Sara
Aquarium Advice Freak
Okay, so we’ve finally decided to retire the 10 gallon tank in favour of a 25 gallon tank (w/ an Aquaclear 200)! We’ve got all of our ‘infrastructure’ picked out and now are trying to figure out what to put in it. We’re hoping for a community tank with tetras, rams, cories…and maybe something else? We're going to go with a sand substrate and a few low-light plants.
Because we’re retiring the 10 gallon tank, all of its inhabitants are definitely going into the new tank. They are:
- 5 neon tetras
- 2 black phantom tetras
- 3 panda cories
At the very least, we know that we’d like a couple of blue rams in addition to the 10 gallon crew. This, however, is as far as we’ve gotten.
We’re looking for suggestions for both numbers for the fish currently on our list, and also other types of fish for new tank - we'd like to keep the tank fairly peaceful. Our pH sits relatively high @ 7.6 (and we have no desire to mess with it), but it seems people here in Edmonton manage to keep all sorts of fish anyway.
Also, I think I know the answer already, but I’m wondering if anyone has ever successfully kept a ram with a betta. I know that, on paper, at least, it doesn’t sound like it’d work, but the more I think about it, they occupy different parts of the tank (rams on the bottom, bettas on top). So, while I’d absolutely love to include a betta in my tank and I think I know the responses I’m going to hear, I thought I’d ask anyway.
Thanks for your help everyone! We’re also getting a digital camera soon, so we’ll be sure to post pics as soon as we get everything up and running.
Because we’re retiring the 10 gallon tank, all of its inhabitants are definitely going into the new tank. They are:
- 5 neon tetras
- 2 black phantom tetras
- 3 panda cories
At the very least, we know that we’d like a couple of blue rams in addition to the 10 gallon crew. This, however, is as far as we’ve gotten.
We’re looking for suggestions for both numbers for the fish currently on our list, and also other types of fish for new tank - we'd like to keep the tank fairly peaceful. Our pH sits relatively high @ 7.6 (and we have no desire to mess with it), but it seems people here in Edmonton manage to keep all sorts of fish anyway.
Also, I think I know the answer already, but I’m wondering if anyone has ever successfully kept a ram with a betta. I know that, on paper, at least, it doesn’t sound like it’d work, but the more I think about it, they occupy different parts of the tank (rams on the bottom, bettas on top). So, while I’d absolutely love to include a betta in my tank and I think I know the responses I’m going to hear, I thought I’d ask anyway.
Thanks for your help everyone! We’re also getting a digital camera soon, so we’ll be sure to post pics as soon as we get everything up and running.