missmonday
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hello everyone,
I'm in the process of buying a 28 gallon tank with some great filters and other goodies I saw on Craigstlist (hooray!) and want to ask for opinions on what I eventually plan on stocking the tank with.
More research needs to be done on my part for tank cycling, and I'm aware that it'll take me several weeks to a few months to get the nitrogen cycle down, and in the meantime, I'll do research on fish compatibility!
Well, I'm a total novice so please be gentle (As of yet I only have a single betta, but he's doing just fine) but I'm looking at:
I definitely don't want to overstock the tank, and I have plugged in the fish and tank dimensions into aqadvisor and it seems to be satisfied (there will be 2 different filters on the tank to help).
I'm definitely looking into having a planted tank as I feel tanks with natural plants just look prettier. I'm a little less sold on the tetras, so if someone has a better suggestion I'm all for it.
I haven't yet looked at the selection of fish from my local petco, petsmart, other local fish stores, etc. so I know what I'm interested in will be dependent on what I can find, but other suggestions/friendly advice will be very helpful in deciding how to stock my tank!
I'm in the process of buying a 28 gallon tank with some great filters and other goodies I saw on Craigstlist (hooray!) and want to ask for opinions on what I eventually plan on stocking the tank with.
More research needs to be done on my part for tank cycling, and I'm aware that it'll take me several weeks to a few months to get the nitrogen cycle down, and in the meantime, I'll do research on fish compatibility!
Well, I'm a total novice so please be gentle (As of yet I only have a single betta, but he's doing just fine) but I'm looking at:
- kuhli loaches (maybe 5?)
- corys (maybe pandas or dwarf, depending on what I can find, maybe 5)
- platys (4, preferrably all female)
- a single dwarf or honey gourami
- ghost/red cherry shrimp (6?)
- neon tetra (a small school of 7 or so?)
I definitely don't want to overstock the tank, and I have plugged in the fish and tank dimensions into aqadvisor and it seems to be satisfied (there will be 2 different filters on the tank to help).
I'm definitely looking into having a planted tank as I feel tanks with natural plants just look prettier. I'm a little less sold on the tetras, so if someone has a better suggestion I'm all for it.
I haven't yet looked at the selection of fish from my local petco, petsmart, other local fish stores, etc. so I know what I'm interested in will be dependent on what I can find, but other suggestions/friendly advice will be very helpful in deciding how to stock my tank!