I'm planning on actually setting up the 75 tomorrow. It won't have lights for a few days, since it came with no hood, so they are on order as of today. Anyway, I can use the hood for my 25 tall to provide some light for a few days. I want to combine all my fish into this tank and only keep my 2gal or one of the 5gal as a hospital tank. They threw in a 40 gal tank (for free), but I don't think I'm ambitious enough for 2 such big tanks. Anyway, fish I'd really like to add to the tank, but would they be compatible (see my sig for what I already have):
2 or 3 silver dollars (I know they get really big, but aren't they peaceful?)
5 or 6 glass catfish
maybe a small school of botias or yoyo loaches
I have ultra-hard water (I think it's 250 on the dipstick kit I have) with a pH of 8.0, which kills my dreams of ever having discus. I just don't know what to do with my goby. It's my only true brackish fish. I normally add 1 tsp/5 gal of aquarium salt just for health. Would a goby be okay at that level? And will the dwarf puffers do well with everyone else? I'm so excited, but I also have that feeling that I may have picked a bigger project than I'm ready for...
2 or 3 silver dollars (I know they get really big, but aren't they peaceful?)
5 or 6 glass catfish
maybe a small school of botias or yoyo loaches
I have ultra-hard water (I think it's 250 on the dipstick kit I have) with a pH of 8.0, which kills my dreams of ever having discus. I just don't know what to do with my goby. It's my only true brackish fish. I normally add 1 tsp/5 gal of aquarium salt just for health. Would a goby be okay at that level? And will the dwarf puffers do well with everyone else? I'm so excited, but I also have that feeling that I may have picked a bigger project than I'm ready for...