lonelobster
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Oct 27, 2012
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Hey guys I'm new to the forum I posted an introduction earlier but my names Jonathan and here is my dilemma...
To give you an idea of what I'm working with here is my setup:
45g tall tank (36"x24"x12")
WavePoint T5HO 78 Watt Lighting
Fluval 306 Canister
Planted: Anacharis and Amazon Sword's all medium sized plants
Driftwood w/ peat moss attached
2 medium sized lava rocks.
150 Watt heater set to 78-F
Substrate is 1 bag of Eco Complete Fertilizer and the rest petsmart gravel
Water Parameters:
Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-10ppm
pH-8.0
I have 10 rummy nose tetras in my tank right now. I don't think they are liking the high pH of my tap water very much. they have had more than enough time to acclimate to my tank and they have never had really bright noses they hug the bottom of the tank and don't really swim around much. I am looking to possibly relocate the rummies and make this tank an all cichlid tank.
What are you suggestions.
I'm not worried about them tearing up my plants or that kind of thing.
I just want fish that can thrive in my hard alkaline tap water. I really don't want to chemically alter my pH and drift wood and peat moss hasn't helped.
If cichlids are a good choice. what region has the most diverse selection of cichlids. I know they should all be from the same region but this tank is in my parents living room and ultimately will become my dads tank when he learns everything. but they want diversity in color but most of all they just want happy fish.
Any thoughts you have would be appreciated don't really have any friends into fish keeping so i can't discuss this with anyone other than on a forum like this so I'm glad to be here.
thanks,
Jonathan
To give you an idea of what I'm working with here is my setup:
45g tall tank (36"x24"x12")
WavePoint T5HO 78 Watt Lighting
Fluval 306 Canister
Planted: Anacharis and Amazon Sword's all medium sized plants
Driftwood w/ peat moss attached
2 medium sized lava rocks.
150 Watt heater set to 78-F
Substrate is 1 bag of Eco Complete Fertilizer and the rest petsmart gravel
Water Parameters:
Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-10ppm
pH-8.0
I have 10 rummy nose tetras in my tank right now. I don't think they are liking the high pH of my tap water very much. they have had more than enough time to acclimate to my tank and they have never had really bright noses they hug the bottom of the tank and don't really swim around much. I am looking to possibly relocate the rummies and make this tank an all cichlid tank.
What are you suggestions.
I'm not worried about them tearing up my plants or that kind of thing.
I just want fish that can thrive in my hard alkaline tap water. I really don't want to chemically alter my pH and drift wood and peat moss hasn't helped.
If cichlids are a good choice. what region has the most diverse selection of cichlids. I know they should all be from the same region but this tank is in my parents living room and ultimately will become my dads tank when he learns everything. but they want diversity in color but most of all they just want happy fish.
Any thoughts you have would be appreciated don't really have any friends into fish keeping so i can't discuss this with anyone other than on a forum like this so I'm glad to be here.
thanks,
Jonathan