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[aqua hobbyist]

I'm not thinking about vreedinf ghost shrimps because I have enough, here's the thing, I already have a bn pleco, with no other tank(parents let me get another one), but I'm still going with the plan...

 

[calfishguy]

So what are you doing with the bn plec.

 

[aqua hobbyist]

I'm probably going to get the fish I chose and keep the bn pleco, when the pleco starts growing massive, it will probably pressure my parents into getting a bigger tank!

 

[Maxw47]

BN plecos are one of the only plecos that don't get massive, so your plan might not work. You should turn it into an LFS.

 

[aqua hobbyist]

What if a remove the panda cories?

 

[emerald76]

Hmmm, is this the same tank that had four mollies, a BN pleco, a cory, and a few platy fry in it just a few hours ago? Anyways, what is your ph, gh, and kh? Knowing those will help in deciding good fish. Some all around good beginner fish for a ten gallon would be guppies, platies, neon tetras, betta, some species of rasbora, dwarf gourami, etc. There are tons! I would recommend maybe a small school of neon tetras and some RCS. I would also highly recommend live plants. Good luck!

No neons
They are too active
The fish all need at least a 30 gal for them to be kept together

 

[emerald76]

What if a remove the panda cories?

No Bns need a twenty or larger
Go with lots of ghosts as they are bear impossible to breed

 

[aqua hobbyist]

I'm giving away my bn pleco my uncle, he has a 40 allon bow front

 

[Maxw47]

You are still planning on cycling the tank, right?

 

[aqua hobbyist]

Yeah in still goin to cycle the tank, but how long and what fish?

 

[paytertot]

I suggest a fishless cycle.
But that's just my personal preferance.

 

[aqua hobbyist]

For how long, can I leave the plants in from that were already in there?

 

[paytertot]

For how long, can I leave the plants in from that were already in there?

Yea the plants are fine. Give me a sec and ill get you the link to an article on here about fishless cycling
Here's one
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/the-a...-Guide-and-FAQ-to-Fishless-Cycling/Page1.html
and the other
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/tips-...ks-for-your-fastest-fishless-cycle/Page1.html

 

[Maxw47]

It can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months, but usually not anywhere near the 2 week end (my first tank only took two weeks, but I used seeded filter media, gravel, and a bunch of other things to speed it up.

 

[aqua hobbyist]

After cycling should I buy 8 ghost shrimp together or in groups, I heard to buy them at the same time but that will be too much for the filter!

 

[paytertot]

After cycling should I buy 8 ghost shrimp together or in groups, I heard to buy them at the same time but that will be too much for the filter!

If you do a fishless cycle you will be ok adding more than a couple fish at a time, but I'm not sure exactly how many

 

[christine2012]

With fishless cycling you can add your entire stock at once, but if you do a fish in, you will want to space your additions

 

[aqua hobbyist]

What do you mean by spacing your additions?

 

[christine2012]

What do you mean by spacing your additions?

Well if you do a fish in cycle your bio filter will only be big enough for that fish, therefore you would have to give your Bio filter a few weeks between each (small) addition in order to catch up. With fishless, you dose ammonia up to 4ppm, meaning your Bio filter will be bigger than any amount of ammonia that your fish will produce.

 

[paytertot]

What do you mean by spacing your additions?

Give the bacteria time in between additions to multiply and adjust to the new heavier bioload.