spittinfly
Aquarium Advice Activist
Ok, I've lost a couple more of my original batch of fish. So I went out and bought some more and some liquid drop test kits. I have been using the test strips and haven't tested for ammonia yet so I got an API Ammonia and an API Nitrate test kit. I tested the water about 4 hrs after adding the fish and Ammonia is at 0 and Nitrate is at 10. I figured I would do a 50% (my usual) water change tonight and test again.
Is Ammonia and Nitrate all I really have to test for in a cycled tank?
I now know some of these may not be ideal tank mates but please tell me what you think and what tweaking I should consider, plus if they need to be M,F or M,M combinations.
Thanks alot every one here is the list new and existing.
35gal hex tall:
5 Tiger Barbs
4 Neon Tetras
2 Cories (Albino & Emerald)
2 Dwarf Gouramis (both very colorful red and blue stripes)
3 assorted Platies (1M 2F)
1 Black Molly (F)
1 Silver Angel
1 Common Pleco
And I do have a 10 gal grow out tank with 11 fry, 1 cory and a Clown Pleco. So if I need to move any fish around I have a little room to. Granted I would like them not to eat my fry but they are getting bigger.
I know it's alot but thanks again for reading and suggesting.
Is Ammonia and Nitrate all I really have to test for in a cycled tank?
I now know some of these may not be ideal tank mates but please tell me what you think and what tweaking I should consider, plus if they need to be M,F or M,M combinations.
Thanks alot every one here is the list new and existing.
35gal hex tall:
5 Tiger Barbs
4 Neon Tetras
2 Cories (Albino & Emerald)
2 Dwarf Gouramis (both very colorful red and blue stripes)
3 assorted Platies (1M 2F)
1 Black Molly (F)
1 Silver Angel
1 Common Pleco
And I do have a 10 gal grow out tank with 11 fry, 1 cory and a Clown Pleco. So if I need to move any fish around I have a little room to. Granted I would like them not to eat my fry but they are getting bigger.
I know it's alot but thanks again for reading and suggesting.