose pleco. They get around six inches long. And while they will fit in a ten gallon, they will certainly not be happy in there. BNs really do best in a twenty gallon tank minimum. IMO no pleco fits in that small of a tank.

 

[jetajockey]

The tank is 30 gallons. I keep some of mine in 15g's and they are fine. They are shortfin and a few years old and only about 3-4" My longfins are substantially longer but it's all in the fins.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

The tank is 30 gallons? Oh well in that case it's fine! My bad, I got some threads mixed up...

 

[Patrice]

ok, its done, there in the tank, i buy 3 shrimps to see if they staid alive, after a week. i will add more. maibe buy a oder pelco for a friend. or replace the pleco bye something like 2 to ottos.
For now, the shrimps seam very happy. Heating they algae right away, it a good sign i think. the neon are scared but moving.

 

[Hubert90]

ok, its done, there in the tank, i buy 3 shrimps to see if they staid alive, after a week. i will add more. maibe buy a oder pelco for a friend. or replace the pleco bye something like 2 to ottos.
For now, the shrimps seam very happy. Heating they algae right away, it a good sign i think. the neon are scared but moving.

^^ ottos is a great choice! awesome little guys! All u need to do is make sure nitrate stays low. Below 10ppm is the best! Also a stable ph and temp! And acclimate them slowly. I recommend drip acclimation is the best way to go! also buy at least 3 ottos, they do better with a bigger number!

 

[Patrice]

Ok, it bin 3 days , and they are all alive, i have everything in order. Now, all i need to do is get 3 Otto and 6 more shrimp at 8$ each. They got a lot off algae to remove. My shrimps are gonna become fats. I probably don't need to feed them for months .